The annual salary statistics of accountants and auditors in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of accountants and auditors in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $53,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $142,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for accountants and auditors in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $142,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,170.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of accountants and auditors from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $77,830 | 0.21% | 6.71% |
| 2016 | $77,670 | 1.07% | - |
| 2015 | $76,840 | 2.38% | - |
| 2014 | $75,010 | 1.25% | - |
| 2013 | $74,070 | 1.97% | - |
| 2012 | $72,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,830 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is in the middle of salary range for accountants and auditors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of accountants and auditors in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 24.9 percent (24.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 22.8 percent (22.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.