What are the main factors that influence a City Auditor's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A City Auditor's salary?

A City Auditor's salary grows with experience: an Accountant I (0-2 years)earns $62,853, an Accountant II (2-4 years)earns $73,060, an City Auditor (4-7 years)earns $84,673, an Accountant IV (7+ years)earns $100,918, an Accountant V (7-10 years)earns $142,283,

What are the highest paying states for a City Auditor?

City Auditor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for City Auditor roles are District of Columbia $91,989, California $91,641, Massachusetts $90,419. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of City Auditor roles make?

Salaries for City Auditor level roles vary by specialization: City Treasurer: $253,841; City Manager: $116,683; City Engineer: $109,432; City Attorney: $101,211; City Assessor: $75,830.

How do different companies affect a City Auditor's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for City Auditor roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

City Auditor Salary in the United States

How much does a City Auditor make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a City Auditor in the United States is $83,083 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

However, a City Auditor's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $94,714
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,450 to $89,171
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $68,501

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City Auditor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,171	$7,431	$1,715	$43
Average	$83,083	$6,924	$1,598	$40
25th Percentile	$75,450	$6,288	$1,451	$36

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Key Factors That Influence City Auditor Salaries

A City Auditor's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects City Auditor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a City Auditor's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $62,853
Early Career (1-2 years): $73,060
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $84,673
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $100,918
Expert (over 8 years): $142,283

Levels	Salary
Accountan... Level City Auditor	$62,853
Accountan... Level City Auditor	$73,060
City Audi... Level City Auditor	$84,673
Accountan... Level City Auditor	$100,918
Accountan... Level City Auditor	$142,283

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How Do City Auditor 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 City Auditors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $91,989.
California: $91,641.
Massachusetts: $90,419.

District of Columbia $91,989 California $91,641 Massachusetts $90,419 Washington $90,087 New Jersey $90,054 Alaska $89,937 Connecticut $88,791 New York $88,326

Hawaii $86,838 Rhode Island $86,140 Maryland $85,667 Minnesota $85,019 Colorado $84,770 Illinois $84,687 Oregon $84,371 Delaware $84,138

New Hampshire $83,992 Virginia $83,665 Pennsylvania $82,709 Nevada $82,227 North Dakota $82,069 Michigan $81,820 Wisconsin $81,729 Vermont $81,546

Texas $81,039 Maine $81,006 Arizona $80,956 Ohio $80,898 Georgia $80,134 Indiana $79,751 Wyoming $79,677 Utah $79,560

Iowa $79,510 Kansas $79,112 Louisiana $78,995 North Carolina $78,954 Missouri $78,937 Florida $78,613 Montana $78,439 Nebraska $78,272

Kentucky $78,181 South Carolina $77,849 Tennessee $77,641 Idaho $77,558 New Mexico $76,951 Oklahoma $76,819 Alabama $76,328 South Dakota $75,506

Arkansas $75,057 West Virginia $74,816 Mississippi $74,093

Top Paying Cities for City Auditors

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: $104,793
San Francisco: $103,645
Oakland: $101,461

