State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: New York vs South Dakota
Accountants and Auditors in New York earn a median of $102,640. In South Dakota, $78,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.8% — not 30.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.1%
New York vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+6.8%
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 Dakota
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $78,880
- p25
- $66,970
- p75
- $97,920
- p10
- $61,190
- p90
- $115,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
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.