Account Auditor Salary

Updated April 6, 2023

Account Auditor Salary Estimate

$76,369

$36.72 hourly

Entry level Salary

$53,000 yearly

$53,00010%

$76,369Median

$109,00090%

How much does an Account Auditor make?

The average salary for an account auditor in the United States is $76,369. Account auditor salaries typically range between $53,000 and $109,000 a year. The average hourly rate for account auditors is $36.72 per hour.

Location, education, and experience impacts how much an account auditor can expect to make. Account auditors make the most in New York, Oregon, New Jersey, Washington, and Massachusetts.

Research Summary.

The average salary for an account auditor is $76,369 in the US.
The average account auditor salary ranges between $53,000 and $109,000 in the US.
Hourly rates for account auditors in the US typically range between $25 and $52 an hour.
The average account auditor salary is $97,210 in New York, $95,306 in Oregon, and $94,388 in New Jersey. These are the three highest-paying states for account auditors in the US.
Apple has the highest average salary for account auditors.
Professional is the highest-paying industry for account auditors in the US.

Highest Paying States For Account Auditors

While an account auditor can average a salary of $76,369 per year, or $36.72 per hour, there are many opportunities for account auditors to make more. For example, in Washington, DC you might make $102,372 per year. Other high-paying locations include New York, NY, Hoboken, NJ and San Francisco, CA. If you're in an entry-level position, your best bet is to move to Washington, DC where the average starting salary is $71,000. The highest paying states for account auditors include New York, Oregon and New Jersey. Meanwhile, West Virginia, Alabama, and Kentucky offer the lowest salaries.

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Average Salary:

Account Auditor average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Washington	$93,102	$44.76	1,385
2	Massachusetts	$90,385	$43.45	1,756
3	Delaware	$87,102	$41.88	241
4	Connecticut	$87,036	$41.84	694
5	New Jersey	$94,388	$45.38	1,322
6	Rhode Island	$81,226	$39.05	224
7	Utah	$75,436	$36.27	738
8	Vermont	$78,840	$37.90	151
9	Idaho	$86,863	$41.76	246
10	District of Columbia	$102,346	$49.20	205
11	Oregon	$95,306	$45.82	291
12	New York	$97,210	$46.74	1,036
13	Pennsylvania	$77,448	$37.23	1,901
14	Virginia	$78,445	$37.71	1,651
15	Michigan	$72,624	$34.92	1,250
16	Arizona	$67,179	$32.30	1,340
17	Maryland	$77,477	$37.25	1,042
18	New Hampshire	$76,613	$36.83	267
19	Wisconsin	$66,880	$32.15	1,045
20	North Carolina	$70,677	$33.98	1,566
21	Maine	$72,629	$34.92	202
22	Nevada	$64,727	$31.12	405
23	California	$82,921	$39.87	2,619
24	Ohio	$64,605	$31.06	1,675
25	Montana	$62,899	$30.24	249
26	Colorado	$73,714	$35.44	553
27	Mississippi	$66,561	$32.00	300
28	Minnesota	$63,512	$30.53	1,224
29	Arkansas	$60,924	$29.29	465
30	Georgia	$63,211	$30.39	1,761
31	Illinois	$69,398	$33.36	1,007
32	Wyoming	$57,707	$27.74	114
33	Texas	$65,032	$31.27	1,617
34	South Carolina	$61,949	$29.78	616
35	Missouri	$57,515	$27.65	1,078
36	Indiana	$60,273	$28.98	817
37	Tennessee	$55,075	$26.48	1,007
38	Oklahoma	$58,859	$28.30	442
39	Florida	$56,139	$26.99	2,882
40	Alaska	$63,937	$30.74	99
41	Kansas	$56,921	$27.37	448
42	Iowa	$55,781	$26.82	545
43	New Mexico	$57,540	$27.66	237
44	Nebraska	$55,031	$26.46	346
45	Louisiana	$54,617	$26.26	506
46	North Dakota	$54,034	$25.98	147
47	West Virginia	$54,591	$26.25	188
48	Alabama	$54,330	$26.12	613
49	Kentucky	$54,142	$26.03	497
50	South Dakota	$52,944	$25.45	142
51	Hawaii	$46,833	$22.52	118

Highest Paying Cities For Account Auditors

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Washington, DC	$102,372	$49.22	1
2	New York, NY	$97,313	$46.79	1
3	Hoboken, NJ	$94,700	$45.53
4	San Francisco, CA	$94,674	$45.52
5	Seattle, WA	$93,641	$45.02
6	Boston, MA	$90,544	$43.53
7	Stamford, CT	$86,844	$41.75
8	McLean, VA	$81,630	$39.25
9	Philadelphia, PA	$77,975	$37.49
10	Baltimore, MD	$77,878	$37.44
11	Salt Lake City, UT	$75,510	$36.30
12	Denver, CO	$73,584	$35.38	1
13	Detroit, MI	$73,198	$35.19
14	Raleigh, NC	$72,743	$34.97
15	Chicago, IL	$69,995	$33.65	1

