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Accountants and Auditors salary in Oakland, CA

Accountants and Auditors in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metropolitan area earn a median of $110,730 a year, an average of $120,780. About 25,170 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
$110,730
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$120,780
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$73,420
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$180,060
Top of the range
People employed
25,170
In Oakland metro area
Rent share of median wage
20.8%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in Oakland

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

Median gross rent
$1,917
per month, in Oakland, CA
Income needed for median rent
$76,700
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median accountants and auditors wage
$110,730
44.4% above income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
20.8%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$97,369
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 Oakland area. Read the Oakland, CA 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

Miami, FL
-26.9%
Median $80,920
Mean $90,230
Employed 30,950
Minneapolis, MN
-21.9%
Median $86,500
Mean $96,710
Employed 21,820
Virginia Beach, VA
-28.2%
Median $79,450
Mean $88,390
Employed 6,160
Long Beach, CA
-14.8%
Median $94,360
Mean $99,740
Employed 70,640
Tulsa, OK
-26.6%
Median $81,320
Mean $90,910
Employed 5,110
Bakersfield, CA
-28.1%
Median $79,620
Mean $89,590
Employed 1,870
Raleigh, NC
-26.0%
Median $81,950
Mean $93,340
Employed 9,190
Wichita, KS
-28.4%
Median $79,270
Mean $88,220
Employed 3,120

See accountants and auditors pay in every covered city.

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Accountants and Auditors salary in Oakland, CA: FAQ

How much do accountants and auditors make in Oakland, CA?

The median salary for accountants and auditors in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area is $110,730 a year (about $53 an hour for full-time work). The average is $120,780, pulled up by the top earners.

Is $110,730 a good salary for accountants and auditors in Oakland, CA?

Yes. It is above the $76,700 needed to keep the median rent of $1,917 a month at 30% of gross income, and the median rent takes 20.8% of this wage.

What do the highest-paid accountants and auditors earn in Oakland, CA?

The top 10% earn more than $180,060 a year, while the lowest-paid 10% earn less than $73,420.

How many accountants and auditors work in Oakland, CA?

About 25,170 people work in this occupation in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

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.