The average salary for an auditor in California is around $75,690 per year.
Avg Salary
Auditors earn an average yearly salary of $75,690.
Wages typically start from $47,190 and go up to $127,520.
13% above national average Updated in 2018
Auditor earnings by seniority
90th percentile
Top-level auditor earnings begin at:
$61.31 per hour
$127,520 per year
75th percentile
Senior-level auditor earnings begin at:
$47.13 per hour
$98,030 per year
50th percentile
Mid-level auditor earnings begin at:
$36.39 per hour
$75,690 per year
25th percentile
Junior-level auditor earnings begin at:
$28.39 per hour
$59,050 per year
10th percentile
Starting level auditor earnings begin at:
$22.69 per hour
$47,190 per year
Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.
Auditor salary by state
| State Name | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $98,130 |
| New Jersey | $90,400 |
| New York | $83,250 |
| Massachusetts | $81,460 |
| Rhode Island | $76,770 |
| Virginia | $76,490 |
| Connecticut | $76,450 |
| California | $75,690 |
| Alaska | $75,590 |
| Maryland | $74,030 |
| Colorado | $72,940 |
| Texas | $72,860 |
| Delaware | $72,750 |
| Washington | $70,600 |
| North Carolina | $69,840 |
| Georgia | $68,870 |
| Vermont | $67,310 |
| New Hampshire | $67,120 |
| Kentucky | $66,542 |
| Kansas | $66,269 |
| Minnesota | $66,240 |
| Iowa | $66,222 |
| Idaho | $66,110 |
| Michigan | $65,850 |
| Oregon | $65,760 |
| Illinois | $65,558 |
| Oklahoma | $65,030 |
| Ohio | $64,630 |
| Missouri | $63,640 |
| Pennsylvania | $63,625 |
| Hawaii | $63,477 |
| Utah | $63,410 |
| Wisconsin | $63,390 |
| Indiana | $63,306 |
| Maine | $63,150 |
| West Virginia | $62,670 |
| Arizona | $62,533 |
| Nevada | $62,350 |
| Florida | $62,270 |
| South Dakota | $62,270 |
| Tennessee | $62,100 |
| Montana | $61,460 |
| Louisiana | $61,200 |
| Wyoming | $60,870 |
| New Mexico | $60,120 |
| Nebraska | $59,820 |
| Arkansas | $59,797 |
| North Dakota | $59,660 |
| South Carolina | $58,640 |
| Alabama | $58,027 |
| Mississippi | $56,690 |
| Virgin Islands, U.S. | $48,650 |
| Guam | $44,690 |
| Puerto Rico | $32,770 |
How do auditor salaries compare to similar careers?
Auditors earn about the same as related careers in California. On average, they make less than statisticians but more than financial quantitative analysts.
| Career | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Statistician salary | $92K |
| Operations research analyst salary | $92K |
| Business analyst salary | $83K |
| Budget analyst salary | $87K |
| Credit analyst salary | $79K |
| Auditor salary | $76K |
| Securities and commodities broker salary | $54K |
| Stock trader salary | $54K |
| Fraud analyst salary | $73K |
| Financial quantitative analyst salary | $73K |
Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)