The annual salary statistics of accountants and auditors in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of accountants and auditors in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $48,330 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $122,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for accountants and auditors in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $122,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,330.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of accountants and auditors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $77,360 | 0.43% | 19.95% |
| 2021 | $77,030 | 12.14% | - |
| 2020 | $67,680 | 0.53% | - |
| 2019 | $67,320 | -13.01% | - |
| 2018 | $76,080 | 4.02% | - |
| 2017 | $73,020 | 3.19% | - |
| 2016 | $70,690 | 13.41% | - |
| 2015 | $61,210 | -4.26% | - |
| 2014 | $63,820 | -0.50% | - |
| 2013 | $64,140 | 3.45% | - |
| 2012 | $61,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,360 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 25.3 percent (25.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 22.4 percent (22.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.