State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: New York vs Washington
Accountants and Auditors in New York earn a median of $102,640. In Washington, $96,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.4% — not 6.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.3%
New York vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+5.4%
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%
Washington
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $96,550
- p25
- $79,180
- p75
- $122,480
- p10
- $66,330
- p90
- $152,310
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -62%
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.