In 2023, New York was the U.S. state with the highest salary for accountants and auditors, with a mean annual wage of over 113,000 U.S. dollars. The District of Columbia and New Jersey followed in the list of the states with the highest salaries for these professions.
States with the highest wages for accountants and auditors in the United States in 2023 (in U.S. dollars)
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- Premium Statistic Revenue of accounting services in the U.S. 2013-2023
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Employment
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- Premium Statistic States with the most accountants and auditors in the U.S. 2023
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 15, 2024). States with the highest wages for accountants and auditors in the United States in 2023 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/317606/highest-paying-states-for-accounting-and-auditing-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "States with the highest wages for accountants and auditors in the United States in 2023 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/317606/highest-paying-states-for-accounting-and-auditing-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). States with the highest wages for accountants and auditors in the United States in 2023 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/317606/highest-paying-states-for-accounting-and-auditing-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "States with The Highest Wages for Accountants and Auditors in The United States in 2023 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/317606/highest-paying-states-for-accounting-and-auditing-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, States with the highest wages for accountants and auditors in the United States in 2023 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/317606/highest-paying-states-for-accounting-and-auditing-us/ (last visited June 16, 2024)
States with the highest wages for accountants and auditors in the United States in 2023 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/317606/highest-paying-states-for-accounting-and-auditing-us/