What are the main factors that influence an Accountant/Internal Auditor's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Accountant/Internal Auditor?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Accountant/Internal Auditor roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Accountant/Internal Auditor's salary?

An Accountant/Internal Auditor's salary grows with experience: starting around $51,380 for beginners, reaching about $53,464 at mid-level, and approach $55,580 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Accountant/Internal Auditor?

Accountant/Internal Auditor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Accountant/Internal Auditor roles are District of Columbia $67,253, California $66,998, Massachusetts $66,105. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Accountant/Internal Auditor roles make?

Salaries for Accountant/Internal Auditor level roles vary by specialization: Healthcare Auditor: $96,806; Senior Auditor: $89,401; Auditor: $87,525; Tax Auditor: $84,690; Operations Auditor: $73,410.

Accountant/Internal Auditor Salary in Mississippi

How much does an Accountant/Internal Auditor make in Mississippi? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Accountant/Internal Auditor in Mississippi is $54,169 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $26.

However, an Accountant/Internal Auditor's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $63,870
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,256 to $59,247
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,783

10% $44,783

50% (Median) $54,169

90% $63,870

Accountant/Internal Auditor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,247	$4,937	$1,139	$28
Average	$54,169	$4,514	$1,042	$26
25th Percentile	$49,256	$4,105	$947	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Accountant/Internal Auditor Salaries

An Accountant/Internal Auditor's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Accountant/Internal Auditor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Accountant/Internal Auditor's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $51,380
Early Career (1-2 years): $51,774
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $53,464
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $55,439
Expert (over 8 years): $55,580

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Accountant/Internal Auditor	less than 1 year	$51,380
Early Career Level Accountant/Internal Auditor	1-2 years	$51,774
Mid-Level Level Accountant/Internal Auditor	2-4 years	$53,464
Senior-Level Level Accountant/Internal Auditor	5-8 years	$55,439
Expert Level Accountant/Internal Auditor	over 8 years	$55,580

How Do Accountant/Internal Auditor Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Accountant/Internal Auditors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $67,253.
California: $66,998.
Massachusetts: $66,105.

District of Columbia $67,253 California $66,998 Massachusetts $66,105 Washington $65,862 New Jersey $65,837 Alaska $65,752 Connecticut $64,914 New York $64,574

Hawaii $63,487 Rhode Island $62,977 Maryland $62,630 Minnesota $62,157 Colorado $61,974 Illinois $61,914 Oregon $61,683 Delaware $61,513

New Hampshire $61,406 Virginia $61,166 Pennsylvania $60,468 Nevada $60,116 North Dakota $60,000 Michigan $59,818 Wisconsin $59,751 Vermont $59,618

Texas $59,247 Maine $59,223 Arizona $59,186 Ohio $59,144 Georgia $58,585 Indiana $58,306 Wyoming $58,251 Utah $58,166

Iowa $58,129 Kansas $57,838 Louisiana $57,753 North Carolina $57,722 Missouri $57,710 Florida $57,473 Montana $57,346 Nebraska $57,224

Kentucky $57,158 South Carolina $56,915 Tennessee $56,763 Idaho $56,702 New Mexico $56,259 Oklahoma $56,161 Alabama $55,803 South Dakota $55,202

Arkansas $54,874 West Virginia $54,698 Mississippi $54,169

Top Paying Cities for Accountant/Internal Auditor

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Hillsboro: $53,157
Holly Bluff: $52,701
Kosciusko: $52,687