Account Auditor Salary by Years of Experience

The salary for an account auditor can vary depending on the years of experience that a person has, from entry level to senior level. An accountant with 0-2 years of experience earns an average salary of $50,465, a mid-career professional with 3-6 years of experience makes $76,369 a year on average, and a senior level accountant with 7-12 years of experience enjoys an average annual salary of $122,961. Data on how experience level affects total compensation is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as part of their National Compensation Survey, which is based on factors such as knowledge, complexity, contacts, and environment.

Account Auditor Salary By Experience Level

Experience Level	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
Entry Level	$50,500	$24.26
Mid Level	$72,700	$34.95
Senior Level	$123,000	$59.12

Account Auditors Salary Details

Average Account Auditor Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is an Account Auditor's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$109,000	$9,083	$52
75th Percentile	$92,000	$7,667	$44
Average	$76,369	$6,364	$37
25th Percentile	$63,000	$5,250	$30
10th Percentile	$53,000	$4,417	$25

Highest Paying Types of Account Auditors

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Auditor Supervisor	$83,876	$6,990	$40.33	25,114
Corporate Accountant	$64,300	$5,358	$30.91	54,174
General Accountant	$55,043	$4,587	$26.46	87,663
Account Payables Analyst	$54,356	$4,530	$26.13	73,985
Account Technician	$51,115	$4,260	$24.57	94,413
Revenue Auditor	$41,905	$3,492	$20.15	21,643

Here are the five companies hiring the most now:

Which Companies Pay Account Auditors The Most?

According to our most recent salary estimates, Apple and Meta are the highest paying companies for account auditors.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	Apple	$117,960	$56.71	15
2	Meta	$115,847	$55.70
3	Applied Materials	$114,353	$54.98	3
4	eBay	$111,453	$53.58	4
5	Oracle	$110,564	$53.16	279
6	Google	$110,537	$53.14	18
7	Levi Strauss & Co.	$110,326	$53.04	1
8	Wachovia Securities	$109,381	$52.59
9	Microsoft	$108,821	$52.32
10	Uber Technologies	$107,889	$51.87	2
11	Cybersource	$107,751	$51.80
12	Cisco	$107,677	$51.77	3
13	Adobe	$105,221	$50.59	2
14	KLA	$104,182	$50.09
15	HSBC Bank	$103,552	$49.78	3
16	Pwc	$103,017	$49.53	27
17	Visa	$102,757	$49.40	4
18	Hitachi Vantara	$102,686	$49.37	13
19	Deutsche Bank	$101,571	$48.83	5
20	SAP	$101,372	$48.74	6

Account Auditor Pay Trends

Average Account Auditor Salary Over Time

Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Account Auditor Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2023	$76,400	$36.72	+2.7%
2022	$74,300	$35.71	+1.5%
2021	$73,200	$35.19	+1.6%
2020	$72,000	$34.61	+1.7%
2019	$70,800	$34.02	+1.4%

Recently Added Account Auditor Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Shasta County	Accountant Auditor I/II	Shasta, CA	04/28/2023	$49,107
Schultheis & Panettieri LLP	Accountant-Tax/Audit	Hauppauge, NY	04/28/2023	$75,000
BGM Group	Associate Accountant-Audit	Minneapolis, MN	04/28/2023	$50,000
Nueces County Human Resources Department	Temporary-Accountant-Audit	Corpus Christi, TX	04/26/2023	$44,265
City of Oxnard, Ca	Management Accountant Auditor	Oxnard, CA	04/22/2023	$14,916
Johnsons Personnel LLC	Audit Accountant-Government & Nonprofit	Hollywood, FL	04/21/2023	$55,000
County of El Dorado	Supervising Accountant/Auditor	Placerville, CA	04/19/2023	$84,510
Directedlink	Audit Accountant	Los Angeles, CA	04/19/2023	$91,828
Iowa Department of Administrative Services	Accountant/Auditor 1 (SCA)	Des Moines, IA	04/18/2023	$44,304
Swift Transportation	Accounts Payable Auditor	Phoenix, AZ	04/16/2023	$39,653

Account Auditor Salaries FAQs

What State Pays Account Auditors The Most?

New York pays Account Auditors the most in the United States, with an average salary of $102,346 per year, or $49.20 per hour.

How Do I Know If I'm Being Paid Fairly As An Account Auditor?

You know if you are being paid fairly as an Account Auditor if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in New York you should be paid close to $97,210 per year.

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Updated April 6, 2023