State wages ยท Cost of living
Accountants and Auditors pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $103,030. New York leads after cost of living, at $94,310. Delaware has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($81,680).
National median
$81,680
Highest state median
$103,030
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$94,310
New York
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $61,680Higher: $94,310Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| New York | $101,780 | +24.6% | 107.921 | $94,310 | 1 |
| District of Columbia | $103,030 | +26.1% | 109.901 | $93,750 | 2 |
| New Jersey | $101,340 | +24.1% | 108.805 | $93,140 | 3 |
| Massachusetts | $96,580 | +18.2% | 105.757 | $91,320 | 4 |
| Washington | $96,180 | +17.8% | 107.013 | $89,880 | 5 |
| Rhode Island | $90,040 | +10.2% | 102.28 | $88,030 | 6 |
| Oklahoma | $76,820 | -6.0% | 87.843 | $87,450 | 7 |
| Colorado | $90,030 | +10.2% | 103.052 | $87,360 | 8 |
| South Dakota | $77,310 | -5.4% | 88.586 | $87,270 | 9 |
| California | $96,360 | +18.0% | 110.72 | $87,030 | 10 |
| Connecticut | $89,630 | +9.7% | 103.61 | $86,510 | 11 |
| North Carolina | $80,490 | -1.5% | 94.326 | $85,330 | 12 |
| Kansas | $76,400 | -6.5% | 90.068 | $84,820 | 13 |
| Delaware | $84,560 | +3.5% | 99.808 | $84,720 | 14 |
| Iowa | $74,290 | -9.0% | 87.762 | $84,650 | 15 |
| New Mexico | $77,420 | -5.2% | 92.212 | $83,960 | 16 |
| Ohio | $77,640 | -4.9% | 92.774 | $83,690 | 17 |
| Wyoming | $77,400 | -5.2% | 92.691 | $83,500 | 18 |
| Virginia | $84,190 | +3.1% | 101.104 | $83,270 | 19 |
| West Virginia | $74,520 | -8.8% | 89.497 | $83,270 | 19 |
| Georgia | $80,100 | -1.9% | 96.293 | $83,180 | 21 |
| Wisconsin | $78,150 | -4.3% | 94.095 | $83,050 | 22 |
| Indiana | $77,410 | -5.2% | 93.329 | $82,940 | 23 |
| Texas | $80,000 | -2.1% | 97.057 | $82,430 | 24 |
| Minnesota | $81,100 | -0.7% | 98.621 | $82,230 | 25 |
| Tennessee | $75,500 | -7.6% | 91.87 | $82,180 | 26 |
| North Dakota | $72,180 | -11.6% | 88.959 | $81,140 | 27 |
| Maryland | $84,890 | +3.9% | 104.959 | $80,880 | 28 |
| Michigan | $77,720 | -4.8% | 96.217 | $80,780 | 29 |
| Missouri | $73,210 | -10.4% | 90.817 | $80,610 | 30 |
| Kentucky | $72,220 | -11.6% | 90.159 | $80,100 | 31 |
| Alaska | $81,950 | +0.3% | 102.359 | $80,060 | 32 |
| Maine | $77,680 | -4.9% | 97.05 | $80,040 | 33 |
| Alabama | $71,070 | -13.0% | 88.823 | $80,010 | 34 |
| New Hampshire | $82,830 | +1.4% | 104.165 | $79,520 | 35 |
| Illinois | $79,300 | -2.9% | 99.958 | $79,330 | 36 |
| Pennsylvania | $77,330 | -5.3% | 97.572 | $79,250 | 37 |
| Louisiana | $69,540 | -14.9% | 88.207 | $78,840 | 38 |
| Montana | $74,400 | -8.9% | 94.645 | $78,610 | 39 |
| Vermont | $76,990 | -5.7% | 97.958 | $78,590 | 40 |
| Oregon | $81,130 | -0.7% | 103.361 | $78,490 | 41 |
| Nevada | $78,220 | -4.2% | 99.979 | $78,240 | 42 |
| Arizona | $78,620 | -3.7% | 100.677 | $78,090 | 43 |
| South Carolina | $73,180 | -10.4% | 93.749 | $78,060 | 44 |
| Nebraska | $69,980 | -14.3% | 90.103 | $77,670 | 45 |
| Utah | $75,100 | -8.1% | 98.864 | $75,960 | 46 |
| Florida | $78,470 | -3.9% | 103.414 | $75,880 | 47 |
| Arkansas | $64,180 | -21.4% | 86.937 | $73,820 | 48 |
| Mississippi | $64,170 | -21.4% | 86.953 | $73,800 | 49 |
| Idaho | $64,840 | -20.6% | 95.494 | $67,900 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.