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Accountant and Auditor Salary in Corpus Christi, Texas

The annual salary statistics of accountants and auditors in Corpus Christi, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of accountants and auditors in Corpus Christi 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 Corpus Christi, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$46,640
25th Percentile Wage
$55,670
50th Percentile Wage
$69,260
75th Percentile Wage
$87,530
90th Percentile Wage
$121,060

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for accountants and auditors in Corpus Christi, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $121,060. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $69,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,640.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of accountants and auditors from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$69,260
-4.53% 25.54%
2021
$72,400
4.02% -
2020
$69,490
3.61% -
2019
$66,980
-1.15% -
2018
$67,750
7.20% -
2017
$62,870
3.37% -
2016
$60,750
6.93% -
2015
$56,540
0.83% -
2014
$56,070
3.94% -
2013
$53,860
4.25% -
2012
$51,570
- -

Table 2. Compare Accountant and Auditor Salary in Corpus Christi with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $69,260 in Corpus Christi is in the middle of salary range for accountants and auditors in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of accountants and auditors in Corpus Christi is 14.7 percent (14.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Midland and 15.1 percent (15.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Laredo.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Midland
$81,210
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$80,730
Odessa
$79,550
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$79,230
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$78,000
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$76,940
Fort Worth-Arlington
$76,360
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$75,400
Victoria
$73,690
Sherman-Denison
$72,640
Waco
$72,290
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$71,330
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$70,530
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$70,450
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$69,700
Corpus Christi
$69,260
Longview
$67,550
Tyler
$67,520
Lubbock
$67,490
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$66,700
San Angelo
$66,210
Amarillo
$66,090
Texarkana-Texarkana
$65,720
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$64,590
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$64,490
Abilene
$64,280
College Station-Bryan
$64,150
Wichita Falls
$63,830
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$62,480
El Paso
$61,820
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$60,350
Brownsville-Harlingen
$60,010
Laredo
$58,800

See also: Top paying jobs in Corpus Christi, Texas.