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Accountant and Auditor Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of accountants and auditors in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of accountants and auditors in Philadelphia is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Accountants and Auditors in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$50,100
25th Percentile Wage
$60,470
50th Percentile Wage
$76,670
75th Percentile Wage
$99,390
90th Percentile Wage
$127,610

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for accountants and auditors in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $127,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,100.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of accountants and auditors from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$76,670
2.71% 8.41%
2016
$74,590
0.19% -
2015
$74,450
5.27% -
2014
$70,530
-1.19% -
2013
$71,370
1.61% -
2012
$70,220
- -

Table 2. Compare Accountant and Auditor Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,670 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for accountants and auditors in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of accountants and auditors in Philadelphia is 9.7 percent (9.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 29.6 percent (29.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Newark-Union
$84,870
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$78,670
Philadelphia
$76,670
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$75,660
Reading
$71,250
Pittsburgh
$70,860
Lancaster
$69,680
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$67,270
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$67,120
York-Hanover
$66,820
Bloomsburg-Berwick
$66,070
East Stroudsburg
$64,390
Lebanon
$64,150
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$63,720
Williamsport
$63,150
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$62,700
State College
$62,400
Gettysburg
$62,280
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$62,140
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$61,560
Erie
$61,490
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$61,320
Altoona
$60,650
Johnstown
$57,420
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$53,980