The annual salary statistics of accountants and auditors in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of accountants and auditors in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $51,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $129,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for accountants and auditors in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $129,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,340.
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 | $78,670 | 0.14% | 11.27% |
| 2021 | $78,560 | 0.67% | - |
| 2020 | $78,030 | 1.76% | - |
| 2019 | $76,660 | 2.57% | - |
| 2018 | $74,690 | -0.40% | - |
| 2017 | $74,990 | 1.51% | - |
| 2016 | $73,860 | 0.81% | - |
| 2015 | $73,260 | 2.55% | - |
| 2014 | $71,390 | -0.42% | - |
| 2013 | $71,690 | 2.64% | - |
| 2012 | $69,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $78,670, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for accountants and auditors in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $84,870). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of accountants and auditors in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 7.3 percent (7.3%) lower.