Accountants & Auditors salary in Austin, TX

Median pay for accountants & auditors in Austin, TX: $80,210/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $51,050 – $134,930 · about 12,180 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($74,290) by +$5,920 (+8%).

What it's really worth in Austin

With Austin's cost of living at 98 (US=100), that $80,210 has the buying power of about $81,617 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $92,939 · median home $428,524 · median rent $1,635/mo.

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How Austin ranks for this job

On raw pay, Austin, TX is 32nd of the 187 metros we hold accountants & auditors wages for. Once Austin's cost of living is applied, it ranks 41st.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Austin sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Austin

A median home in Austin, TX costs $428,524 — about 5.3× 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 $1,635/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 Austin.

Metro	Median pay	vs Austin	Rent vs Austin
San Jose, CA	$113,980	+42%	2.2×
San Francisco, CA	$103,990	+30%	2×
New York, NY	$103,900	+30%	2.1×
Washington, DC	$97,320	+21%	1.5×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Austin	Rent vs Austin
Houston, TX	$81,830	+2%	1×
Dallas, TX	$79,840	+0%	1×
San Antonio, TX	$77,490	−3%	0.9×
Longview, TX	$74,040	−8%	0.7×

Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires accountants & auditors around Austin

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• State of Texas · Government

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