San Jose, CA $104,793

San Francisco, CA $103,645

Oakland, CA $101,461

New York, NY $95,661

Paramus, NJ $94,498

Queens Village, NY $94,494

Passaic, NJ $94,415

Bergenfield, NJ $94,407

Stamford, CT $94,224

Huntington, NY $94,190

Newark, NJ $93,576

Bridgeport, CT $93,401

Vallejo, CA $93,236

New Brunswick, NJ $93,203

Petaluma, CA $93,153

Middlesex, NJ $92,995

Somerset, NJ $92,937

Santa Cruz, CA $92,829

Boston, MA $92,322

Monterey, CA $92,030

Seattle, WA $91,840

Santa Rosa, CA $91,823

Los Angeles, CA $91,798

Juneau, AK $91,582

Washington, DC $91,491

Orange, CA $91,195

Santa Ana, CA $90,976

Long Beach, CA $90,893

Anaheim, CA $90,876

Anchorage, AK $90,835

Santa Maria, CA $90,585

Everett, WA $90,569

Danbury, CT $90,276

Bremerton, WA $90,162

Tacoma, WA $89,863

New Suffolk, NY $89,861

Sacramento, CA $89,838

Santa Barbara, CA $89,746

Trenton, NJ $89,655

San Diego, CA $89,655

Brockton, MA $89,563

Fairbanks, AK $89,360

Lompoc, CA $89,148

Lowell, MA $89,081

Ventura, CA $89,065

Nashua, NH $89,048

Stockton, CA $89,040

Modesto, CA $88,434

Poughkeepsie, NY $88,251

Olympia, WA $88,093

Kennewick, WA $88,093

New Haven, CT $88,060

Lawrence, MA $87,761

Hartford, CT $87,677

Riverside, CA $87,661

New Bedford, MA $87,578

Richland, WA $87,578

Bakersfield, CA $87,461

San Bernardino, CA $87,428

New Britain, CT $87,420

Atlantic City, NJ $87,420

New London, CT $87,387

Norwich, CT $87,362

Portsmouth, NH $87,345

Boulder, CO $87,169

Portland, OR $87,054

Worcester, MA $87,046

Minneapolis, MN $86,789

Philadelphia, PA $86,672

Honolulu, HI $86,398

Saint Paul, MN $86,358

Vineland, NJ $86,340

Providence, RI $86,099

Chicago, IL $85,858

Bellingham, WA $85,758

Springfield, MA $85,692

Baltimore, MD $85,667

Chico, CA $85,459

Pittsfield, MA $85,235

Manchester, NH $85,077

Spokane, WA $84,711

Denver, CO $84,703

Albany, NY $84,313

Troy, NY $84,279

Nassau, NY $84,190

Schenectady, NY $84,105

Wilmington, DE $84,038

Burlington, VT $83,922

Salem, OR $83,889

Portland, ME $83,631

Yakima, WA $83,548

Rochester, MN $83,291

Reno, NV $83,249

Fresno, CA $83,249

Milwaukee, WI $83,174

Detroit, MI $83,091

Ann Arbor, MI $83,077

Allentown, PA $83,066

Colorado Springs, CO $82,925

Syracuse, NY $82,884

Carson City, NV $82,884

Houston, TX $82,767

Eugene, OR $82,726

Gary, IN $82,626

Springfield, OR $82,560

Bismarck, ND $82,543

Galveston, TX $82,485

Medford, OR $82,360

Fort Collins, CO $82,327

Concord, NH $82,285

Austin, TX $82,260

Mesa, AZ $82,086

Reading, PA $82,078

Phoenix, AZ $82,069

Dallas, TX $82,044

Saint Cloud, MN $81,965

Madison, WI $81,853

Utica, NY $81,629

Rochester, NY $81,496

Des Moines, IA $81,488

Raleigh, NC $81,479

Atlanta, GA $81,355

Battle Creek, MI $81,330

Salt Lake City, UT $81,305

Lancaster, PA $81,180

Harrisburg, PA $81,064

Kansas City, MO $80,981

Champaign, IL $80,964

Kansas City, KS $80,964

Fort Worth, TX $80,956

Columbus, OH $80,942

Boca Raton, FL $80,923

Pittsburgh, PA $80,890

Richmond, VA $80,856

Indianapolis, IN $80,840

Cleveland, OH $80,831

Las Vegas, NV $80,732

Cincinnati, OH $80,732

Petersburg, VA $80,607

Huntsville, AL $80,483

Lansing, MI $80,427

Lebanon, PA $80,416

Pueblo, CO $80,408

Appleton, WI $80,383

Buffalo, NY $80,350

Dayton, OH $80,325

Racine, WI $80,308

Charlotte, NC $80,300

Saint Louis, MO $80,275

York, PA $80,225

Elkhart, IN $80,225

Gastonia, NC $80,209

Billings, MT $80,189

Beaumont, TX $80,167

Lorain, OH $80,150

Benton Harbor, MI $80,134

