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State comparison · 2025

Accountants and Auditors salary: New York vs North Carolina

Occupation

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%
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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%
See full breakdown for North Carolina

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.