The highest-paying states for accountants and auditors (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of accountants and auditors in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $102,060, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for accountants and auditors. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $99,090). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of accountants and auditors in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $102,060 |
$64,040 | 10,480 |
| 2 | New York | $99,090 |
$59,490 | 118,870 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $95,770 |
$63,250 | 44,710 |
| 4 | California | $83,640 |
$56,410 | 157,080 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $83,030 |
$60,040 | 39,020 |
| 6 | Rhode Island | $82,690 |
$52,020 | 6,450 |
| 7 | Washington | $81,180 |
$60,060 | 33,530 |
| 8 | Maryland | $80,500 |
$49,770 | 25,770 |
| 9 | Connecticut | $80,410 |
$54,550 | 15,960 |
| 10 | Virginia | $79,880 |
$49,370 | 49,030 |
| 11 | Colorado | $79,290 |
$49,960 | 35,960 |
| 12 | Texas | $78,020 |
$49,350 | 106,630 |
| 13 | Alaska | $77,540 |
$50,530 | 2,460 |
| 14 | Delaware | $77,460 |
$49,090 | 5,660 |
| 15 | North Carolina | $77,030 |
$48,890 | 42,640 |
| 16 | Arizona | $76,690 |
$48,170 | 24,820 |
| 17 | New Hampshire | $76,540 |
$50,010 | 7,410 |
| 18 | Georgia | $76,400 |
$45,930 | 44,700 |
| 19 | Minnesota | $76,200 |
$49,890 | 28,730 |
| 20 | Illinois | $75,800 |
$48,290 | 51,440 |
| 21 | Oregon | $75,310 |
$50,340 | 14,470 |
| 22 | Florida | $73,350 |
$43,430 | 92,760 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | $73,190 |
$46,170 | 15,670 |
| 24 | Michigan | $73,160 |
$48,270 | 37,970 |
| 25 | Ohio | $72,740 |
$46,280 | 49,650 |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | $72,730 |
$46,240 | 55,210 |
| 27 | Maine | $72,310 |
$50,530 | 5,260 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | $72,210 |
$49,340 | 25,070 |
| 29 | Indiana | $71,080 |
$46,430 | 24,550 |
| 30 | Kansas | $70,170 |
$47,540 | 12,860 |
| 31 | Utah | $69,100 |
$40,090 | 14,300 |
| 32 | Vermont | $68,530 |
$47,600 | 2,280 |
| 33 | Montana | $68,460 |
$45,030 | 3,910 |
| 34 | South Dakota | $67,350 |
$51,680 | 5,980 |
| 35 | Wyoming | $66,920 |
$44,990 | 2,120 |
| 36 | West Virginia | $65,240 |
$44,110 | 4,570 |
| 37 | Hawaii | $65,150 |
$49,000 | 5,170 |
| 38 | Nebraska | $65,100 |
$43,940 | 9,300 |
| 39 | Kentucky | $64,860 |
$43,430 | 11,840 |
| 40 | South Carolina | $64,480 |
$43,330 | 16,290 |
| 41 | Missouri | $64,340 |
$38,400 | 31,120 |
| 42 | Tennessee | $64,220 |
$44,840 | 23,840 |
| 43 | Iowa | $63,940 |
$46,340 | 12,110 |
| 44 | Louisiana | $63,860 |
$40,150 | 13,710 |
| 45 | Idaho | $63,730 |
$43,990 | 5,320 |
| 46 | North Dakota | $63,690 |
$42,850 | 4,320 |
| 47 | New Mexico | $63,640 |
$45,360 | 6,730 |
| 48 | Nevada | $63,160 |
$36,920 | 7,280 |
| 49 | Alabama | $63,120 |
$44,340 | 23,370 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $62,260 |
$39,660 | 7,330 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $59,420 |
$34,940 | 6,710 |
| 52 | Virgin Islands | $52,000 |
$34,510 | 270 |
| 53 | Guam | $45,640 |
$30,990 | 450 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $37,950 |
$23,580 | 9,880 |