Accountants & Auditors salary in Vallejo, CA
Median pay for accountants & auditors in Vallejo, CA: $86,200/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $57,160 – $140,940 · about 710 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($74,290) by +$11,910 (+16%).
What it's really worth in Vallejo
With Vallejo's cost of living at 109 (US=100), that $86,200 has the buying power of about $78,823 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $97,037 · median home $576,614 · median rent $2,400/mo.
How Vallejo ranks for this job
On raw pay, Vallejo, CA is 12th of the 187 metros we hold accountants & auditors wages for. Once Vallejo's cost of living is applied, it ranks 70th.
The headline number flatters Vallejo. 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 Vallejo
A median home in Vallejo, CA costs $576,614 — about 6.7× 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 $2,400/mo works out at 33% 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 Vallejo.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Vallejo | Rent vs Vallejo |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $113,980 | +32% | 1.5× |
| San Francisco, CA | $103,990 | +21% | 1.4× |
| New York, NY | $103,900 | +21% | 1.5× |
| Washington, DC | $97,320 | +13% | 1× |
Same job elsewhere in CA
| Metro | Median pay | vs Vallejo | Rent vs Vallejo |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $113,980 | +32% | 1.5× |
| San Francisco, CA | $103,990 | +21% | 1.4× |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $93,650 | +9% | 1.1× |
| San Diego, CA | $89,120 | +3% | 1.2× |
Staying in CA 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.