Accountants & Auditors salary in Houston, TX

Median pay for accountants & auditors in Houston, TX: $81,830/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $56,370 – $143,500 · about 27,410 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($74,290) by +$7,540 (+10%).

What it's really worth in Houston

With Houston's cost of living at 100 (US=100), that $81,830 has the buying power of about $82,048 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $78,061 · median home $308,306 · median rent $1,639/mo.

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How Houston ranks for this job

On raw pay, Houston, TX is 23rd of the 187 metros we hold accountants & auditors wages for. Once Houston's cost of living is applied, it ranks 35th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Houston sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Houston

A median home in Houston, TX costs $308,306 — about 3.8× 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 $1,639/mo works out at 24% 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 Houston.

Metro	Median pay	vs Houston	Rent vs Houston
San Jose, CA	$113,980	+39%	2.2×
San Francisco, CA	$103,990	+27%	2×
New York, NY	$103,900	+27%	2.1×
Washington, DC	$97,320	+19%	1.5×

Same job elsewhere in TX

Metro	Median pay	vs Houston	Rent vs Houston
Austin, TX	$80,210	−2%	1×
Dallas, TX	$79,840	−2%	1×
San Antonio, TX	$77,490	−5%	0.9×
Longview, TX	$74,040	−10%	0.7×

Staying in TX keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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