What are the main factors that influence an Audit Analyst's salary?

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

How does experience change An Audit Analyst's salary?

An Audit Analyst's salary grows with experience: an Internal Auditor I (0-2 years)earns $68,580, an Internal Auditor II (2-4 years)earns $79,388, an Audit Analyst (4-7 years)earns $90,590, an Internal Auditor IV (7+ years)earns $112,507, an Internal Auditor V (7-10 years)earns $141,531,

What are the highest paying states for an Audit Analyst?

Audit Analyst salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Audit Analyst roles are District of Columbia $100,841, California $100,458, Massachusetts $99,119. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Audit Analyst roles make?

Salaries for Audit Analyst level roles vary by specialization: Audit Partner: $259,200; Audit Director: $213,330; Audit Manager: $125,310; Internal Audit Data Analyst: $102,779; Internal Audit Analyst: $78,775.

How do different companies affect an Audit Analyst's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Audit Analyst 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.

Audit Analyst Salary in the United States

How much does an Audit Analyst make in the United States?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Audit Analyst in the United States is $91,077 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

However, an Audit Analyst's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $103,728
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $84,236 to $97,699
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $78,008

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Audit Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,699	$8,142	$1,879	$47
Average	$91,077	$7,590	$1,751	$44
25th Percentile	$84,236	$7,020	$1,620	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Audit Analyst Salaries

An Audit Analyst'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 Audit Analyst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Audit Analyst'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): $68,580
Early Career (1-2 years): $79,388
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $90,590
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $112,507
Expert (over 8 years): $141,531

Levels	Salary
Internal ... Level Audit Analyst	$68,580
Internal ... Level Audit Analyst	$79,388
Audit Ana... Level Audit Analyst	$90,590
Internal ... Level Audit Analyst	$112,507
Internal ... Level Audit Analyst	$141,531

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How Do Audit Analyst 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 Audit Analysts. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $100,841.
California: $100,458.
Massachusetts: $99,119.

District of Columbia $100,841 California $100,458 Massachusetts $99,119 Washington $98,755 New Jersey $98,718 Alaska $98,591 Connecticut $97,334 New York $96,824

Hawaii $95,194 Rhode Island $94,429 Maryland $93,910 Minnesota $93,199 Colorado $92,926 Illinois $92,835 Oregon $92,489 Delaware $92,234

New Hampshire $92,073 Virginia $91,715 Pennsylvania $90,667 Nevada $90,139 North Dakota $89,966 Michigan $89,693 Wisconsin $89,593 Vermont $89,392

Texas $88,837 Maine $88,800 Arizona $88,746 Ohio $88,682 Georgia $87,844 Indiana $87,425 Wyoming $87,343 Utah $87,215

Iowa $87,161 Kansas $86,724 Louisiana $86,596 North Carolina $86,551 Missouri $86,532 Florida $86,177 Montana $85,986 Nebraska $85,804

Kentucky $85,704 South Carolina $85,339 Tennessee $85,112 Idaho $85,020 New Mexico $84,356 Oklahoma $84,210 Alabama $83,673 South Dakota $82,771

Arkansas $82,279 West Virginia $82,015 Mississippi $81,223

Top Paying Cities for Audit Analysts

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: $114,876
San Francisco: $113,618
Oakland: $111,223

