Accountants and Auditors salary · Pennsylvania

Accountants and Auditors Salary in Pennsylvania

Accountants and Auditors in Pennsylvania earn a median of $79,000 a year, which is $37.98 an hour. That is $4,680 below the national median of $83,680, a difference of 6 percent. The state employs 54,290.

Median in Pennsylvania $79,000 $37.98 an hour · May 2025
US median $83,680
Jobs in Pennsylvania 54,290

Pennsylvania against the US May 2025

Accountants and Auditors in Pennsylvania against the US, May 2025
FigurePennsylvaniaUnited States
Median annual $79,000 $83,680
Median hourly$37.98$40.23
Mean annual$86,070$94,750
10th percentile$50,680$56,020
90th percentile$130,270$144,090
Employment54,2901,449,500

How Pennsylvania compares

By median pay, Pennsylvania ranks 12 of the 12 states this site reports for accountants and auditors. Ranking is on the published median only. It says nothing about how far that salary goes once housing, state income tax and commuting are paid, and those differences between states are frequently larger than the pay gap itself.

Other states for accountants and auditors May 2025

StateMedianHourlyJobs
New York $102,640 $49.35 109,830
New Jersey $100,830 $48.48 42,250
Massachusetts $99,460 $47.82 46,230
California $97,050 $46.66 175,360
Virginia $93,290 $44.85 47,100
North Carolina $82,050 $39.45 49,270
Georgia $81,900 $39.37 44,020
Texas $80,920 $38.91 116,470
Illinois $80,230 $38.57 54,930
Ohio $79,320 $38.14 50,440
Florida $79,250 $38.10 91,000

Common questions

How much do accountants and auditors make in Pennsylvania?

The median salary for accountants and auditors in Pennsylvania is $79,000 a year, or $37.98 an hour. That is $4,680 below the national median of $83,680, a difference of 6 percent. Pennsylvania employs 54,290 of them.

Is Pennsylvania a good state to work as an accountants and auditor?

On pay alone, Pennsylvania ranks 12 of the 12 states this site reports for the occupation, by median salary. Pay is only half the question though: a state with a higher median can still leave you with less once housing and taxes are counted, and this site does not adjust for cost of living.

What is the pay range for accountants and auditors in Pennsylvania?

The lowest-paid 10 percent earn $50,680 or less and the highest-paid 10 percent earn $130,270 or more. The middle half falls between $62,330 and $99,990.

Where these numbers come from

Published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 release, for SOC code 13-2011 in Pennsylvania. Nothing on this page is interpolated or averaged by this site. See the national accountants and auditors salary page for the full picture, or how to read these figures for what the survey covers.