Accountants & Auditors salary in Dallas, TX
Median pay for accountants & auditors in Dallas, TX: $79,840/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $53,160 – $132,250 · about 39,500 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($74,290) by +$5,550 (+7%).
What it's really worth in Dallas
With Dallas's cost of living at 102 (US=100), that $79,840 has the buying power of about $77,900 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $83,398 · median home $366,823 · median rent $1,678/mo.
How Dallas ranks for this job
On raw pay, Dallas, TX is 35th of the 187 metros we hold accountants & auditors wages for. Once Dallas's cost of living is applied, it ranks 82nd.
The headline number flatters Dallas. Once housing and everyday costs are taken into account, accountants & auditors here keep less of what they earn than the raw salary implies.
What that salary buys in Dallas
A median home in Dallas, TX costs $366,823 — about 4.6× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $1,678/mo works out at 25% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.
Where accountants & auditors earn more
Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Dallas.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Dallas | Rent vs Dallas |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $113,980 | +43% | 2.2× |
| San Francisco, CA | $103,990 | +30% | 1.9× |
| New York, NY | $103,900 | +30% | 2.1× |
| Washington, DC | $97,320 | +22% | 1.4× |
Same job elsewhere in TX
| Metro | Median pay | vs Dallas | Rent vs Dallas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston, TX | $81,830 | +2% | 1× |
| Austin, TX | $80,210 | +0% | 1× |
| San Antonio, TX | $77,490 | −3% | 0.8× |
| Longview, TX | $74,040 | −7% | 0.7× |
Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires accountants & auditors around Dallas
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- JPMorgan Chase · Finance
- Bank of America · Finance
Other jobs in Dallas
Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 187 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.