Accountants & Auditors salary in Wichita, KS
Median pay for accountants & auditors in Wichita, KS: $74,530/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $49,690 – $111,040 · about 3,070 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($74,290) by +$240 (+0%).
What it's really worth in Wichita
With Wichita's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $74,530 has the buying power of about $83,347 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $66,643 · median home $225,557 · median rent $1,201/mo.
How Wichita ranks for this job
On raw pay, Wichita, KS is 92nd of the 187 metros we hold accountants & auditors wages for. Once Wichita's cost of living is applied, it ranks 21st.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Wichita 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 Wichita
A median home in Wichita, KS costs $225,557 — 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 $1,201/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 Wichita.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Wichita | Rent vs Wichita |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $113,980 | +53% | 3× |
| San Francisco, CA | $103,990 | +40% | 2.7× |
| New York, NY | $103,900 | +39% | 2.9× |
| Washington, DC | $97,320 | +31% | 2× |
Who hires accountants & auditors around Wichita
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Koch Industries · Manufacturing
Other jobs in Wichita
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.