Hourly Wage for External Auditor I Salary in the United States
How much does an External Auditor I make hourly?
As of September 01, 2026, the average hourly rate for an External Auditor I in the United States is
$29, which translates to an annual salary of about $59,890.
However, the hourly wage can vary significantly based on several factors.
Here’s a detailed look at the typical pay range per hour:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $33 per hour
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $26 to $31 per hour
Key Factors That Influence External Auditor I Salaries
An External Auditor I's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do External Auditor I Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract External Auditor Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $75,590
San Francisco: $74,690
Oakland: $73,190
San Jose, CA$75,590
San Francisco, CA$74,690
Oakland, CA$73,190
New York, NY$68,990
Paramus, NJ$68,090
Queens Village, NY$68,090
Passaic, NJ$68,090
Bergenfield, NJ$68,090
Stamford, CT$67,990
Huntington, NY$67,890
Newark, NJ$67,490
Bridgeport, CT$67,390
Vallejo, CA$67,190
New Brunswick, NJ$67,190
Petaluma, CA$67,190
Middlesex, NJ$67,090
Somerset, NJ$66,990
Santa Cruz, CA$66,890
Boston, MA$66,590
Monterey, CA$66,390
Seattle, WA$66,190
Santa Rosa, CA$66,190
Los Angeles, CA$66,190
Juneau, AK$65,990
Washington, DC$65,990
Orange, CA$65,790
Santa Ana, CA$65,590
Anchorage, AK$65,490
Anaheim, CA$65,490
Long Beach, CA$65,490
Santa Maria, CA$65,290
Everett, WA$65,290
Danbury, CT$65,090
Bremerton, WA$64,990
Tacoma, WA$64,790
New Suffolk, NY$64,790
Sacramento, CA$64,790
San Diego, CA$64,690
Trenton, NJ$64,690
Santa Barbara, CA$64,690
Brockton, MA$64,590
Fairbanks, AK$64,390
Lompoc, CA$64,290
Lowell, MA$64,190
Ventura, CA$64,190
Nashua, NH$64,190
Stockton, CA$64,190
Modesto, CA$63,790
Poughkeepsie, NY$63,590
Olympia, WA$63,490
Kennewick, WA$63,490
New Haven, CT$63,490
Lawrence, MA$63,290
Hartford, CT$63,190
Riverside, CA$63,190
New Bedford, MA$63,190
Richland, WA$63,190
San Bernardino, CA$63,090
Bakersfield, CA$63,090
New Britain, CT$62,990
Atlantic City, NJ$62,990
New London, CT$62,990
Norwich, CT$62,990
Portsmouth, NH$62,990
Boulder, CO$62,890
Portland, OR$62,790
Worcester, MA$62,790
Minneapolis, MN$62,590
Philadelphia, PA$62,490
Honolulu, HI$62,290
Saint Paul, MN$62,290
Vineland, NJ$62,290
Providence, RI$62,090
Chicago, IL$61,890
Bellingham, WA$61,790
Springfield, MA$61,790
Baltimore, MD$61,790
Chico, CA$61,590
Pittsfield, MA$61,490
Manchester, NH$61,390
Spokane, WA$61,090
Denver, CO$61,090
Albany, NY$60,790
Troy, NY$60,790
Nassau, NY$60,690
Schenectady, NY$60,690
Wilmington, DE$60,590
Burlington, VT$60,490
Salem, OR$60,490
Yakima, WA$60,290
Portland, ME$60,290
Rochester, MN$60,090
Reno, NV$59,990
Fresno, CA$59,990
Milwaukee, WI$59,990
Detroit, MI$59,890
Ann Arbor, MI$59,890
Allentown, PA$59,890
Carson City, NV$59,790
Syracuse, NY$59,790
Colorado Springs, CO$59,790
Houston, TX$59,690
Eugene, OR$59,690
Gary, IN$59,590
Springfield, OR$59,490
