Auditor vs Bookkeeper

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

Auditor pays about 234% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Auditor Bookkeeper
$111.3k
$33.3k
$4k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $192.7k

Auditor

$111,250

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -26.3%
$151,000 $111,250
$88.9k 25th
$111.3k Median
$150k 75th
$58.2k
$179.7k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $27.9k – $275k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
22.8%
Live roles
337

Bookkeeper

$33,280

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -60.8%
$85,000 $33,280
$18k 25th
$33.3k Median
$58.6k 75th
$17k
$77.9k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $12.7k – $100k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
17.6%
Live roles
131

Top companies hiring

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
HireHawk $18,000 5
Scalesource $100,000 2
Almedia $78,570 1
Emigrant Bank $75,000 1
Latitudeinc $60,320 1
Inspira Education $60,000 1
EPIC Brokers $57,200 1
Qualdoc $55,000 1

Auditor salary by location

Location Median Roles
Los Angeles $153,750 5
San Francisco $153,375 4
Chicago $112,500 11
New York $109,750 14
Toronto $91,500 3

Auditor vs Bookkeeper: which pays more?

The median for Auditor is $111,250 per year (typically $88,875–$150,000), versus $33,280 for Bookkeeper ($18,000–$58,600). That puts Auditor about 234% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Auditor and Bookkeeper 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.

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