Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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)
1,280,700	0.6 %	$38.23	$79,520	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$21.39	$26.88	$34.40	$45.36	$59.83
Annual Wage (2)	$44,480	$55,900	$71,550	$94,340	$124,450

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	326,810	33.41	$40.12	$83,460
Management of Companies and Enterprises	98,100	3.98	$38.76	$80,620
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	46,900	0.85	$33.26	$69,180
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	42,040	2.82	$39.29	$81,730
Real Estate	36,670	2.20	$37.42	$77,830

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	326,810	33.41	$40.12	$83,460
Oil and Gas Extraction	8,400	5.94	$42.33	$88,050
Other Investment Pools and Funds	520	5.38	$39.94	$83,070
Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds	270	4.45	$39.17	$81,480
Management of Companies and Enterprises	98,100	3.98	$38.76	$80,620

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	120	0.06	$50.05	$104,110
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	(8)	(8)	$48.20	$100,260
Inland Water Transportation	60	0.21	$48.09	$100,020
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	30,080	3.20	$47.88	$99,580
Other Information Services	4,580	1.41	$45.21	$94,030

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	148,500	8.54	0.98	$40.34	$83,910
Texas	114,410	9.20	1.06	$38.15	$79,360
New York	112,030	11.76	1.35	$47.43	$98,650
Florida	71,520	8.13	0.93	$34.92	$72,630
Illinois	51,740	8.59	0.98	$37.33	$77,640

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	10,660	14.73	1.69	$49.97	$103,930
Colorado	37,180	13.88	1.59	$39.87	$82,930
New York	112,030	11.76	1.35	$47.43	$98,650
South Dakota	4,740	11.15	1.28	$32.44	$67,470
Delaware	4,950	10.95	1.26	$38.47	$80,010

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	10,660	14.73	1.69	$49.97	$103,930
New York	112,030	11.76	1.35	$47.43	$98,650
New Jersey	39,820	9.74	1.12	$44.21	$91,960
Virginia	42,200	10.88	1.25	$41.21	$85,720
California	148,500	8.54	0.98	$40.34	$83,910

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	120,490	12.48	1.43	$49.08	$102,090
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	60,610	9.71	1.11	$39.09	$81,310
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	43,820	9.37	1.07	$38.16	$79,370
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	41,370	13.01	1.49	$45.95	$95,570
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	40,620	11.11	1.27	$39.65	$82,480
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	32,120	10.52	1.21	$40.07	$83,350
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	29,820	10.66	1.22	$41.02	$85,310
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	29,810	10.36	1.19	$40.67	$84,590
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	27,560	10.05	1.15	$40.08	$83,380
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	26,340	9.97	1.14	$37.70	$78,420