State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: New York vs Virginia
Accountants and Auditors in New York earn a median of $102,640. In Virginia, $93,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.1% — not 10%.
Nominal pay gap
+10%
New York vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+3.1%
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%
Virginia
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $93,290
- p25
- $74,250
- p75
- $123,510
- p10
- $60,000
- p90
- $156,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -60%
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.