Accountants and Auditors Salary in the US
A accountants and auditors earns a national median of $83,680 a year (mean $94,750) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #198 of 825.
How much does a accountants and auditors earn in the US?
A accountants and auditors in the United States earns a median of $83,680 a year (mean $94,750), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 64% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 1,449,500 people work in this occupation (SOC 13-2011), ranked #198 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$83,680
per year
Mean
$94,750
per year
Employment
1,449,500
US workers
National rank
#198
of 825 by median
What a accountants and auditors earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a accountants and auditors (SOC 13-2011) earns a median annual wage of $83,680 and a mean (average) of $94,750. The median is the midpoint — half of accountants and auditors earn more and half earn less — and is 64% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a accountants and auditors in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for accountants and auditors is $83,680, and the mean (average) is $94,750. The median is the midpoint — half of accountants and auditors earn more and half earn less.
- How does accountants and auditors pay compare to the US average?
- At $83,680, a accountants and auditors earns 64% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many accountants and auditors are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 1,449,500 accountants and auditors employed nationally (SOC 13-2011), across all industries.
- Where does this accountants and auditors salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 13-2011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 13-2011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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