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Accountants and Auditors salary in Baltimore, MD

Accountants and Auditors in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan area earn a median of $85,160 a year, an average of $94,880. About 13,550 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
$85,160
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$94,880
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$59,170
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$146,650
Top of the range
People employed
13,550
In Baltimore metro area
Rent share of median wage
18.2%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Baltimore

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

Median gross rent
$1,290
per month, in Baltimore, MD
Income needed for median rent
$51,600
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median accountants and auditors wage
$85,160
65.0% above income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
18.2%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$59,623
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 Baltimore area. Read the Baltimore, MD 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

Milwaukee, WI
-5.7%
Median $80,290
Mean $91,480
Employed 7,960
Albuquerque, NM
-6.2%
Median $79,880
Mean $85,630
Employed 3,260
Fresno, CA
-7.6%
Median $78,690
Mean $88,140
Employed 2,810
Tucson, AZ
-10.4%
Median $76,320
Mean $82,260
Employed 2,570
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY
-10.4%
Median $76,320
Mean $82,060
Employed 4,590
Memphis, TN
-9.6%
Median $76,960
Mean $82,520
Employed 4,390
Sacramento, CA
+8.2%
Median $92,110
Mean $94,950
Employed 13,170
Detroit, MI
-5.3%
Median $80,650
Mean $91,310
Employed 19,390

See accountants and auditors pay in every covered city.

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Gross annual income $85,160 / year
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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.