Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Audit Associate
Occupation profile for Audit Associate covers 164 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $76,650.
- FY2026 certified median
- $76,650
- Total filings
- 164
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $66,170–$87,083
- Top employer
- Crowe, LLP
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 68 | $72,000 | $63,600 | $80,400 |
| FY2025 | 55 | $74,000 | $66,600 | $80,000 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 41 | $76,650 | $66,170 | $87,083 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Crowe, LLP38 filings
- RSM US LLP8 filings
- CohnReznick Advisory LLC7 filings
- Grant Thornton LLP7 filings
- Grant Thornton Advisors LLC6 filings
- KLICHS LLP6 filings
- Tanner, LLC6 filings
- Hotta Liesenberg Satio LLP5 filings
- Kreit & Chiu CPA LLP5 filings
- MaloneBaileyLLP5 filings
Top cities
- Houston20 filings
- New York16 filings
- San Francisco12 filings
- Chicago8 filings
- Dallas7 filings
- Torrance6 filings
- Boston5 filings
- Salt Lake City5 filings
- Los Angeles4 filings
- Indianapolis4 filings
Filings by employer and title
- Crowe, LLP · Audit Associate38 filings
- RSM US LLP · Audit Associate8 filings
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 13-2011 | $75,046 | $97,053 | $119,059 | $141,066 |
| 2026-27 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 26420 | 13-2011 | $62,587 | $79,040 | $95,472 | $111,925 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 13-2011 | $64,314 | $81,931 | $99,570 | $117,187 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 13-2011 | $78,146 | $99,362 | $120,557 | $141,773 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 13-2011 | $62,920 | $77,376 | $91,853 | $106,309 |
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 13-2011 | $61,381 | $76,877 | $92,352 | $107,848 |
| 2026-27 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 12060 | 13-2011 | $60,216 | $78,978 | $97,718 | $116,480 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 13-2011 | $74,006 | $91,250 | $108,493 | $125,736 |
| 2026-27 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 41620 | 13-2011 | $57,616 | $74,090 | $90,542 | $107,016 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 13-2011 | $61,194 | $76,170 | $91,166 | $106,142 |