State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: California vs Washington
Accountants and Auditors in California earn a median of $97,050. In Washington, $96,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.8% — not 0.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+0.5%
California vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-2.8%
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%
Washington
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $96,550
- p25
- $79,180
- p75
- $122,480
- p10
- $66,330
- p90
- $152,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -62%
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.