Hillsboro, MS $53,157

Holly Bluff, MS $52,701

Kosciusko, MS $52,687

Lake, MS $52,981

Lena, MS $53,190

Lexington, MS $52,594

Lorman, MS $52,725

Louise, MS $53,258

Ludlow, MS $53,307

Mc Adams, MS $52,640

Mc Cool, MS $52,581

Madden, MS $52,845

Madison, MS $53,791

Magee, MS $53,223

Mayersville, MS $53,017

Mendenhall, MS $53,412

Midnight, MS $53,259

Mize, MS $53,007

Morton, MS $53,430

Mount Olive, MS $53,010

Natchez, MS $52,861

Newhebron, MS $53,158

Pattison, MS $52,978

Pelahatchie, MS $53,601

Pickens, MS $53,017

Piney Woods, MS $53,689

Pinola, MS $53,379

Port Gibson, MS $52,969

Puckett, MS $53,482

Pulaski, MS $53,176

Raleigh, MS $53,033

Raymond, MS $53,771

Redwood, MS $53,045

Ridgeland, MS $53,929

Rolling Fork, MS $53,054

Sallis, MS $52,730

Sandhill, MS $53,724

Satartia, MS $53,316

Sharon, MS $53,372

Sibley, MS $52,989

Silver City, MS $52,963

Star, MS $53,762

Taylorsville, MS $52,872

Tchula, MS $52,638

Terry, MS $53,788

Thomastown, MS $52,849

Tinsley, MS $53,269

Tougaloo, MS $53,967

Utica, MS $53,474

Vaiden, MS $52,488

Valley Park, MS $52,801

Vaughan, MS $53,123

Vicksburg, MS $53,227

Walnut Grove, MS $52,946

Washington, MS $52,839

Wesson, MS $53,200

West, MS $52,481

Whitfield, MS $53,963

Yazoo City, MS $53,048

Jackson, MS $54,005

Pearl, MS $54,001

Richland, MS $54,005

Flowood, MS $53,990

Byram, MS $53,939

Lula, MS $53,726

Lyon, MS $52,726

Marks, MS $53,083

Michigan City, MS $54,126

Mount Pleasant, MS $55,427

Myrtle, MS $53,147

Nesbit, MS $56,344

New Albany, MS $53,053

Olive Branch, MS $56,261

Oxford, MS $53,235

Pope, MS $52,901

Potts Camp, MS $53,732

Red Banks, MS $55,400

Ripley, MS $52,984

Robinsonville, MS $55,583

Sarah, MS $54,787

Sardis, MS $53,828

Senatobia, MS $54,857

Sherard, MS $52,612

Sledge, MS $53,637

Southaven, MS $56,673

Taylor, MS $53,153

Tiplersville, MS $53,076

Tula, MS $52,856

Tunica, MS $54,933

University, MS $53,611

Victoria, MS $55,331

Walls, MS $56,551

Walnut, MS $53,095

Waterford, MS $53,928

Greenville, MS $53,999

Alligator, MS $52,445

Anguilla, MS $53,437

Arcola, MS $53,999

Avon, MS $53,999

Benoit, MS $53,494

Beulah, MS $53,000

Boyle, MS $53,254

Chatham, MS $53,906

Cleveland, MS $53,061

Doddsville, MS $52,768

Drew, MS $52,487

Parchman, MS $52,543

Dublin, MS $52,351

Duncan, MS $52,416

Glen Allan, MS $53,745

Grace, MS $53,614

Gunnison, MS $52,570

Hollandale, MS $53,999

Holly Ridge, MS $53,530

Indianola, MS $53,565

Inverness, MS $53,461

Isola, MS $53,581

Leland, MS $53,999

Merigold, MS $52,775

Metcalfe, MS $53,999

Moorhead, MS $53,047

Mound Bayou, MS $52,727

Pace, MS $53,038

Panther Burn, MS $53,764

Rena Lara, MS $52,429

Rome, MS $52,439

Rosedale, MS $52,912

Ruleville, MS $52,739

Scott, MS $53,678

Shaw, MS $53,416

Shelby, MS $52,601

Stoneville, MS $53,999

Sunflower, MS $52,948

Wayside, MS $53,999

Winstonville, MS $52,872

Winterville, MS $53,999

Tupelo, MS $53,296

Algoma, MS $53,149

Amory, MS $52,396

Baldwyn, MS $53,018

Becker, MS $52,261

Belden, MS $53,203

Belmont, MS $52,810

Blue Springs, MS $53,053

Booneville, MS $52,986

Burnsville, MS $52,945

Corinth, MS $53,145

Dennis, MS $52,750

Derma, MS $53,102

Ecru, MS $53,097

Fulton, MS $53,019

Gattman, MS $52,186

Glen, MS $52,997

Abbeville, MS $53,543

Arkabutla, MS $55,374

Ashland, MS $53,746

Batesville, MS $53,392

Belen, MS $52,920

Blue Mountain, MS $53,106

Byhalia, MS $55,645

Clarksdale, MS $52,573

Coahoma, MS $53,115

Coldwater, MS $55,460

Como, MS $54,133

Courtland, MS $53,115

