Accountants & Auditors salary in Binghamton, NY
Median pay for accountants & auditors in Binghamton, NY: $75,350/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $48,980 – $123,700 · about 630 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($74,290) by +$1,060 (+1%).
What it's really worth in Binghamton
With Binghamton's cost of living at 92 (US=100), that $75,350 has the buying power of about $81,822 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $61,271 · median home $198,435 · median rent $1,313/mo.
How Binghamton ranks for this job
On raw pay, Binghamton, NY is 88th of the 187 metros we hold accountants & auditors wages for. Once Binghamton's cost of living is applied, it ranks 36th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Binghamton 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 Binghamton
A median home in Binghamton, NY costs $198,435 — about 2.6× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $1,313/mo works out at 21% 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 Binghamton.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Binghamton | Rent vs Binghamton |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $113,980 | +51% | 2.8× |
| San Francisco, CA | $103,990 | +38% | 2.5× |
| New York, NY | $103,900 | +38% | 2.7× |
| Washington, DC | $97,320 | +29% | 1.8× |
Same job elsewhere in NY
| Metro | Median pay | vs Binghamton | Rent vs Binghamton |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $103,900 | +38% | 2.7× |
| Albany, NY | $81,760 | +9% | 1.3× |
| Rochester, NY | $79,080 | +5% | 1.2× |
| Buffalo, NY | $78,670 | +4% | 1.1× |
Staying in NY keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires accountants & auditors around Binghamton
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Raymond Corporation · Manufacturing
Other jobs in Binghamton
Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 187 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.