Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

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)
1,259,930	0.7 %	$37.89	$78,820	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$20.99	$26.48	$33.89	$44.67	$59.06
Annual Wage (2)	$43,650	$55,070	$70,500	$92,910	$122,840

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	325,930	33.97	$40.25	$83,710
Management of Companies and Enterprises	97,500	4.11	$38.47	$80,020
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	46,170	0.84	$32.70	$68,030
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	41,520	1.91	$30.73	$63,920
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	40,370	2.80	$39.62	$82,410

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	325,930	33.97	$40.25	$83,710
Oil and Gas Extraction	8,520	6.03	$42.39	$88,180
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds	300	5.42	$39.82	$82,820
Management of Companies and Enterprises	97,500	4.11	$38.47	$80,020
Other Investment Pools and Funds	330	3.91	$46.53	$96,770

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
School and Employee Bus Transportation	90	0.04	$52.52	$109,250
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	22,390	1.12	$48.12	$100,080
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	30,140	3.24	$46.64	$97,000
Other Investment Pools and Funds	330	3.91	$46.53	$96,770
Other Pipeline Transportation	170	1.89	$45.00	$93,590

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	148,600	8.74	1.00	$40.59	$84,430
Texas	115,270	9.52	1.09	$38.56	$80,200
New York	110,780	11.80	1.36	$46.30	$96,300
Florida	71,940	8.36	0.96	$34.51	$71,790
Illinois	53,280	8.89	1.02	$38.97	$81,060

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	10,590	14.87	1.71	$47.18	$98,130
Colorado	36,290	13.85	1.59	$39.58	$82,320
Delaware	5,600	12.48	1.43	$37.56	$78,120
New York	110,780	11.80	1.36	$46.30	$96,300
Virginia	41,230	10.76	1.24	$41.17	$85,640

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	10,590	14.87	1.71	$47.18	$98,130
New York	110,780	11.80	1.36	$46.30	$96,300
New Jersey	37,370	9.23	1.06	$43.46	$90,400
Virginia	41,230	10.76	1.24	$41.17	$85,640
Connecticut	14,550	8.77	1.01	$40.81	$84,890

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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	117,620	12.38	1.42	$48.03	$99,900
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	61,520	10.05	1.15	$40.70	$84,650
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	45,100	9.72	1.12	$40.28	$83,790
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	40,630	12.96	1.49	$44.80	$93,180
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	39,940	11.19	1.29	$39.58	$82,320
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	33,670	11.29	1.30	$41.44	$86,190
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	30,680	11.12	1.28	$39.82	$82,830
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	29,390	10.32	1.19	$39.64	$82,450
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	28,160	10.50	1.21	$37.70	$78,420
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	26,730	11.05	1.27	$44.54	$92,630