San Jose, CA $114,876

San Francisco, CA $113,618

Oakland, CA $111,223

New York, NY $104,865

Paramus, NJ $103,590

Queens Village, NY $103,586

Passaic, NJ $103,499

Bergenfield, NJ $103,491

Stamford, CT $103,291

Huntington, NY $103,253

Newark, NJ $102,580

Bridgeport, CT $102,388

Vallejo, CA $102,207

New Brunswick, NJ $102,170

Petaluma, CA $102,116

Middlesex, NJ $101,943

Somerset, NJ $101,879

Santa Cruz, CA $101,760

Boston, MA $101,205

Monterey, CA $100,885

Seattle, WA $100,677

Santa Rosa, CA $100,658

Los Angeles, CA $100,631

Juneau, AK $100,394

Washington, DC $100,294

Orange, CA $99,970

Santa Ana, CA $99,729

Long Beach, CA $99,638

Anaheim, CA $99,620

Anchorage, AK $99,575

Santa Maria, CA $99,301

Everett, WA $99,283

Danbury, CT $98,963

Bremerton, WA $98,837

Tacoma, WA $98,509

New Suffolk, NY $98,507

Sacramento, CA $98,482

Santa Barbara, CA $98,381

Trenton, NJ $98,281

San Diego, CA $98,281

Brockton, MA $98,181

Fairbanks, AK $97,958

Lompoc, CA $97,726

Lowell, MA $97,652

Ventura, CA $97,635

Nashua, NH $97,616

Stockton, CA $97,607

Modesto, CA $96,942

Poughkeepsie, NY $96,742

Olympia, WA $96,569

Kennewick, WA $96,569

New Haven, CT $96,533

Lawrence, MA $96,205

Hartford, CT $96,114

Riverside, CA $96,095

New Bedford, MA $96,004

Richland, WA $96,004

Bakersfield, CA $95,877

San Bernardino, CA $95,840

New Britain, CT $95,831

Atlantic City, NJ $95,831

New London, CT $95,795

Norwich, CT $95,768

Portsmouth, NH $95,749

Boulder, CO $95,556

Portland, OR $95,431

Worcester, MA $95,421

Minneapolis, MN $95,139

Philadelphia, PA $95,012

Honolulu, HI $94,711

Saint Paul, MN $94,667

Vineland, NJ $94,647

Providence, RI $94,383

Chicago, IL $94,119

Bellingham, WA $94,010

Springfield, MA $93,937

Baltimore, MD $93,910

Chico, CA $93,682

Pittsfield, MA $93,436

Manchester, NH $93,263

Spokane, WA $92,862

Denver, CO $92,853

Albany, NY $92,425

Troy, NY $92,389

Nassau, NY $92,291

Schenectady, NY $92,197

Wilmington, DE $92,124

Burlington, VT $91,997

Salem, OR $91,961

Portland, ME $91,678

Yakima, WA $91,587

Rochester, MN $91,305

Reno, NV $91,259

Fresno, CA $91,259

Milwaukee, WI $91,177

Detroit, MI $91,086

Ann Arbor, MI $91,071

Allentown, PA $91,059

Colorado Springs, CO $90,904

Syracuse, NY $90,859

Carson City, NV $90,859

Houston, TX $90,731

Eugene, OR $90,685

Gary, IN $90,576

Springfield, OR $90,503

Bismarck, ND $90,485

Galveston, TX $90,421

Medford, OR $90,285

Fort Collins, CO $90,248

Concord, NH $90,203

Austin, TX $90,175

Mesa, AZ $89,984

Reading, PA $89,975

Phoenix, AZ $89,966

Dallas, TX $89,939

Saint Cloud, MN $89,851

Madison, WI $89,729

Utica, NY $89,483

Rochester, NY $89,338

Des Moines, IA $89,328

Raleigh, NC $89,319

Atlanta, GA $89,183

Battle Creek, MI $89,155

Salt Lake City, UT $89,128

Lancaster, PA $88,991

Harrisburg, PA $88,864

Kansas City, MO $88,773

Champaign, IL $88,755

Kansas City, KS $88,755

Fort Worth, TX $88,746

Columbus, OH $88,730

Boca Raton, FL $88,709

Pittsburgh, PA $88,673

Richmond, VA $88,636

Indianapolis, IN $88,618

Cleveland, OH $88,609

Las Vegas, NV $88,500

Cincinnati, OH $88,500

Petersburg, VA $88,363

Huntsville, AL $88,226

Lansing, MI $88,165

Lebanon, PA $88,154

Pueblo, CO $88,144

Appleton, WI $88,117

Buffalo, NY $88,081

Dayton, OH $88,053

Racine, WI $88,035

Charlotte, NC $88,026

Saint Louis, MO $87,999

York, PA $87,944

Elkhart, IN $87,944

Gastonia, NC $87,927

Billings, MT $87,905

Beaumont, TX $87,880

Lorain, OH $87,862

Benton Harbor, MI $87,844

Toledo, OH $87,826

Binghamton, NY $87,780

Rock Hill, SC $87,771

Rockford, IL $87,725

Springfield, IL $87,689