Toledo, OH $80,117

Binghamton, NY $80,075

Rock Hill, SC $80,067

Rockford, IL $80,026

Springfield, IL $79,992

Elyria, OH $79,984

Fargo, ND $79,984

Flagstaff, AZ $79,926

Fort Lauderdale, FL $79,876

Duluth, MN $79,826

Miami, FL $79,826

Cheyenne, WY $79,768

Grand Forks, ND $79,768

Bangor, ME $79,585

Cedar Rapids, IA $79,494

Durham, NC $79,459

Louisville, KY $79,452

Grand Rapids, MI $79,436

Hialeah, FL $79,427

Casper, WY $79,311

Scranton, PA $79,211

New Orleans, LA $79,186

Virginia Beach, VA $79,178

Akron, OH $79,137

Peoria, IL $79,029

Sarasota, FL $79,012

Nashville, TN $78,954

Omaha, NE $78,954

Green Bay, WI $78,954

Baton Rouge, LA $78,912

Charleston, SC $78,896

Jamestown, NY $78,854

Davenport, IA $78,854

Tucson, AZ $78,813

Saint Petersburg, FL $78,763

Tampa, FL $78,746

Evansville, IN $78,696

Port Arthur, TX $78,696

Bradenton, FL $78,663

Santa Fe, NM $78,513

Orlando, FL $78,364

Clearwater, FL $78,339

Canton, OH $78,164

La Crosse, WI $78,164

Albuquerque, NM $78,115

Newport News, VA $78,106

High Point, NC $78,081

Ogden, UT $78,048

Corpus Christi, TX $77,982

Norfolk, VA $77,932

Laramie, WY $77,932

Rock Island, IL $77,882

Saginaw, MI $77,865

Jacksonville, FL $77,857

Salisbury, NC $77,840

Boise, ID $77,824

Moline, IL $77,782

Fort Myers, FL $77,757

Memphis, TN $77,741

Tulsa, OK $77,699

Waterloo, IA $77,649

Spartanburg, SC $77,566

Lincoln, NE $77,525

Fort Wayne, IN $77,508

Provo, UT $77,500

Cedar Falls, IA $77,400

San Antonio, TX $77,367

Greensboro, NC $77,334

South Bend, IN $77,325

Savannah, GA $77,234

Muskegon, MI $77,201

Birmingham, AL $77,192

Winston Salem, NC $77,152

Lake Charles, LA $76,951

Anderson, IN $76,935

Lexington, KY $76,910

Augusta, GA $76,885

Greenville, SC $76,885

Lima, OH $76,819

Wichita, KS $76,810

Tuscaloosa, AL $76,810

Columbia, SC $76,735

Springfield, OH $76,719

Asheville, NC $76,586

Bloomington, IN $76,528

Knoxville, TN $76,229

Shreveport, LA $76,220

Wilmington, NC $76,112

Roanoke, VA $76,112

Topeka, KS $75,963

Frankfort, KY $75,954

Oklahoma City, OK $75,896

Chillicothe, OH $75,863

Longview, TX $75,855

Melbourne, FL $75,846

Sioux Falls, SD $75,714

Mobile, AL $75,705

Terre Haute, IN $75,672

Altoona, PA $75,622

Amarillo, TX $75,564

Killeen, TX $75,539

Fayetteville, AR $75,473

Chattanooga, TN $75,448

Sioux City, IA $75,373

Idaho Falls, ID $75,356

Lynchburg, VA $75,290

Gainesville, FL $75,182

Portsmouth, OH $75,140

Little Rock, AR $75,124

Lafayette, LA $75,090

Youngstown, OH $75,090

Daytona Beach, FL $75,041

Clarksville, TN $75,032

Pensacola, FL $75,024

Temple, TX $75,018

Hopkinsville, KY $74,775

Erie, PA $74,758

Florence, SC $74,725

Charleston, WV $74,592

Great Falls, MT $74,550

Macon, GA $74,434

Tallahassee, FL $74,426

Fayetteville, NC $74,409

Waco, TX $74,393

Helena, MT $74,334

Pine Bluff, AR $74,303

Vincennes, IN $74,201

Lubbock, TX $74,168

Alamogordo, NM $74,118

Twin Falls, ID $74,044

Rapid City, SD $74,019

Jackson, MS $73,869

Huntington, WV $73,863

Greenville, MS $73,861

Parkersburg, WV $73,776

Montgomery, AL $73,761

Wichita Falls, TX $73,678

Springfield, MO $73,678

Biloxi, MS $73,636

Monroe, LA $73,553

Johnstown, PA $73,495

Sumter, SC $73,462

Columbus, GA $73,454

Pascagoula, MS $73,296

Abilene, TX $73,296

Kingsport, TN $73,080

Albany, GA $73,080

Gulfport, MS $73,055

Alexandria, LA $72,781

Fort Smith, AR $72,573

El Paso, TX $72,349

Las Cruces, NM $71,975

Harlingen, TX $71,764

