Accountants & Auditors salary in Salisbury, MD
Median pay for accountants & auditors in Salisbury, MD: $72,700/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $47,990 – $120,100 · about 1,170 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($74,290) by −$1,590 (-2%).
What it's really worth in Salisbury
With Salisbury's cost of living at 93 (US=100), that $72,700 has the buying power of about $78,473 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $72,964 · median home $429,483 · median rent $1,968/mo.
How Salisbury ranks for this job
On raw pay, Salisbury, MD is 114th of the 187 metros we hold accountants & auditors wages for. Once Salisbury's cost of living is applied, it ranks 78th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Salisbury 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 Salisbury
A median home in Salisbury, MD costs $429,483 — about 5.9× 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 $1,968/mo works out at 32% 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 Salisbury.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Salisbury | Rent vs Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $113,980 | +57% | 1.8× |
| San Francisco, CA | $103,990 | +43% | 1.7× |
| New York, NY | $103,900 | +43% | 1.8× |
| Washington, DC | $97,320 | +34% | 1.2× |
Same job elsewhere in MD
| Metro | Median pay | vs Salisbury | Rent vs Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore, MD | $81,390 | +12% | 1× |
| Hagerstown, MD | $67,120 | −8% | 0.8× |
Staying in MD 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.