State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: New Jersey vs Washington
Accountants and Auditors in New Jersey earn a median of $100,830. In Washington, $96,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.7% — not 4.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+4.4%
New Jersey vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+2.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $100,830
- p25
- $80,320
- p75
- $129,280
- p10
- $65,710
- p90
- $167,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.