Accountants and Auditors

This post summarizes key statistics on Accountants and Auditors using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 27,009
25 62,373
30 75,628
35 83,922
40 85,517
45 85,517
50 86,432
55 85,517
60 85,056
65 79,385


Hours Worked Share
0-20 5.60
20-39 9.10
39-41 55.10
41-50 22.70
50-60 5.90
More than 60 1.60

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Accountants and Auditors.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
30.50 81,029 Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services
3.40 72,385 All construction
3.40 79,385 Insurance
3.30 102,067 Security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies
3.10 79,303 Real estate, including real estate-insurance offices
2.50 87,323 Banking
2.40 75,628 General government, n.e.c.
2.30 67,975 Colleges and universities
2.20 96,155 Computer and data processing services
1.80 85,483 Credit agencies, n.e.c.

This table highlights the top industries people working as Accountants and Auditors work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Accountants and Auditors. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Accountants and Auditors received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Accountants and Auditors. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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