Accountants & Auditors salary in Ogden, UT

Median pay for accountants & auditors in Ogden, UT: $70,270/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $40,720 – $121,490 · about 1,840 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($74,290) by −$4,020 (-5%).

What it's really worth in Ogden

With Ogden's cost of living at 96 (US=100), that $70,270 has the buying power of about $73,100 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $91,022 · median home $520,531 · median rent $1,630/mo.

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How Ogden ranks for this job

On raw pay, Ogden, UT is 131st of the 187 metros we hold accountants & auditors wages for. Once Ogden's cost of living is applied, it ranks 144th.

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

What that salary buys in Ogden

A median home in Ogden, UT costs $520,531 — about 7.4× 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 $1,630/mo works out at 28% 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 Ogden.

Metro	Median pay	vs Ogden	Rent vs Ogden
San Jose, CA	$113,980	+62%	2.2×
San Francisco, CA	$103,990	+48%	2×
New York, NY	$103,900	+48%	2.1×
Washington, DC	$97,320	+38%	1.5×

Same job elsewhere in UT

Metro	Median pay	vs Ogden	Rent vs Ogden
Salt Lake City, UT	$76,090	+8%	1×
Provo, UT	$71,340	+2%	1.1×

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

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