Elyria, OH $87,680

Fargo, ND $87,680

Flagstaff, AZ $87,616

Fort Lauderdale, FL $87,562

Duluth, MN $87,507

Miami, FL $87,507

Cheyenne, WY $87,443

Grand Forks, ND $87,443

Bangor, ME $87,243

Cedar Rapids, IA $87,143

Durham, NC $87,104

Louisville, KY $87,097

Grand Rapids, MI $87,079

Hialeah, FL $87,070

Casper, WY $86,942

Scranton, PA $86,833

New Orleans, LA $86,806

Virginia Beach, VA $86,796

Akron, OH $86,751

Peoria, IL $86,633

Sarasota, FL $86,614

Nashville, TN $86,551

Omaha, NE $86,551

Green Bay, WI $86,551

Baton Rouge, LA $86,505

Charleston, SC $86,487

Jamestown, NY $86,441

Davenport, IA $86,441

Tucson, AZ $86,396

Saint Petersburg, FL $86,341

Tampa, FL $86,323

Evansville, IN $86,268

Port Arthur, TX $86,268

Bradenton, FL $86,232

Santa Fe, NM $86,068

Orlando, FL $85,904

Clearwater, FL $85,877

Canton, OH $85,685

La Crosse, WI $85,685

Albuquerque, NM $85,631

Newport News, VA $85,622

High Point, NC $85,594

Ogden, UT $85,558

Corpus Christi, TX $85,485

Norfolk, VA $85,430

Laramie, WY $85,430

Rock Island, IL $85,376

Saginaw, MI $85,357

Jacksonville, FL $85,348

Salisbury, NC $85,330

Boise, ID $85,312

Moline, IL $85,266

Fort Myers, FL $85,239

Memphis, TN $85,221

Tulsa, OK $85,175

Waterloo, IA $85,121

Spartanburg, SC $85,030

Lincoln, NE $84,984

Fort Wayne, IN $84,966

Provo, UT $84,957

Cedar Falls, IA $84,847

San Antonio, TX $84,811

Greensboro, NC $84,775

South Bend, IN $84,765

Savannah, GA $84,665

Muskegon, MI $84,629

Birmingham, AL $84,620

Winston Salem, NC $84,575

Lake Charles, LA $84,356

Anderson, IN $84,337

Lexington, KY $84,310

Augusta, GA $84,283

Greenville, SC $84,283

Lima, OH $84,210

Wichita, KS $84,201

Tuscaloosa, AL $84,201

Columbia, SC $84,119

Springfield, OH $84,101

Asheville, NC $83,955

Bloomington, IN $83,891

Knoxville, TN $83,563

Shreveport, LA $83,554

Wilmington, NC $83,436

Roanoke, VA $83,436

Topeka, KS $83,272

Frankfort, KY $83,262

Oklahoma City, OK $83,199

Chillicothe, OH $83,163

Longview, TX $83,153

Melbourne, FL $83,144

Sioux Falls, SD $82,999

Mobile, AL $82,989

Terre Haute, IN $82,953

Altoona, PA $82,898

Amarillo, TX $82,835

Killeen, TX $82,807

Fayetteville, AR $82,734

Chattanooga, TN $82,707

Sioux City, IA $82,625

Idaho Falls, ID $82,607

Lynchburg, VA $82,534

Gainesville, FL $82,416

Portsmouth, OH $82,370

Little Rock, AR $82,352

Lafayette, LA $82,315

Youngstown, OH $82,315

Daytona Beach, FL $82,261

Clarksville, TN $82,252

Pensacola, FL $82,243

Temple, TX $82,236

Hopkinsville, KY $81,969

Erie, PA $81,951

Florence, SC $81,915

Charleston, WV $81,769

Great Falls, MT $81,723

Macon, GA $81,596

Tallahassee, FL $81,587

Fayetteville, NC $81,569

Waco, TX $81,550

Helena, MT $81,487

Pine Bluff, AR $81,452

Vincennes, IN $81,341

Lubbock, TX $81,305

Alamogordo, NM $81,250

Twin Falls, ID $81,168

Rapid City, SD $81,141

Jackson, MS $80,977

Huntington, WV $80,970

Greenville, MS $80,968

Parkersburg, WV $80,875

Montgomery, AL $80,858

Wichita Falls, TX $80,767

Springfield, MO $80,767

Biloxi, MS $80,722

Monroe, LA $80,631

Johnstown, PA $80,567

Sumter, SC $80,530

Columbus, GA $80,521

Pascagoula, MS $80,348

Abilene, TX $80,348

Kingsport, TN $80,111

Albany, GA $80,111

Gulfport, MS $80,084

Alexandria, LA $79,784

Fort Smith, AR $79,556

El Paso, TX $79,310

Las Cruces, NM $78,900

Harlingen, TX $78,669

Pocatello, ID $78,654

Florence, AL $78,536

Brownsville, TX $78,518

Mcallen, TX $78,326

Dothan, AL $78,199

Columbus, MS $77,658

Altus, OK $77,233

Lawton, OK $77,060

Pierre, SD $76,732

