Accountants & Auditors salary in Mobile, AL

Median pay for accountants & auditors in Mobile, AL: $63,790/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $44,480 – $110,080 · about 2,040 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($74,290) by −$10,500 (-14%).

What it's really worth in Mobile

With Mobile's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $63,790 has the buying power of about $71,886 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $55,247 · median home $197,857 · median rent $1,323/mo.

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How Mobile ranks for this job

On raw pay, Mobile, AL is 167th of the 187 metros we hold accountants & auditors wages for. Once Mobile's cost of living is applied, it ranks 152nd.

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

What that salary buys in Mobile

A median home in Mobile, AL costs $197,857 — about 3.1× 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 $1,323/mo works out at 25% 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 Mobile.

Metro	Median pay	vs Mobile	Rent vs Mobile
San Jose, CA	$113,980	+79%	2.7×
San Francisco, CA	$103,990	+63%	2.5×
New York, NY	$103,900	+63%	2.6×
Washington, DC	$97,320	+53%	1.8×

Same job elsewhere in AL

Metro	Median pay	vs Mobile	Rent vs Mobile
Huntsville, AL	$74,290	+16%	1×
Birmingham, AL	$68,770	+8%	1.1×
Tuscaloosa, AL	$67,940	+7%	1.1×
Montgomery, AL	$66,330	+4%	1.1×

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

Who hires accountants & auditors around Mobile

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• Austal USA · Manufacturing
• City of Mobile · Government

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