The annual salary statistics of accountants and auditors in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of accountants and auditors in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $51,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,310 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,970 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $95,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $122,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for accountants and auditors in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $122,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,970. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,340.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of accountants and auditors from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $74,970 | -1.59% | 5.52% |
| 2016 | $76,160 | -2.31% | - |
| 2015 | $77,920 | 3.53% | - |
| 2014 | $75,170 | 2.78% | - |
| 2013 | $73,080 | 3.08% | - |
| 2012 | $70,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,970 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for accountants and auditors in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of accountants and auditors in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 11.6 percent (11.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 20.1 percent (20.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Peabody | |
| New Bedford | |
| Worcester | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Springfield | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Framingham | |
| Pittsfield | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |