Pay by state · 54 states
Accountant Salary by State (2026)
Accountants and Auditors earn the most in District of Columbia at $111,530 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $43,530 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $83,680. All 54 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $111,530District of Columbia
- National median
- $83,680BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $43,530Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 54of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Accountant salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of accountants and auditors OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $111,530 | $83,050 | $156,730 | 9,810 | $101,482 |
| 2 | NYNew York | $102,640 | $79,760 | $134,820 | 109,830 | $95,107 |
| 3 | NJNew Jersey | $100,830 | $80,320 | $129,280 | 42,250 | $92,670 |
| 4 | MAMassachusetts | $99,460 | $79,370 | $128,560 | 46,230 | $94,046 |
| 5 | CTConnecticut | $97,550 | $78,020 | $123,670 | 16,770 | $94,151 |
| 6 | CACalifornia | $97,050 | $75,810 | $125,850 | 175,360 | $87,654 |
| 7 | COColorado | $97,030 | $74,900 | $127,270 | 35,410 | $94,156 |
| 8 | WAWashington | $96,550 | $79,180 | $122,480 | 34,740 | $90,223 |
| 9 | RIRhode Island | $95,820 | $76,400 | $120,280 | 6,570 | $93,684 |
| 10 | DEDelaware | $95,020 | $74,270 | $120,450 | 6,570 | $95,203 |
| 11 | VAVirginia | $93,290 | $74,250 | $123,510 | 47,100 | $92,271 |
| 12 | MDMaryland | $89,370 | $73,100 | $116,420 | 26,170 | $85,148 |
| 13 | OROregon | $85,800 | $74,350 | $104,150 | 14,920 | $83,010 |
| 14 | NHNew Hampshire | $83,470 | $71,360 | $105,160 | 7,000 | $80,132 |
| 15 | AKAlaska | $83,460 | $72,230 | $102,460 | 2,190 | $81,537 |
| 16 | NCNorth Carolina | $82,050 | $65,120 | $108,090 | 49,270 | $86,986 |
| 17 | GAGeorgia | $81,900 | $64,830 | $109,110 | 44,020 | $85,053 |
| 18 | MNMinnesota | $81,600 | $68,190 | $105,020 | 30,530 | $82,741 |
| 19 | NVNevada | $81,600 | $68,190 | $103,640 | 6,930 | $81,617 |
| 20 | TXTexas | $80,920 | $65,560 | $103,760 | 116,470 | $83,374 |
| 21 | ILIllinois | $80,230 | $66,290 | $102,270 | 54,930 | $80,264 |
| 22 | UTUtah | $79,990 | $61,910 | $104,140 | 15,490 | $80,909 |
| 23 | AZArizona | $79,970 | $64,990 | $103,640 | 27,410 | $79,432 |
| 24 | WIWisconsin | $79,400 | $65,000 | $100,800 | 25,100 | $84,383 |
| 25 | OKOklahoma | $79,370 | $59,990 | $104,240 | 16,720 | $90,354 |
| 26 | OHOhio | $79,320 | $63,020 | $102,230 | 50,440 | $85,498 |
| 27 | FLFlorida | $79,250 | $62,730 | $103,140 | 91,000 | $76,634 |
| 28 | KSKansas | $79,000 | $62,960 | $100,650 | 13,610 | $87,712 |
| 29 | PAPennsylvania | $79,000 | $62,330 | $99,990 | 54,290 | $80,966 |
| 30 | VTVermont | $78,890 | $66,190 | $97,100 | 2,630 | $80,535 |
| 31 | SDSouth Dakota | $78,880 | $66,970 | $97,920 | 5,820 | $89,043 |
| 32 | MIMichigan | $78,820 | $63,850 | $101,030 | 41,460 | $81,919 |
| 33 | NMNew Mexico | $78,580 | $63,290 | $99,090 | 6,300 | $85,217 |
| 34 | INIndiana | $77,720 | $62,370 | $100,120 | 25,660 | $83,275 |
| 35 | WYWyoming | $77,620 | $60,470 | $100,560 | 2,670 | $83,741 |
| 36 | MEMaine | $77,480 | $63,920 | $98,700 | 3,860 | $79,835 |
| 37 | IAIowa | $77,440 | $62,090 | $98,150 | 13,210 | $88,239 |
| 38 | TNTennessee | $76,840 | $62,430 | $94,790 | 27,340 | $83,640 |
| 39 | MOMissouri | $76,590 | $60,370 | $99,580 | 28,000 | $84,334 |
| 40 | SCSouth Carolina | $76,560 | $62,100 | $99,080 | 15,270 | $81,665 |
| 41 | MTMontana | $75,810 | $61,690 | $97,320 | 4,730 | $80,099 |
| 42 | NDNorth Dakota | $75,730 | $60,960 | $95,780 | 4,430 | $85,129 |
| 43 | KYKentucky | $75,270 | $61,040 | $96,780 | 11,930 | $83,486 |
| 44 | ALAlabama | $74,880 | $60,840 | $95,870 | 24,300 | $84,302 |
| 45 | IDIdaho | $74,730 | $61,150 | $93,400 | 5,570 | $78,256 |
| 46 | HIHawaii | $74,500 | $60,710 | $92,870 | 4,670 | $67,757 |
| 47 | LALouisiana | $73,810 | $59,960 | $91,830 | 14,050 | $83,678 |
| 48 | WVWest Virginia | $73,320 | $59,260 | $91,660 | 4,900 | $81,925 |
| 49 | NENebraska | $72,080 | $59,990 | $90,660 | 10,340 | $79,997 |
| 50 | MSMississippi | $68,100 | $57,550 | $93,640 | 7,350 | $78,318 |
| 51 | ARArkansas | $66,330 | $52,570 | $88,950 | 7,870 | $76,297 |
| 52 | VIU.S. Virgin Islands | $59,060 | $48,130 | $83,210 | 340 | N/A |
| 53 | GUGuam | $50,410 | $43,220 | $63,630 | 610 | N/A |
| 54 | PRPuerto Rico | $43,530 | $34,660 | $57,940 | 12,370 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Accountants and Auditors, that changes the ranking: District of Columbia leads on raw pay at $111,530, while District of Columbia leads once prices are taken into account at $101,482.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Accountant pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Accountants and Auditors the most?
District of Columbia reports the highest median wage for Accountants and Auditors at $111,530 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by New York ($102,640) and New Jersey ($100,830).
Which state pays Accountants and Auditors the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Accountants and Auditors at $43,530 a year, $68,000 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Accountants and Auditors earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts District of Columbia first at $101,482 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $111,530. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.