Pocatello, ID $71,750

Florence, AL $71,642

Brownsville, TX $71,626

Mcallen, TX $71,451

Dothan, AL $71,335

Columbus, MS $70,842

Altus, OK $70,454

Lawton, OK $70,297

Pierre, SD $69,997

What Skills Can Increase a City Auditor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 5.26% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Accounts Receivable (Mentioned in 2.34% Job Postings): Accounts receivable is a legally enforceable claim for payment held by a business for goods supplied and/or services rendered that customers/clients have ordered but not paid for. These are generally in the form of invoices raised by a business and delivered to the customer for payment within an agreed time frame. Accounts receivable is shown in a balance sheet as an asset. It is one of a series of accounting transactions dealing with the billing of a customer for goods and services that the customer has ordered. These may be distinguished from notes receivable, which are debts created through formal legal instruments called promissory notes.
Internal Control (Mentioned in 1.19% Job Postings): Internal control, as defined by accounting and auditing, is a process for assuring of an organization's objectives in operational effectiveness and efficiency, reliable financial reporting, and compliance with laws, regulations and policies.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	5.26%
Accounts Receivable	2.34%
Internal Control	1.19%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a City Auditor's salary.

Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Internal Control: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Leadership	$86,406	4%
Initiative	$86,406	4%
Internal Control	$86,406	4%
Flexibility	$85,575	3%
CPA	$85,575	3%
Process Improvement	$85,575	3%

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How Education impacts a City Auditor's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many City Auditors enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a City Auditor with a Bachelor's Degree is between $87,777 and $92,711).

City Auditor Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for City Auditor

No Diploma 0.6%

High School 3.5%

Associates 4.9%

Bachelors 60.2%

Masters 30.3%

Doctorate 0.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.6%
High School	3.5%
Associates	4.9%
Bachelors	60.2%
Masters	30.3%
Doctorate	0.4%

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City Auditor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a City Auditor'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.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$75,450

Average $83,083/year

$89,171

$6,288

Average $6,924/month

$7,431

$1,451

Average $1,598/week

$1,715

$36

Average $40/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,171	$7,431	$1,715	$43
Average	$83,083	$6,924	$1,598	$40
25th Percentile	$75,450	$6,288	$1,451	$36

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Salary Trends for City Auditor

Salaries for a City Auditor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $83,577 in 2023 to around $79,815 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of City Auditor salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of City Auditor Over Time

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2023

$83,577

2024

$81,751

2025

$79,815

2026

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2023	$83,577
2024	$81,751
2025	$79,815
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