What Skills Can Increase an Audit Analyst's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 3.16% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Risk Assessment (Mentioned in 2.65% Job Postings): Broadly speaking, a risk assessment is the combined effort of: identifying and analyzing potential (future) events that may negatively impact individuals, assets, and/or the environment (i.e. risk analysis); and making judgments "on the tolerability of the risk on the basis of a risk analysis" while considering influencing factors (i.e. risk evaluation).Put in simpler terms, a risk assessment analyzes what can go wrong, how likely it is to happen, what the potential consequences are, and how tolerable the identified risk is. As part of this process, the resulting determination of risk may be expressed in a quantitative or qualitative fashion. The risk assessment is an inherent part of an overall risk management strategy, which attempts to, after a risk assessment, "introduce control measures to eliminate or reduce" any potential risk-related consequences.
PowerPoint (Mentioned in 0.79% Job Postings): A computer software created by Microsoft which allows the user to create slides with recordings, narrations, transitions and other features in order to present information.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	3.16%
Risk Assessment	2.65%
PowerPoint	0.79%

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 an Audit Analyst's salary.

Talent Management: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Risk Assessment: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Talent Management	$98,363	8%
Project Management	$96,542	6%
Risk Assessment	$96,542	6%
Regulatory Compliance	$95,631	5%
IDEA	$95,631	5%
Data Analytics	$95,631	5%

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Audit Analyst Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Audit Analyst roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Audit Analyst positions in Aerospace & Defense or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Audit Analyst as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Audit Analyst

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$118,400	$57.0	30%

How Education impacts an Audit Analyst's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Audit Analysts 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 an Audit Analyst with a Bachelor's Degree is between $95,530 and $100,365).

Audit Analyst Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Audit Analyst

No Diploma 1.4%

High School 1.4%

Associates 0.8%

Bachelors 53.8%

Masters 43.4%

Doctorate 0.6%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.4%
High School	1.4%
Associates	0.8%
Bachelors	53.8%
Masters	43.4%
Doctorate	0.6%

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Audit Analyst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Audit Analyst'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 August 01, 2026

$84,236

Average $91,077/year

$97,699

$7,020

Average $7,590/month

$8,142

$1,620

Average $1,751/week

$1,879

$40

Average $44/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,699	$8,142	$1,879	$47
Average	$91,077	$7,590	$1,751	$44
25th Percentile	$84,236	$7,020	$1,620	$40

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Salary Trends for Audit Analyst

Salaries for an Audit Analyst can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $95,016 in 2023 to around $93,211 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Audit Analyst salary trends, .

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1. What industry pays the highest salary for Audit Analyst?

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