Crenshaw, MS $53,852

Crowder, MS $52,931

Darling, MS $53,372

Dumas, MS $52,949

Dundee, MS $53,759

Etta, MS $53,090

Falcon, MS $53,500

Falkner, MS $53,343

Farrell, MS $52,728

Friars Point, MS $53,146

Hernando, MS $55,873

Hickory Flat, MS $53,494

Holly Springs, MS $54,359

Horn Lake, MS $56,612

Independence, MS $55,244

Jonestown, MS $53,163

Lake Cormorant, MS $56,314

Lamar, MS $54,387

Stennis Space Center, MS $53,962

Diamondhead, MS $53,508

Biloxi, MS $53,835

Diberville, MS $53,805

Escatawpa, MS $53,543

Gautier, MS $53,533

Hurley, MS $53,686

Kiln, MS $53,562

Lakeshore, MS $54,003

Long Beach, MS $53,441

Mc Henry, MS $53,293

Moss Point, MS $53,587

Ocean Springs, MS $53,613

Vancleave, MS $53,481

Pascagoula, MS $53,586

Pass Christian, MS $53,443

Pearlington, MS $54,702

Perkinston, MS $53,282

Saucier, MS $53,452

Waveland, MS $53,591

Wiggins, MS $53,101

Brookhaven, MS $53,191

Bogue Chitto, MS $52,920

Bude, MS $52,926

Centreville, MS $54,484

Chatawa, MS $53,405

Crosby, MS $53,239

Fernwood, MS $53,154

Gloster, MS $53,601

Jayess, MS $52,744

Kokomo, MS $52,769

Liberty, MS $53,749

Mc Call Creek, MS $52,877

Mccomb, MS $52,940

Magnolia, MS $53,215

Meadville, MS $52,719

Monticello, MS $53,059

Oak Vale, MS $52,791

Osyka, MS $53,585

Roxie, MS $52,689

Ruth, MS $52,825

Silver Creek, MS $53,011

Smithdale, MS $52,843

Sontag, MS $53,077

Summit, MS $52,822

Tylertown, MS $52,812

Union Church, MS $52,928

Woodville, MS $53,805

Columbus, MS $51,792

Aberdeen, MS $52,141

Ackerman, MS $52,604

Artesia, MS $51,868

Bellefontaine, MS $52,684

Brooksville, MS $52,066

Caledonia, MS $52,021

Cedarbluff, MS $52,148

Crawford, MS $51,945

Eupora, MS $52,669

French Camp, MS $52,590

Hamilton, MS $51,922

Kilmichael, MS $52,564

Maben, MS $52,462

Mantee, MS $52,532

Mathiston, MS $52,556

Mayhew, MS $51,795

Montpelier, MS $52,333

Pheba, MS $52,283

Prairie, MS $52,135

Starkville, MS $52,081

Mississippi State, MS $52,038

Steens, MS $51,820

Stewart, MS $52,571

Sturgis, MS $52,433

Walthall, MS $52,771

Weir, MS $52,655

West Point, MS $51,894

Woodland, MS $52,562

Thaxton, MS $52,957

Tishomingo, MS $52,708

Toccopola, MS $52,962

Trebloc, MS $52,389

Tremont, MS $52,898

Van Vleet, MS $52,796

Vardaman, MS $52,859

Verona, MS $53,284

Wheeler, MS $52,992

Grenada, MS $52,589

Banner, MS $52,816

Big Creek, MS $52,677

Bruce, MS $52,850

Calhoun City, MS $52,785

Carrollton, MS $52,341

Cascilla, MS $52,406

Charleston, MS $52,478

Coffeeville, MS $52,621

Coila, MS $52,346

Cruger, MS $52,467

Duck Hill, MS $52,547

Elliott, MS $52,605

Enid, MS $52,629

Glendora, MS $52,321

Gore Springs, MS $52,642

Greenwood, MS $52,326

Holcomb, MS $52,338

Itta Bena, MS $52,712

Mc Carley, MS $52,409

Minter City, MS $52,215

Money, MS $52,285

Morgan City, MS $52,805

North Carrollton, MS $52,624

Oakland, MS $52,569

Paris, MS $52,818

Philipp, MS $52,174

Pittsboro, MS $52,863

Schlater, MS $52,318

Scobey, MS $52,484

Sidon, MS $52,451

Slate Spring, MS $52,751

Sumner, MS $52,476

Swan Lake, MS $52,339

Swiftown, MS $52,944

Tie Plant, MS $52,591

Tillatoba, MS $52,510

Tippo, MS $52,256

Tutwiler, MS $52,449

Vance, MS $52,365

Water Valley, MS $52,763

Webb, MS $52,404

Winona, MS $52,546

Belzoni, MS $53,194

Benton, MS $53,112

Bentonia, MS $53,492

Bolton, MS $53,712

Brandon, MS $53,716

Braxton, MS $53,626

Camden, MS $52,975

Canton, MS $53,524

Carthage, MS $52,873

Cary, MS $53,110

Clinton, MS $53,882

Conehatta, MS $52,873

Crystal Springs, MS $53,604

