Accountants and Auditors pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$99,740avg. a year
$47.95 an hour · 70,640 employed
Accountants and Auditors in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $99,740 a year. That is $4,020 (4%) less than the California average of $103,760. The U.S. average is $94,750.
$94,360Median pay
$47.95Average hourly
-4%vs. California average
70,640Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for accountants and auditors in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
113,180 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$128,520
$61.79 an hour
225,170 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$120,780
$58.07 an hour
313,450 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$103,810
$49.91 an hour
4520 jobs
Napa, CA
$103,790
$49.90 an hour
51,740 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$101,960
$49.02 an hour
6690 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$99,420
$47.80 an hour
71,510 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$98,350
$47.29 an hour
82,530 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$97,190
$46.73 an hour
91,050 jobs
Salinas, CA
$95,570
$45.95 an hour
1013,170 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$94,950
$45.65 an hour
11740 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$94,640
$45.50 an hour
12860 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$94,600
$45.48 an hour
131,420 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$93,820
$45.11 an hour
141,200 jobs
Modesto, CA
$93,000
$44.71 an hour
159,240 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$91,800
$44.14 an hour
16280 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$90,600
$43.56 an hour
171,870 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$89,590
$43.07 an hour
18360 jobs
Merced, CA
$88,230
$42.42 an hour
192,810 jobs
Fresno, CA
$88,140
$42.37 an hour
20490 jobs
Redding, CA
$87,780
$42.20 an hour
21210 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$87,210
$41.93 an hour
22420 jobs
Chico, CA
$86,290
$41.48 an hour
23870 jobs
Visalia, CA
$86,120
$41.40 an hour
24300 jobs
El Centro, CA
$84,540
$40.64 an hour
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How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Loan Officers | $94,540 |
| Personal Financial Advisors | $151,050 |
| Financial Specialists, All Other | $101,740 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | $116,730 |
| Insurance Underwriters | $104,220 |
| Tax Preparers | $68,140 |
Questions and answers
How much do accountants and auditors make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $99,740 a year, and the median is $94,360. About 70,640 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $4,020 (4%) less than the California average of $103,760.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 11.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.21 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 13-2011. Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31080). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.