Side-by-side distribution
Accountant
$85,403
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 27.8%
- Live roles
- 3,536
Auditor
$103,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34.8%
- Live roles
- 1,760
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Accountant Expert
Corporate / Controllership Accountant
Managed Services - Private Asr - Senior Accountant
Senior Accountant
Senior Accountant
Lead Tax Accountant, Tax Audit & Compliance
Senior Forward Deployed Accountant
Senior Technical Accountant
Senior Forward Deployed Accountant
Sr. Accountant, AI Operations
Highest-paying jobs
Digital Assurance & Transparency - IT Audit Senior Manager
CIPS Nashville - External Audit - Senior Manager
Enterprise Risk Management - Senior Manager/Manager, Internal Audit & Risk Advisory
BCM External Audit Manager
TMT Assurance - Little Rock, AR - External Audit - Manager
PwC Private - Audit Manager
Digital Assurance & Transparency - IT Audit Manager
Staff Product Manager, Internal Audit
Senior Audit Manager
IT Audit Controls/SOX - Senior Manager
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
BDO Canada
|
$79,000 | 26 |
Supporting Strategies
|
$70,200 | 14 |
U.S. Bank
|
$72,520 | 12 |
Hunt St
|
$24,005 | 11 |
Cushman & Wakefield
|
$56,888 | 10 |
Anduril Industries
|
$114,500 | 9 |
CoreWeave
|
$114,000 | 9 |
Colliers International
|
$66,401 | 9 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| TB TD Bank | $89,738 | 38 |
| BT Baker Tilly | $140,335 | 32 |
| CR Crowe | $139,150 | 19 |
Stonebridge Companies
|
$43,160 | 16 |
|
PwC
|
$165,500 | 15 |
Protiviti
|
$150,750 | 12 |
CLEAResult
|
$52,000 | 11 |
Pyramid Global Hospitality
|
$36,400 | 11 |
Accountant salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $120,500 | 43 |
| Seattle | $103,222 | 6 |
| New York | $101,875 | 84 |
| Austin | $101,750 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | $93,744 | 22 |
| Boston | $92,079 | 19 |
| Chicago | $91,088 | 48 |
| Denver | $90,900 | 25 |
| London | $79,000 | 3 |
| Toronto | $70,616 | 25 |
Auditor salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $155,000 | 23 |
| Seattle | $148,000 | 3 |
| Boston | $139,255 | 16 |
| New York | $137,175 | 74 |
| Atlanta | $133,257 | 28 |
| Chicago | $131,482 | 58 |
| Los Angeles | $131,350 | 11 |
| Denver | $129,085 | 20 |
| Austin | $114,700 | 12 |
| London | $99,573 | 3 |
Accountant vs Auditor: which pays more?
The median for Accountant is $85,403 per year (typically $70,000–$104,647), versus $103,000 for Auditor ($69,096–$132,500). That puts Auditor about 21% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Accountant and Auditor are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.