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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
13-2011 Accountants and Auditors
Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting records to prepare financial statements, give advice, or audit and evaluate statements prepared by others. Install or advise on systems of recording costs or other financial and budgetary data. Excludes "Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents" (13-2081).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
1,246,540 |
0.6 % |
$36.89 |
$76,730 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$20.26 |
$25.60 |
$32.76 |
$43.59 |
$58.13 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$42,140 |
$53,240 |
$68,150 |
$90,670 |
$120,910 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services |
337,720 |
35.85 |
$39.04 |
$81,200 |
Management of Companies and Enterprises |
96,600 |
4.20 |
$37.28 |
$77,550 |
Local Government (OES Designation) |
43,760 |
0.81 |
$31.59 |
$65,700 |
State Government (OES Designation) |
41,970 |
1.92 |
$29.35 |
$61,060 |
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
31,190 |
2.34 |
$38.72 |
$80,550 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services |
337,720 |
35.85 |
$39.04 |
$81,200 |
Other Investment Pools and Funds |
380 |
6.57 |
$49.01 |
$101,950 |
Oil and Gas Extraction |
10,820 |
5.97 |
$43.20 |
$89,860 |
Other Financial Investment Activities |
24,030 |
5.26 |
$43.58 |
$90,640 |
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds |
250 |
5.17 |
$39.01 |
$81,140 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
147,320 |
9.23 |
1.04 |
$39.72 |
$82,620 |
Texas |
118,320 |
10.07 |
1.13 |
$38.70 |
$80,490 |
New York |
108,800 |
11.96 |
1.35 |
$44.85 |
$93,280 |
Florida |
75,640 |
9.20 |
1.04 |
$33.22 |
$69,090 |
Pennsylvania |
52,590 |
9.15 |
1.03 |
$35.34 |
$73,500 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
District of Columbia |
11,080 |
15.77 |
1.78 |
$44.81 |
$93,210 |
Colorado |
34,150 |
13.62 |
1.53 |
$37.21 |
$77,400 |
Delaware |
5,890 |
13.36 |
1.50 |
$37.43 |
$77,860 |
New York |
108,800 |
11.96 |
1.35 |
$44.85 |
$93,280 |
South Dakota |
4,540 |
10.89 |
1.23 |
$30.79 |
$64,040 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York |
108,800 |
11.96 |
1.35 |
$44.85 |
$93,280 |
District of Columbia |
11,080 |
15.77 |
1.78 |
$44.81 |
$93,210 |
New Jersey |
36,640 |
9.26 |
1.04 |
$42.76 |
$88,940 |
Virginia |
40,220 |
10.69 |
1.20 |
$40.09 |
$83,380 |
California |
147,320 |
9.23 |
1.04 |
$39.72 |
$82,620 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
90,790 |
13.78 |
1.55 |
$47.35 |
$98,480 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
45,240 |
10.72 |
1.21 |
$39.80 |
$82,780 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
37,990 |
12.94 |
1.46 |
$43.22 |
$89,900 |
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
37,170 |
10.22 |
1.15 |
$38.36 |
$79,790 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
33,500 |
13.45 |
1.51 |
$43.80 |
$91,100 |
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
30,570 |
12.58 |
1.42 |
$39.09 |
$81,310 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
27,500 |
10.77 |
1.21 |
$38.02 |
$79,070 |
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
24,450 |
13.56 |
1.53 |
$40.99 |
$85,250 |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
22,910 |
16.18 |
1.82 |
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