State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: New York vs North Carolina
Accountants and Auditors in New York earn a median of $102,640. In North Carolina, $82,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.3% — not 25.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.1%
New York vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+9.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $102,640
- p25
- $79,760
- p75
- $134,820
- p10
- $63,700
- p90
- $171,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -47%
North Carolina
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $82,050
- p25
- $65,120
- p75
- $108,090
- p10
- $53,610
- p90
- $146,100
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -41%
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.