Side-by-side distribution
Auditor
$103,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34.8%
- Live roles
- 1,760
Risk Analyst
$132,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 32.4%
- Live roles
- 1,977
Highest-paying jobs
CIPS Nashville - External Audit - Senior Manager
Digital Assurance & Transparency - IT Audit Senior Manager
Enterprise Risk Management - Senior Manager/Manager, Internal Audit & Risk Advisory
TMT Assurance - Little Rock, AR - External Audit - Manager
BCM External Audit Manager
PwC Private - Audit Manager
Audit Center of Excellence - Income Tax - External Audit Manager
Center of Excellence - Comfort Letter - External Audit Manager
Digital Assurance & Transparency - IT Audit Manager
Staff Product Manager, Internal Audit
Highest-paying jobs
Cyber Risk & Resilience: (Senior) Analyst
Engineering Manager, Clearing, Payments & Risk
Staff Security GRC Analyst
Technical Lead Manager, Risk Aware Planning
Security Risk Analyst, Risk Engineering
Principal Security GRC Analyst
Risk & Independence Contract Specialist Senior Manager - Managed Services
Risk & Independence Contract Specialist Senior Manager - Advisory Consulting Services
Underwriting/Credit Model Risk Senior Manager - Machine Learning
Lead Analyst, Credit Risk Strategy
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 |
|---|---|---|
Bank of America
|
$146,800 | 21 |
|
PwC
|
$165,500 | 20 |
BMO
|
$118,800 | 19 |
| TB TD Bank | $83,230 | 16 |
State Street
|
$94,375 | 12 |
RSM
|
$152,000 | 10 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$114,125 | 10 |
Coinbase
|
$96,077 | 10 |
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 | $131,650 | 64 |
| Denver | $129,085 | 24 |
| Austin | $125,525 | 14 |
| London | $99,573 | 3 |
Risk Analyst salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $199,750 | 42 |
| Seattle | $192,000 | 16 |
| Austin | $173,375 | 16 |
| New York | $163,600 | 130 |
| Los Angeles | $161,250 | 18 |
| London | $161,197 | 4 |
| Atlanta | $157,500 | 21 |
| Chicago | $152,000 | 79 |
| Boston | $151,500 | 41 |
| Denver | $144,025 | 14 |
Auditor vs Risk Analyst: which pays more?
The median for Auditor is $103,000 per year (typically $69,096–$132,500), versus $132,500 for Risk Analyst ($97,500–$163,293). That puts Risk Analyst about 29% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Auditor and Risk Analyst 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.