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Accountants and Auditors salary in Anchorage, AK

Accountants and Auditors in the Anchorage, AK metropolitan area earn a median of $82,150 a year, an average of $88,850. About 1,160 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Accountants and Auditors pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$82,150
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$88,850
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$59,550
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$123,450
Top of the range
People employed
1,160
In Anchorage metro area
Rent share of median wage
21.2%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Anchorage

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$1,453
per month, in Anchorage, AK
Income needed for median rent
$58,100
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median accountants and auditors wage
$82,150
41.4% above income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
21.2%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$98,152
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the Anchorage area. Read the Anchorage, AK cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Accountants and Auditors pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

Durham, NC
+3.6%
Median $85,090
Mean $98,060
Employed 3,060
Jersey City, NJ
+28.6%
Median $105,650
Mean $119,280
Employed 111,930
Lincoln, NE
-20.7%
Median $65,170
Mean $73,210
Employed 2,130
St. Louis, MO
-4.0%
Median $78,880
Mean $86,560
Employed 13,610
Greensboro, NC
-2.4%
Median $80,170
Mean $91,400
Employed 3,300
Chandler, AZ
-1.6%
Median $80,820
Mean $90,110
Employed 21,360
Buffalo, NY
same
Median $82,120
Mean $91,190
Employed 4,870
Madison, WI
-1.2%
Median $81,130
Mean $87,530
Employed 4,440

See accountants and auditors pay in every covered city.

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Gross annual income $82,150 / year
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State income tax Alaska (AK)
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FICA (Social Security + Medicare) 7.65% up to wage base
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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.