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Accountants and Auditors — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$83,680
United States, 2025
Employment
1,449,500
United States, 2025
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Examine, analyze, and interpret accounting records to prepare financial statements, give advice, or audit and evaluate statements prepared by others. Install or advise on systems of recording costs or other financial and budgetary data.
- O*NET code
- 13-2011.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- Prepare detailed reports on audit findings.
- Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
- Process invoices for payment.
- Review accounts for discrepancies and reconcile differences.
- Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting, or other tax requirements.
- Prepare adjusting journal entries.
- Inspect account books and accounting systems for efficiency, effectiveness, and use of accepted accounting procedures to record transactions.
- Prepare, analyze, or verify annual reports, financial statements, and other records, using accepted accounting and statistical procedures to assess financial condition and facilitate financial planning.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$56,020
25th percentile
$67,020
75th percentile
$109,810
90th percentile
$144,090
Most important skills
- Reading Comprehension3.9
- Writing3.5
- Judgment and Decision Making3.5
- Complex Problem Solving3.5
- Critical Thinking3.5
- Active Listening3.5
- Mathematics3.4
- Speaking3.4
- Social Perceptiveness3.3
- Active Learning3.3
- Monitoring3.3
- Service Orientation3.1
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 15 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
15
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Comprehension | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Writing | 3.5 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Speaking | 3.4 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Active Listening | 3.5 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.5 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.5 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.5 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Monitoring | 3.3 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Mathematics | 3.4 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Active Learning | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Service Orientation | 3.1 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Persuasion | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Time Management | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Coordination | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Accountants and AuditorsHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $121,700 | 13,180 | 2025 |
| DC | $111,530 | 9,810 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $110,730 | 25,170 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $105,650 | 111,930 | 2025 |
| NY | $102,640 | 109,830 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $102,140 | 41,470 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $102,020 | 5,000 | 2025 |
| Midland, TX | $100,890 | 1,240 | 2025 |
| NJ | $100,830 | 42,250 | 2025 |
| Parkersburg, WV | $100,420 | 550 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $100,150 | 37,150 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | $100,020 | 22,720 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $99,990 | 2,380 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | $99,640 | 520 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | $99,550 | 2,890 | 2025 |
| MA | $99,460 | 46,230 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $99,370 | 22,100 | 2025 |
| CT | $97,550 | 16,770 | 2025 |
| CA | $97,050 | 175,360 | 2025 |
| CO | $97,030 | 35,410 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.