State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: California vs Texas
Accountants and Auditors in California earn a median of $97,050. In Texas, $80,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.2% — not 19.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.9%
California vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+5.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $97,050
- p25
- $75,810
- p75
- $125,850
- p10
- $61,770
- p90
- $160,520
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -49%
Texas
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $80,920
- p25
- $65,560
- p75
- $103,760
- p10
- $53,380
- p90
- $132,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -46%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.