Bismarck, ND$59,490
Galveston, TX$59,490
Medford, OR$59,390
Fort Collins, CO$59,390
Austin, TX$59,290
Concord, NH$59,290
Mesa, AZ$59,190
Reading, PA$59,190
Phoenix, AZ$59,190
Dallas, TX$59,190
Saint Cloud, MN$59,090
Madison, WI$58,990
Utica, NY$58,890
Raleigh, NC$58,790
Des Moines, IA$58,790
Rochester, NY$58,790
Atlanta, GA$58,690
Battle Creek, MI$58,690
Salt Lake City, UT$58,590
Lancaster, PA$58,590
Harrisburg, PA$58,490
Boca Raton, FL$58,390
Fort Worth, TX$58,390
Columbus, OH$58,390
Kansas City, KS$58,390
Kansas City, MO$58,390
Champaign, IL$58,390
Pittsburgh, PA$58,290
Richmond, VA$58,290
Indianapolis, IN$58,290
Cleveland, OH$58,290
Las Vegas, NV$58,190
Cincinnati, OH$58,190
Petersburg, VA$58,090
Appleton, WI$57,990
Buffalo, NY$57,990
Pueblo, CO$57,990
Huntsville, AL$57,990
Lansing, MI$57,990
Lebanon, PA$57,990
Elkhart, IN$57,890
York, PA$57,890
Saint Louis, MO$57,890
Gastonia, NC$57,890
Racine, WI$57,890
Dayton, OH$57,890
Charlotte, NC$57,890
Billings, MT$57,790
Beaumont, TX$57,790
Lorain, OH$57,790
Benton Harbor, MI$57,790
Toledo, OH$57,790
Binghamton, NY$57,790
Fargo, ND$57,690
Elyria, OH$57,690
Rock Hill, SC$57,690
Rockford, IL$57,690
Springfield, IL$57,690
Flagstaff, AZ$57,590
Fort Lauderdale, FL$57,590
Duluth, MN$57,590
Miami, FL$57,590
Grand Forks, ND$57,490
Cheyenne, WY$57,490
Bangor, ME$57,390
Hialeah, FL$57,290
Louisville, KY$57,290
Grand Rapids, MI$57,290
Cedar Rapids, IA$57,290
Durham, NC$57,290
Casper, WY$57,190
Scranton, PA$57,090
New Orleans, LA$57,090
Virginia Beach, VA$57,090
Akron, OH$57,090
Peoria, IL$56,990
Sarasota, FL$56,990
Davenport, IA$56,890
Jamestown, NY$56,890
Charleston, SC$56,890
Nashville, TN$56,890
Green Bay, WI$56,890
Omaha, NE$56,890
Baton Rouge, LA$56,890
Tucson, AZ$56,790
Saint Petersburg, FL$56,790
Tampa, FL$56,790
Evansville, IN$56,790
Port Arthur, TX$56,790
Bradenton, FL$56,690
Santa Fe, NM$56,590
Orlando, FL$56,490
Clearwater, FL$56,490
La Crosse, WI$56,390
Canton, OH$56,390
Ogden, UT$56,290
High Point, NC$56,290
Newport News, VA$56,290
Albuquerque, NM$56,290
Corpus Christi, TX$56,190
Norfolk, VA$56,190
Laramie, WY$56,190
Rock Island, IL$56,190
Saginaw, MI$56,190
Jacksonville, FL$56,190
Memphis, TN$56,090
Fort Myers, FL$56,090
Moline, IL$56,090
Boise, ID$56,090
Salisbury, NC$56,090
Tulsa, OK$55,990
Waterloo, IA$55,990
Spartanburg, SC$55,890
Lincoln, NE$55,890
Fort Wayne, IN$55,890
Provo, UT$55,890
South Bend, IN$55,790
Greensboro, NC$55,790
Cedar Falls, IA$55,790
San Antonio, TX$55,790
Savannah, GA$55,690
Muskegon, MI$55,690
Birmingham, AL$55,690
Winston Salem, NC$55,590
Lake Charles, LA$55,490
Anderson, IN$55,490
Lexington, KY$55,490
Augusta, GA$55,490
Greenville, SC$55,490
Lima, OH$55,390
Wichita, KS$55,390
Tuscaloosa, AL$55,390
Columbia, SC$55,290
Springfield, OH$55,290
Bloomington, IN$55,190
Asheville, NC$55,190
Knoxville, TN$54,990
Shreveport, LA$54,990
Wilmington, NC$54,890
Roanoke, VA$54,890
Topeka, KS$54,790
Frankfort, KY$54,790
Melbourne, FL$54,690
Longview, TX$54,690
Oklahoma City, OK$54,690
Chillicothe, OH$54,690
Sioux Falls, SD$54,590
