Accountants & Auditors salary in Evansville, IN
Median pay for accountants & auditors in Evansville, IN: $68,390/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $46,390 – $112,970 · about 1,090 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($74,290) by −$5,900 (-8%).
What it's really worth in Evansville
With Evansville's cost of living at 90 (US=100), that $68,390 has the buying power of about $75,991 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $64,084 · median home $226,753 · median rent $1,087/mo.
How Evansville ranks for this job
On raw pay, Evansville, IN is 142nd of the 187 metros we hold accountants & auditors wages for. Once Evansville's cost of living is applied, it ranks 108th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Evansville is one of the places where accountants & auditors gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.
What that salary buys in Evansville
A median home in Evansville, IN costs $226,753 — about 3.3× 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 $1,087/mo works out at 19% 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 Evansville.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Evansville | Rent vs Evansville |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $113,980 | +67% | 3.3× |
| San Francisco, CA | $103,990 | +52% | 3× |
| New York, NY | $103,900 | +52% | 3.2× |
| Washington, DC | $97,320 | +42% | 2.2× |
Same job elsewhere in IN
| Metro | Median pay | vs Evansville | Rent vs Evansville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis, IN | $76,710 | +12% | 1.4× |
| South Bend, IN | $73,000 | +7% | 1.2× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $68,510 | +0% | 1.2× |
Staying in IN keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
Who hires accountants & auditors around Evansville
Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.
- Berry Global · Manufacturing
- Old National Bank · Finance
- Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana · Manufacturing
Other jobs in Evansville
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.