The annual salary statistics of accountants and auditors in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of accountants and auditors in Michigan City-La Porte 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 | $42,750 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,500 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for accountants and auditors in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,750.
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 | $64,490 | 5.60% | 15.32% |
| 2021 | $60,880 | -0.39% | - |
| 2020 | $61,120 | 2.00% | - |
| 2019 | $59,900 | 2.40% | - |
| 2018 | $58,460 | 5.29% | - |
| 2017 | $55,370 | 2.08% | - |
| 2016 | $54,220 | -0.81% | - |
| 2015 | $54,660 | 0.77% | - |
| 2014 | $54,240 | -1.24% | - |
| 2013 | $54,910 | 0.55% | - |
| 2012 | $54,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,490 in Michigan City-La Porte is in the middle of salary range for accountants and auditors in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of accountants and auditors in Michigan City-La Porte is 15.0 percent (15.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Indianapolis-Carmel and 16.6 percent (16.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lafayette.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Columbus | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Kokomo | |
| Muncie | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington | |
| Terre Haute | |
| Anderson | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Gary | |
| Lafayette |