Mobile, AL$54,590
Terre Haute, IN$54,590
Altoona, PA$54,490
Amarillo, TX$54,490
Killeen, TX$54,490
Idaho Falls, ID$54,390
Sioux City, IA$54,390
Chattanooga, TN$54,390
Fayetteville, AR$54,390
Lynchburg, VA$54,290
Gainesville, FL$54,190
Portsmouth, OH$54,190
Little Rock, AR$54,190
Lafayette, LA$54,190
Youngstown, OH$54,190
Temple, TX$54,090
Pensacola, FL$54,090
Clarksville, TN$54,090
Daytona Beach, FL$54,090
Hopkinsville, KY$53,890
Erie, PA$53,890
Florence, SC$53,890
Charleston, WV$53,790
Great Falls, MT$53,790
Fayetteville, NC$53,690
Waco, TX$53,690
Macon, GA$53,690
Tallahassee, FL$53,690
Helena, MT$53,590
Pine Bluff, AR$53,590
Vincennes, IN$53,490
Lubbock, TX$53,490
Alamogordo, NM$53,490
Twin Falls, ID$53,390
Rapid City, SD$53,390
Greenville, MS$53,290
Huntington, WV$53,290
Jackson, MS$53,290
Parkersburg, WV$53,190
Montgomery, AL$53,190
Monroe, LA$53,090
Wichita Falls, TX$53,090
Springfield, MO$53,090
Biloxi, MS$53,090
Columbus, GA$52,990
Sumter, SC$52,990
Johnstown, PA$52,990
Pascagoula, MS$52,890
Abilene, TX$52,890
Kingsport, TN$52,690
Albany, GA$52,690
Gulfport, MS$52,690
Alexandria, LA$52,490
Fort Smith, AR$52,290
El Paso, TX$52,190
Las Cruces, NM$51,890
Harlingen, TX$51,790
Pocatello, ID$51,790
Florence, AL$51,690
Brownsville, TX$51,690
Mcallen, TX$51,490
Dothan, AL$51,490
Columbus, MS$51,090
Altus, OK$50,790
Lawton, OK$50,690
Pierre, SD$50,490
External Auditor I Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
External Auditor I salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $66,930.
While startup companies pay approximate $56,616.
External Auditor I Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$56,616
Growth Stage
51~500
$59,877
Established
501~5000
$64,629
Enterprise
5000+
$66,930
External Auditor I Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For External Auditor I roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 36% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Biotechnology and Financial Services
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 15% above the average.
In contrast, External Auditor positions in Transportation or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view External Auditor I as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for an External Auditor I
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology
$68,874
$33.0
15%
Financial Services
$68,874
$33.0
15%
Pharmaceuticals
$68,275
$33.0
14%
Insurance
$67,077
$32.0
12%
Energy & Utilities
$65,879
$32.0
10%
External Auditor I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how an External Auditor I's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Here are companies hiring for External Auditor I and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about External Auditor I
1. What industry pays the highest salary for External Auditor I?
The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for External Auditor I roles,
with salaries approximately 15% above the market median.
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