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

A Public Auditor's salary grows with experience: starting around $64,924 for beginners, reaching about $67,777 at mid-level, and approach $70,789 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Public Auditor?

Public Auditor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Public Auditor roles are District of Columbia $73,895, California $73,615, Massachusetts $72,634. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Public Auditor roles make?

Salaries for Public Auditor level roles vary by specialization: Staff Internal Auditor V: $139,690; Auditor Internal Controls V: $139,620; Internal Auditor V: $139,615; Internal Auditor IV: $110,968; Public Speaker: $98,096.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Public Auditor roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Public Auditor Salary in the United States

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

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Public Auditor in the United States is $66,741 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $78,887
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $59,045 to $73,099
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,038

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Public Auditor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,099	$6,092	$1,406	$35
Average	$66,741	$5,562	$1,283	$32
25th Percentile	$59,045	$4,920	$1,135	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Public Auditor Salaries

A Public 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 Public Auditor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Public 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): $64,924
Early Career (1-2 years): $65,137
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $67,777
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $70,588
Expert (over 8 years): $70,789

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Public Auditor	$64,924
Intermediate Level Public Auditor	$65,137
Senior Level Public Auditor	$67,777
Specialist Level Public Auditor	$70,588
Expert Level Public Auditor	$70,789

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

District of Columbia: $73,895.
California: $73,615.
Massachusetts: $72,634.

District of Columbia $73,895

California $73,615

Massachusetts $72,634

Washington $72,367

New Jersey $72,340

Alaska $72,247

Connecticut $71,326

New York $70,952

Hawaii $69,757

Rhode Island $69,197

Maryland $68,816

Minnesota $68,296

Colorado $68,095

Illinois $68,029

Oregon $67,775

Delaware $67,588

New Hampshire $67,471

Virginia $67,208

Pennsylvania $66,440

Nevada $66,053

North Dakota $65,926

Michigan $65,726

Wisconsin $65,653

Vermont $65,506

Texas $65,099

Maine $65,072

Arizona $65,032

Ohio $64,985

Georgia $64,371

Indiana $64,064

Wyoming $64,004

Utah $63,911

Iowa $63,871

Kansas $63,550

Louisiana $63,457

North Carolina $63,424

Missouri $63,410

Florida $63,150

Montana $63,010

Nebraska $62,876

Kentucky $62,803

South Carolina $62,536

Tennessee $62,369

Idaho $62,302

New Mexico $61,815

Oklahoma $61,708

Alabama $61,315

South Dakota $60,654

Arkansas $60,293

West Virginia $60,100

Mississippi $59,519

Top Paying Cities for Public 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: $84,180
San Francisco: $83,352
Oakland: $81,504

