State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: New York vs South Carolina
Accountants and Auditors in New York earn a median of $102,640. In South Carolina, $76,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.4% — not 34.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.1%
New York vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+16.4%
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%
South Carolina
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $76,560
- p25
- $62,100
- p75
- $99,080
- p10
- $50,370
- p90
- $131,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- 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.