Accountants & Auditors salary in Naples, FL
Median pay for accountants & auditors in Naples, FL: $77,500/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $51,710 – $133,360 · about 1,300 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($74,290) by +$3,210 (+4%).
What it's really worth in Naples
With Naples's cost of living at 106 (US=100), that $77,500 has the buying power of about $72,784 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $82,011 · median home $556,339 · median rent $2,739/mo.
How Naples ranks for this job
On raw pay, Naples, FL is 66th of the 187 metros we hold accountants & auditors wages for. Once Naples's cost of living is applied, it ranks 147th.
The headline number flatters Naples. 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 Naples
A median home in Naples, FL costs $556,339 — about 7.2× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $2,739/mo works out at 42% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.
Where accountants & auditors earn more
Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Naples.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Naples | Rent vs Naples |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $113,980 | +47% | 1.3× |
| San Francisco, CA | $103,990 | +34% | 1.2× |
| New York, NY | $103,900 | +34% | 1.3× |
| Washington, DC | $97,320 | +26% | 0.9× |
Same job elsewhere in FL
| Metro | Median pay | vs Naples | Rent vs Naples |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami, FL | $79,730 | +3% | 1× |
| North Port, FL | $78,300 | +1% | 0.8× |
| Jacksonville, FL | $77,550 | +0% | 0.6× |
| Tampa, FL | $77,120 | +0% | 0.7× |
Staying in FL keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
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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.