San Jose, CA $84,180

San Francisco, CA $83,352

Oakland, CA $81,504

New York, NY $77,346

Queens Village, NY $76,845

Paramus, NJ $76,311

Passaic, NJ $76,244

Bergenfield, NJ $76,178

Stamford, CT $76,078

Huntington, NY $76,011

Newark, NJ $75,577

Bridgeport, CT $75,444

New Brunswick, NJ $75,223

Vallejo, CA $75,083

Middlesex, NJ $75,043

Somerset, NJ $74,983

Petaluma, CA $74,830

Santa Cruz, CA $74,569

Boston, MA $74,436

Monterey, CA $74,102

Fairbanks, AK $74,055

Los Angeles, CA $73,929

Washington, DC $73,895

Seattle, WA $73,775

Santa Rosa, CA $73,762

Juneau, AK $73,568

Orange, CA $73,348

Anchorage, AK $73,228

Anaheim, CA $73,181

Santa Ana, CA $73,081

Nassau, NY $73,041

Long Beach, CA $73,014

Danbury, CT $72,994

Santa Maria, CA $72,767

Everett, WA $72,754

Bremerton, WA $72,427

Trenton, NJ $72,300

Sacramento, CA $72,273

San Diego, CA $72,240

Brockton, MA $72,213

Tacoma, WA $72,187

Santa Barbara, CA $72,093

Lowell, MA $71,826

New Suffolk, NY $71,800

Nashua, NH $71,719

Lompoc, CA $71,613

Ventura, CA $71,546

Stockton, CA $71,526

New Haven, CT $71,392

Atlantic City, NJ $71,219

Hartford, CT $71,072

Modesto, CA $71,039

Poughkeepsie, NY $70,892

New Britain, CT $70,858

Olympia, WA $70,765

Kennewick, WA $70,765

New London, CT $70,752

Norwich, CT $70,732

Lawrence, MA $70,698

Bakersfield, CA $70,511

Riverside, CA $70,418

New Bedford, MA $70,418

Richland, WA $70,351

Portsmouth, NH $70,298

Vineland, NJ $70,285

San Bernardino, CA $70,231

Boulder, CO $70,044

Worcester, MA $69,991

Portland, OR $69,931

Saint Paul, MN $69,851

Minneapolis, MN $69,851

Philadelphia, PA $69,757

Honolulu, HI $69,404

Springfield, MA $69,170

Providence, RI $69,163

Chicago, IL $68,970

Bellingham, WA $68,890

Baltimore, MD $68,816

Chico, CA $68,649

Wilmington, DE $68,536

Pittsfield, MA $68,469

Manchester, NH $68,342

Spokane, WA $68,049

Denver, CO $68,042

Albany, NY $67,728

Troy, NY $67,702

Schenectady, NY $67,562

Burlington, VT $67,415

Portland, ME $67,181

Salem, OR $67,128

Yakima, WA $67,114

Ann Arbor, MI $67,094

Rochester, MN $66,907

Fresno, CA $66,874

Reno, NV $66,874

Milwaukee, WI $66,814

Detroit, MI $66,747

Allentown, PA $66,727

Carson City, NV $66,721

Houston, TX $66,620

Colorado Springs, CO $66,614

Syracuse, NY $66,580

Eugene, OR $66,454

Bismarck, ND $66,374

Gary, IN $66,374

Galveston, TX $66,374

Springfield, OR $66,320

Medford, OR $66,160

Fort Collins, CO $66,133

Austin, TX $66,080

Mesa, AZ $65,940

Phoenix, AZ $65,926

Dallas, TX $65,906

Reading, PA $65,866

Saint Cloud, MN $65,840

Concord, NH $65,780

Madison, WI $65,753

Utica, NY $65,573

Raleigh, NC $65,519

Las Vegas, NV $65,513

Rochester, NY $65,466

Des Moines, IA $65,459

Atlanta, GA $65,352

Battle Creek, MI $65,332

Salt Lake City, UT $65,312

Lancaster, PA $65,212

Champaign, IL $65,199

Harrisburg, PA $65,119

Durham, NC $65,059

Kansas City, MO $65,052

Kansas City, KS $65,039

Fort Worth, TX $65,032

Boca Raton, FL $65,005

Cleveland, OH $64,999

Columbus, OH $64,985

Pittsburgh, PA $64,979

Richmond, VA $64,952

Indianapolis, IN $64,939

Cincinnati, OH $64,852

Petersburg, VA $64,752

Billings, MT $64,605

Lansing, MI $64,605

Huntsville, AL $64,605

Lebanon, PA $64,598

Dayton, OH $64,592

Pueblo, CO $64,592

Appleton, WI $64,572

Buffalo, NY $64,545

Racine, WI $64,511

Charlotte, NC $64,505

Saint Louis, MO $64,485

Springfield, IL $64,458

Elkhart, IN $64,445

York, PA $64,445

Gastonia, NC $64,438

Benton Harbor, MI $64,438

Beaumont, TX $64,398

Lorain, OH $64,385

Toledo, OH $64,358

Binghamton, NY $64,325

Rock Hill, SC $64,318

Rockford, IL $64,285

Fargo, ND $64,251

Elyria, OH $64,251

Flagstaff, AZ $64,204

Fort Lauderdale, FL $64,164

Miami, FL $64,124

Duluth, MN $64,018

Bangor, ME $63,931

Cedar Rapids, IA $63,857

Louisville, KY $63,824

Grand Rapids, MI $63,811

Hialeah, FL $63,804

Casper, WY $63,711

Scranton, PA $63,630

New Orleans, LA $63,610

Virginia Beach, VA $63,604

Akron, OH $63,570

Peoria, IL $63,484

Sarasota, FL $63,470

Green Bay, WI $63,424

Baton Rouge, LA $63,390

Charleston, SC $63,377

Nashville, TN $63,357

Jamestown, NY $63,344

Davenport, IA $63,344

Tucson, AZ $63,310

Cheyenne, WY $63,290

Saint Petersburg, FL $63,270

Tampa, FL $63,257

Omaha, NE $63,243

Port Arthur, TX $63,217

Evansville, IN $63,217

Bradenton, FL $63,190

Santa Fe, NM $63,070

Orlando, FL $63,003

Clearwater, FL $62,930

Canton, OH $62,790

La Crosse, WI $62,790

Grand Forks, ND $62,770

Albuquerque, NM $62,750

Tulsa, OK $62,750

Newport News, VA $62,743

High Point, NC $62,723

Ogden, UT $62,696

Corpus Christi, TX $62,643

Laramie, WY $62,603

Norfolk, VA $62,603

Rock Island, IL $62,563

Saginaw, MI $62,549

Jacksonville, FL $62,543

Salisbury, NC $62,529

Memphis, TN $62,516

Moline, IL $62,483

Fort Myers, FL $62,463

Waterloo, IA $62,376

Spartanburg, SC $62,309

Lincoln, NE $62,276

Fort Wayne, IN $62,262

Birmingham, AL $62,189

Cedar Falls, IA $62,176

