Accountants & Auditors salary in Longview, TX
Median pay for accountants & auditors in Longview, TX: $74,040/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $47,060 – $123,890 · about 590 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($74,290) by −$250 (+0%).
What it's really worth in Longview
With Longview's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $74,040 has the buying power of about $83,218 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $62,910 · median home $220,865 · median rent $1,203/mo.
How Longview ranks for this job
On raw pay, Longview, TX is 99th of the 187 metros we hold accountants & auditors wages for. Once Longview's cost of living is applied, it ranks 25th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Longview 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 Longview
A median home in Longview, TX costs $220,865 — about 3× 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 $1,203/mo works out at 19% 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 Longview.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Longview | Rent vs Longview |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $113,980 | +54% | 3× |
| San Francisco, CA | $103,990 | +40% | 2.7× |
| New York, NY | $103,900 | +40% | 2.9× |
| Washington, DC | $97,320 | +31% | 2× |
Same job elsewhere in TX
| Metro | Median pay | vs Longview | Rent vs Longview |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | $81,830 | +11% | 1.4× |
| Austin, TX | $80,210 | +8% | 1.4× |
| Dallas, TX | $79,840 | +8% | 1.4× |
| San Antonio, TX | $77,490 | +5% | 1.2× |
Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
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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.