State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: New York vs Texas
Accountants and Auditors in New York earn a median of $102,640. In Texas, $80,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.1% — not 26.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.8%
New York vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+14.1%
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%
Texas
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $80,920
- p25
- $65,560
- p75
- $103,760
- p10
- $53,380
- p90
- $132,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- 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.