SOC 13-2011 · Gainesville, GA metro

Accountants and Auditors Salary in Gainesville, GA

The average salary for accountants and auditors in Gainesville, Georgia is $83,830 a year ($40.30 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $75,200: half of the 750 people in this job in the Gainesville, GA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($94,750).

$83,830average per year

$40.30 / hourMedian $75,200Take-home ≈ $64,370

  • $50K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $75KMedian
  • $97K75th
  • $126K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

750people in this job
-12%vs U.S. average
#6 of 14Georgia metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Accountants and Auditors pay range in Gainesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,990 a year or less, while the top 10% make $125,520 or more. The middle half of accountants and auditors in Gainesville earn between $61,410 and $97,140.

  • $50K10th
  • $61K25th
  • $75KMedian
  • $97K75th
  • $126K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$83,830$6,986$40.30
Median$75,200$6,267$36.15
Entry level (25th percentile)$61,410$5,118$29.52
Experienced (75th percentile)$97,140$8,095$46.70

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Accountants and Auditors pay in Gainesville vs. Georgia and the U.S.

Accountants and auditors in Gainesville earn 10% less than the Georgia average ($93,640) and 12% less than the U.S. average ($94,750). At the median the gap is -10% against the U.S. median of $83,680.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Gainesville$83,830$75,200$49,990$125,520750
Georgia$93,640$81,900$51,830$145,96044,020
United States$94,750$83,680$56,020$144,0901,449,500

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Accountants and Auditors salary after taxes in Gainesville

On the average salary of $83,830, a single filer in Gainesville takes home about $64,370 a year, or $5,364 a month and $2,476 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Gainesville a good place for accountants and auditors? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Gainesville area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.8), so the average $83,830 buys what about $86,632 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Gainesville ($45,900). A typical home costs $393,150, or 4.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Accountants and Auditors salary in other Georgia cities

Gainesville ranks 6th of 14 Georgia metro areas for this job; Atlanta pays the most ($97,920).

All Accountants and Auditors salaries in Georgia

Highest-paying cities for accountants and auditors

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($128,520).

Accountants and Auditors salary by city

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Accountants and Auditors salary in Gainesville: questions

How much do accountants and auditors make an hour in Gainesville?

$40.30 an hour on average, and $36.15 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level accountants and auditors salary in Gainesville?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,990 a year and the 25th percentile is $61,410, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the accountants and auditors take-home pay in Gainesville?

About $64,370 a year ($5,364 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $83,830.

Do accountants and auditors earn more in Gainesville than elsewhere?

The average here is 12% less than the U.S. average for this job ($94,750).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 13-2011; area Gainesville, GA (23580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.7%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.78, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.78).

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