Side-by-side distribution
Auditor
$103,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34.9%
- Live roles
- 1,798
Investment Banking
$175,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 67.2%
- Live roles
- 344
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
Digital Assurance & Transparency - IT Audit Manager
Center of Excellence - Comfort Letter - External Audit Manager
Audit Center of Excellence - Income Tax - External Audit Manager
TMT Assurance - Little Rock, AR - External Audit - Manager
BCM External Audit Manager
PwC Private - Audit Manager
Staff Product Manager, Internal Audit
Highest-paying jobs
Investment Banker II
Investment Banking Associate
Investment Banker I
Investment Banking - Banker - Industrials - Associate / Vice President - New York
Investment Banking - Banker - REGAL, Sports - Vice President - New York
Investment Banking: Financial Institutions Group (FIG) - Debt Capital Markets Associate-Vice President
Senior Associate/VP, Global Investment Banking, Project Finance
Investment Banking - Banker - Tech - VP - New York or San Francisco
Sr Investment Banking Associate - Healthcare
Investment Banking - Banker - Power & Utilities, Renewables - VP - New York
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| TB TD Bank | $94,900 | 45 |
| BT Baker Tilly | $140,335 | 32 |
| CR Crowe | $139,150 | 19 |
|
PwC
|
$181,750 | 18 |
Stonebridge Companies
|
$42,640 | 17 |
Protiviti
|
$153,500 | 11 |
CLEAResult
|
$52,000 | 11 |
Pyramid Global Hospitality
|
$35,360 | 11 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Mizuho Americas
|
$120,000 | 26 |
Piper Sandler
|
$175,000 | 23 |
Guggenheim Securities
|
$175,000 | 21 |
Houlihan Lokey
|
$181,250 | 16 |
Moelis & Company
|
$200,000 | 15 |
MUFG
|
$145,000 | 13 |
| RJ Raymond James | $118,750 | 12 |
BMO
|
$103,603 | 12 |
Auditor salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $165,500 | 5 |
| San Francisco | $164,000 | 24 |
| Boston | $139,360 | 19 |
| Los Angeles | $139,150 | 13 |
| New York | $137,175 | 78 |
| Atlanta | $135,200 | 31 |
| Chicago | $131,313 | 65 |
| Denver | $129,085 | 24 |
| Austin | $125,525 | 14 |
| London | $99,573 | 3 |
Investment Banking salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | $200,000 | 4 |
| New York | $177,500 | 134 |
| San Francisco | $175,000 | 18 |
| Los Angeles | $170,000 | 22 |
| Chicago | $160,000 | 18 |
| Denver | $122,500 | 4 |
| Toronto | $105,000 | 9 |
Auditor vs Investment Banking: which pays more?
The median for Auditor is $103,000 per year (typically $70,103–$132,000), versus $175,000 for Investment Banking ($120,000–$200,000). That puts Investment Banking about 70% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Auditor and Investment Banking 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.