Delta City, MS $53,760

D Lo, MS $53,515

Durant, MS $52,646

Edwards, MS $53,573

Ethel, MS $52,576

Fayette, MS $52,748

Flora, MS $53,687

Pocahontas, MS $53,950

Florence, MS $53,825

Meridian, MS $52,769

Bailey, MS $52,698

Buckatunna, MS $52,743

Chunky, MS $52,649

Clara, MS $52,706

Collinsville, MS $52,726

Daleville, MS $52,647

Decatur, MS $52,726

De Kalb, MS $52,658

Enterprise, MS $52,648

Hickory, MS $52,658

Lauderdale, MS $52,711

Lawrence, MS $52,839

Little Rock, MS $52,669

Louin, MS $52,757

Louisville, MS $52,656

Macon, MS $52,789

Marion, MS $52,883

Newton, MS $52,739

Noxapater, MS $52,681

Pachuta, MS $52,618

Paulding, MS $52,607

Philadelphia, MS $52,725

Porterville, MS $52,649

Preston, MS $52,665

Quitman, MS $52,686

Rose Hill, MS $52,577

Scooba, MS $52,771

Sebastopol, MS $53,001

Shubuta, MS $52,641

Shuqualak, MS $52,762

State Line, MS $52,842

Stonewall, MS $52,708

Toomsuba, MS $52,723

Union, MS $52,693

Vossburg, MS $52,629

Waynesboro, MS $52,709

Hattiesburg, MS $52,831

Bassfield, MS $52,791

Bay Springs, MS $52,797

Beaumont, MS $52,771

Brooklyn, MS $52,880

Carriere, MS $53,810

Carson, MS $52,815

Collins, MS $52,863

Columbia, MS $52,785

Eastabuchie, MS $52,731

Ellisville, MS $52,750

Heidelberg, MS $52,666

Laurel, MS $52,914

Leakesville, MS $53,179

Lucedale, MS $53,593

Lumberton, MS $53,023

Mc Lain, MS $52,977

Mc Neill, MS $53,743

Moselle, MS $52,732

Moss, MS $52,700

Neely, MS $52,881

New Augusta, MS $52,665

Nicholson, MS $54,076

Ovett, MS $52,661

Petal, MS $52,813

Picayune, MS $54,026

Poplarville, MS $53,393

Prentiss, MS $52,980

Purvis, MS $52,815

Richton, MS $52,654

Sandersville, MS $52,757

Sandy Hook, MS $52,805

Seminary, MS $52,720

Soso, MS $52,711

Stringer, MS $52,742

Sumrall, MS $52,746

Foxworth, MS $52,769

Gulfport, MS $53,410

Bay Saint Louis, MS $53,902

Plantersville, MS $52,991

Pontotoc, MS $53,136

Randolph, MS $52,938

Rienzi, MS $52,992

Saltillo, MS $53,158

Shannon, MS $53,010

Sherman, MS $53,220

Smithville, MS $52,723

Golden, MS $52,815

Greenwood Springs, MS $52,357

Guntown, MS $53,071

Houlka, MS $53,014

Houston, MS $52,728

Iuka, MS $52,754

Mantachie, MS $53,078

Marietta, MS $52,923

Mooreville, MS $53,177

Nettleton, MS $52,800

New Site, MS $52,808

Okolona, MS $52,680

Lambert, MS $52,510

Forest, MS $53,126

Gallman, MS $53,458

Georgetown, MS $53,491

Goodman, MS $52,920

Harperville, MS $53,084

Harriston, MS $52,771

Harrisville, MS $53,577

Hazlehurst, MS $53,249

Hermanville, MS $53,076

Accountant/Internal Auditor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Accountant/Internal Auditor roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Financial Services, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Accountant/Internal Auditor positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Accountant/Internal Auditor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Accountant/Internal Auditor

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$65,003	$31.0	20%

Accountant/Internal Auditor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Accountant/Internal Auditor's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$49,256

Average $54,169/year

$59,247

$4,105

Average $4,514/month

$4,937

$947

Average $1,042/week

$1,139

$24

Average $26/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$59,247	$4,937	$1,139	$28
Average	$54,169	$4,514	$1,042	$26
25th Percentile	$49,256	$4,105	$947	$24

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