Accountants & Auditors salary in Albuquerque, NM

Median pay for accountants & auditors in Albuquerque, NM: $73,650/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $49,520 – $118,690 · about 3,560 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($74,290) by −$640 (-1%).

What it's really worth in Albuquerque

With Albuquerque's cost of living at 94 (US=100), that $73,650 has the buying power of about $78,663 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $63,971 · median home $352,894 · median rent $1,502/mo.

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How Albuquerque ranks for this job

On raw pay, Albuquerque, NM is 103rd of the 187 metros we hold accountants & auditors wages for. Once Albuquerque's cost of living is applied, it ranks 75th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Albuquerque is one of the places where accountants & auditors gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Albuquerque

A median home in Albuquerque, NM costs $352,894 — about 4.8× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,502/mo works out at 24% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where accountants & auditors earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Albuquerque.

Metro	Median pay	vs Albuquerque	Rent vs Albuquerque
San Jose, CA	$113,980	+55%	2.4×
San Francisco, CA	$103,990	+41%	2.2×
New York, NY	$103,900	+41%	2.3×
Washington, DC	$97,320	+32%	1.6×

Who hires accountants & auditors around Albuquerque

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Kirtland Air Force Base · Government

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