State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: New York vs West Virginia
Accountants and Auditors in New York earn a median of $102,640. In West Virginia, $73,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.1% — not 40%.
Nominal pay gap
+40%
New York vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+16.1%
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%
West Virginia
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $73,320
- p25
- $59,260
- p75
- $91,660
- p10
- $49,240
- p90
- $115,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.