Provo, UT $62,169

Springfield, OH $62,162

San Antonio, TX $62,149

Greensboro, NC $62,122

South Bend, IN $62,115

Winston Salem, NC $62,109

Boise, ID $62,089

Savannah, GA $62,042

Muskegon, MI $61,922

Lima, OH $61,842

Lake Charles, LA $61,815

Anderson, IN $61,802

Lexington, KY $61,782

Augusta, GA $61,762

Greenville, SC $61,762

Wichita, KS $61,702

Tuscaloosa, AL $61,702

Columbia, SC $61,642

Bloomington, IN $61,475

Roanoke, VA $61,435

Asheville, NC $61,348

Knoxville, TN $61,235

Shreveport, LA $61,228

Wilmington, NC $61,141

Frankfort, KY $61,014

Oklahoma City, OK $60,968

Chillicothe, OH $60,941

Longview, TX $60,934

Topeka, KS $60,914

Mobile, AL $60,814

Terre Haute, IN $60,787

Erie, PA $60,781

Altoona, PA $60,747

Melbourne, FL $60,727

Amarillo, TX $60,701

Killeen, TX $60,681

Fayetteville, AR $60,627

Sioux Falls, SD $60,580

Chattanooga, TN $60,540

Idaho Falls, ID $60,534

Gainesville, FL $60,394

Portsmouth, OH $60,360

Little Rock, AR $60,347

Lynchburg, VA $60,347

Lafayette, LA $60,320

Youngstown, OH $60,320

Temple, TX $60,293

Daytona Beach, FL $60,280

Clarksville, TN $60,273

Pensacola, FL $60,267

Hopkinsville, KY $60,067

Charleston, WV $60,060

Florence, SC $60,026

Sioux City, IA $59,986

Macon, GA $59,793

Tallahassee, FL $59,786

Fayetteville, NC $59,773

Waco, TX $59,760

Wichita Falls, TX $59,760

Pine Bluff, AR $59,733

Vincennes, IN $59,606

Lubbock, TX $59,579

Great Falls, MT $59,539

Alamogordo, NM $59,533

Abilene, TX $59,479

Rapid City, SD $59,392

Monroe, LA $59,392

Albany, GA $59,352

Huntington, WV $59,346

Jackson, MS $59,339

Greenville, MS $59,332

Parkersburg, WV $59,266

Montgomery, AL $59,252

Johnstown, PA $59,239

Springfield, MO $59,186

Biloxi, MS $59,152

Sumter, SC $59,012

Columbus, GA $59,005

Twin Falls, ID $58,965

Pascagoula, MS $58,879

Kingsport, TN $58,705

Gulfport, MS $58,685

Alexandria, LA $58,465

Fort Smith, AR $58,298

El Paso, TX $58,118

Helena, MT $58,031

Las Cruces, NM $57,817

Harlingen, TX $57,631

Pocatello, ID $57,570

Florence, AL $57,550

Brownsville, TX $57,537

Dothan, AL $57,430

Mcallen, TX $57,397

Columbus, MS $56,903

Altus, OK $56,596

Lawton, OK $56,469

Pierre, SD $56,229

What Skills Can Increase a Public Auditor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 4.67% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
CPR (Mentioned in 3.57% Job Postings): Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) combines rescue breathing (mouth-to-mouth) and chest compressions to temporarily pump enough blood to the brain until specialized treatment is available.
Medical Equipment (Mentioned in 2.2% Job Postings): Operating and maintaining equipment and devices to diagnose and treat medical conditions and deliver high-quality patient care.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	4.67%
CPR	3.57%
Medical Equipment	2.2%

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 Public Auditor's salary.

Medical Equipment: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Process Improvement: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Billing: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Medical Equipment	$70,745	6%
Process Improvement	$70,745	6%
Billing	$70,078	5%
Collaboration	$69,410	4%
Physiology	$69,410	4%
Data Quality	$68,743	3%

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How Education impacts a Public Auditor's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Public Auditors enter the field with a Associate'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 Public Auditor with a Associate's Degree is between $61,733 and $65,405).

Public Auditor Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Public Auditor

No Diploma 0.9%

High School 50.1%

Associates 24.6%

Bachelors 20.8%

Masters 2.6%

Doctorate 0.9%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.9%
High School	50.1%
Associates	24.6%
Bachelors	20.8%
Masters	2.6%
Doctorate	0.9%

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

Understanding how a Public 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 April 01, 2026

$59,045

Average $66,741/year

$73,099

$4,920

Average $5,562/month

$6,092

$1,135

Average $1,283/week

$1,406

$28

Average $32/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,099	$6,092	$1,406	$35
Average	$66,741	$5,562	$1,283	$32
25th Percentile	$59,045	$4,920	$1,135	$28

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Salary Trends for Public Auditor

Salaries for a Public Auditor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $68,893 in 2023 to around $67,707 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Public Auditor salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Public Auditor Over Time

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2023

$68,893

2024

$68,531

2025

$67,707

2026

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2023	$68,893
2024	$68,531
2025	$67,707
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