Accountant Salary by City
How much does a Accountant make? See 2025 salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics across top US cities.
$84K
National median
$67K
25th percentile
$110K
75th percentile
$56K
Bottom 10%
$144K
Top 10%
Accountant Salary by City
New York
NY
$103,000
+23% vs national
San Francisco
CA
$100,800
+20% vs national
Washington
DC
$97,000
+16% vs national
San Diego
CA
$93,600
+12% vs national
Boston
MA
$92,600
+11% vs national
Seattle
WA
$90,800
+9% vs national
Philadelphia
PA
$90,400
+8% vs national
Hartford
CT
$89,400
+7% vs national
Los Angeles
CA
$88,800
+6% vs national
Baltimore
MD
$88,600
+6% vs national
Sacramento
CA
$88,600
+6% vs national
Portland
OR
$87,800
+5% vs national
Minneapolis
MN
$87,000
+4% vs national
Chicago
IL
$86,600
+3% vs national
Houston
TX
$84,200
+1% vs national
Denver
CO
$84,000
+0% vs national
Dallas
TX
$82,000
-2% vs national
Salt Lake City
UT
$81,000
-3% vs national
Atlanta
GA
$80,400
-4% vs national
Raleigh
NC
$80,200
-4% vs national
Richmond
VA
$80,200
-4% vs national
Detroit
MI
$78,600
-6% vs national
Charlotte
NC
$78,600
-6% vs national
Tampa
FL
$77,800
-7% vs national
Pittsburgh
PA
$77,800
-7% vs national
Virginia Beach
VA
$77,800
-7% vs national
Nashville
TN
$76,800
-8% vs national
Indianapolis
IN
$76,000
-9% vs national
Orlando
FL
$76,000
-9% vs national
St. Louis
MO
$76,000
-9% vs national
Buffalo
NY
$76,000
-9% vs national
Las Vegas
NV
$75,200
-10% vs national
Columbus
OH
$75,200
-10% vs national
Cincinnati
OH
$75,200
-10% vs national
Kansas City
MO
$74,400
-11% vs national
Jacksonville
FL
$74,400
-11% vs national
San Antonio
TX
$73,600
-12% vs national
Louisville
KY
$73,600
-12% vs national
Fresno
CA
$73,600
-12% vs national
New Orleans
LA
$72,800
-13% vs national
Omaha
NE
$72,800
-13% vs national
Oklahoma City
OK
$71,800
-14% vs national
Memphis
TN
$71,000
-15% vs national
Albuquerque
NM
$71,000
-15% vs national
Tucson
AZ
$70,200
-16% vs national
About Accountant Salaries
The median Accountant salary in the United States is $83,680 per year according to 2025 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Salaries vary significantly by location — New York has the highest median at $103,000, while the national range spans from $56,020 at the 10th percentile to $144,090 at the 90th percentile.
Data source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. OCC code: 13-2011.