Audit Associate salary
2 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 17, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for audit associate roles at entry level across the United States: 14 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $75,375 and $106,250, with a median of $85,000.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run entry-level $85,000 and senior $101,375. Moving from entry-level to senior is worth roughly 19% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. Every range in the table rests on at least 10 postings.
Every measured range
2 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Entry | $75,375 – $106,250 | $85,000 | 14 |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $92,075 – $105,900 | $101,375 | 12 |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open audit associate roles · 39 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $70,600–$139,800scale $40,000–$200,000
Experienced Audit Associate Cliftonlarsonallen · Livingston New $70,000–$106,000 2d ago Audit Senior Associate Baker Tilly · USA NM Albuquerque New $73,500–$95,500 3d ago Experienced Audit Associate, Nonprofit Cliftonlarsonallen · Boston New $65,000–$106,000 3d ago Senior Audit Associate - Higher Education Cliftonlarsonallen · Bellevue New $80,000–$136,000 3d ago Audit Associate - Winter 2027 Rsm · Calgary CA$57,200–CA$68,250 6d ago 
Finance Internal Audit Associate The Nielsen Company · Remote, NY, United States $68,970–$114,950 6d ago 
Senior Audit Associate, Technology Aprio · Atlanta $82,000–$142,500 8d ago Internal Audit Associate Bbva · New York $110,000–$140,000 8d ago Tax and Audit Associate - Summer 2027 - Salinas, CA Cliftonlarsonallen · Salinas $65,000–$110,000 8d ago Internal Audit Associate – Investment Management Technology Ms · Baltimore $108,000–$154,500 9d ago Internal Audit Associate – Investment Management Technology Ms (Private) · Baltimore $108,000–$154,500 9d ago Risk Advisory Internal Audit Associate (Financial/Operations) cbh (Cherrybekaert) · Louisville $62,600–$86,500 9d ago Tax & Audit Associate - Winter 2027 – Champaign/Bloomington/Dixon/Peoria, IL Cliftonlarsonallen · Bloomington $64,000–$91,800 10d ago 
Audit Senior Associate - Commercial Services Crowe · Boston MA USA $70,600–$139,800 10d ago 
Audit Associate Freddiemac · McLean $60,000–$90,000 10d ago 
Internal Audit Senior Associate PwC · Toronto CA$67,400–CA$112,300 13d ago Internal Audit Senior Associate Cw · Chicago $85,000–$100,000 2w ago 
External Audit Senior Associate Pwc (Nonpublic Postings) · London CA$48,800–CA$81,300 2w ago Internal Audit Associate - Institutional Securities Group Technology Ms · Baltimore $86,000–$126,500 2w ago Internal Audit Associate - Institutional Securities Group Technology Ms (Private) · Baltimore $86,000–$126,500 2w ago Information Technology Audit Senior Associate (Bilingual FR/EN) PwC · Montreal CA$65,600–CA$109,300 2w ago Audit Associate - State and Local Government Cliftonlarsonallen · Denver $60,000–$99,000 3w ago Audit Senior Associate - Diversified Crowe · Chicago IL USA $70,600–$139,800 3w ago 
Senior Internal Audit Associate Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. · New York $103,700–$153,500 4w ago Senior Audit Associate Aprio · New York $82,000–$142,500 4w ago Internal Audit Associate Embecta · Parsippany $86,000–$95,000 4w ago Internal Audit Associate – Fixed Income Ms · Baltimore $86,000–$126,500 4w ago Internal Audit Associate – Fixed Income Ms (Private) · Baltimore $86,000–$126,500 4w ago Audit Associate - State and Local Government Cliftonlarsonallen · Boston $65,000–$106,000 5w ago Senior Audit Associate Advatix · Lincolnshire $76,000–$95,000 7w ago Audit Senior Associate (Insurance) Armaninollp (Armanino) · St. Louis $76,900–$104,700 7w ago Audit Senior Associate Armaninollp (Armanino) · San Jose $82,000–$120,000 8w ago Audit Senior Associate - Commercial Services Crowe · Houston TX USA $70,600–$139,800 2mo ago Audit Senior Associate - Commercial Services Crowe · Indianapolis IN USA $70,600–$139,800 2mo ago Audit Senior Associate - Financial Services Crowe · Los Angeles CA USA $70,600–$139,800 2mo ago Audit Senior Associate - Financial Services Crowe · Atlanta GA USA $70,600–$139,800 2mo ago Audit Senior Associate - Healthcare Crowe · Nashville TN USA $70,600–$139,800 2mo ago Audit Senior Associate Grant Thornton Advisors · Denver $92,000–$102,000 2mo ago Audit Senior Associate, Non-Profit Armaninollp (Armanino) · San Ramon $82,600–$120,500 6mo ago
Finance Internal Audit Associate The Nielsen Company · Remote, NY, United States $68,970–$114,950 6d ago Senior Audit Associate, Technology Aprio · Atlanta $82,000–$142,500 8d ago Internal Audit Associate Bbva · New York $110,000–$140,000 8d ago Tax and Audit Associate - Summer 2027 - Salinas, CA Cliftonlarsonallen · Salinas $65,000–$110,000 8d ago Internal Audit Associate – Investment Management Technology Ms · Baltimore $108,000–$154,500 9d ago Internal Audit Associate – Investment Management Technology Ms (Private) · Baltimore $108,000–$154,500 9d ago Risk Advisory Internal Audit Associate (Financial/Operations) cbh (Cherrybekaert) · Louisville $62,600–$86,500 9d ago Tax & Audit Associate - Winter 2027 – Champaign/Bloomington/Dixon/Peoria, IL Cliftonlarsonallen · Bloomington $64,000–$91,800 10d ago Audit Senior Associate - Commercial Services Crowe · Boston MA USA $70,600–$139,800 10d ago Audit Associate Freddiemac · McLean $60,000–$90,000 10d ago Internal Audit Senior Associate PwC · Toronto CA$67,400–CA$112,300 13d ago Internal Audit Senior Associate Cw · Chicago $85,000–$100,000 2w ago External Audit Senior Associate Pwc (Nonpublic Postings) · London CA$48,800–CA$81,300 2w ago Internal Audit Associate - Institutional Securities Group Technology Ms · Baltimore $86,000–$126,500 2w ago Internal Audit Associate - Institutional Securities Group Technology Ms (Private) · Baltimore $86,000–$126,500 2w ago Information Technology Audit Senior Associate (Bilingual FR/EN) PwC · Montreal CA$65,600–CA$109,300 2w ago Audit Associate - State and Local Government Cliftonlarsonallen · Denver $60,000–$99,000 3w ago Audit Senior Associate - Diversified Crowe · Chicago IL USA $70,600–$139,800 3w ago Senior Internal Audit Associate Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. · New York $103,700–$153,500 4w ago Senior Audit Associate Aprio · New York $82,000–$142,500 4w ago Internal Audit Associate Embecta · Parsippany $86,000–$95,000 4w ago Internal Audit Associate – Fixed Income Ms · Baltimore $86,000–$126,500 4w ago Internal Audit Associate – Fixed Income Ms (Private) · Baltimore $86,000–$126,500 4w ago Audit Associate - State and Local Government Cliftonlarsonallen · Boston $65,000–$106,000 5w ago Senior Audit Associate Advatix · Lincolnshire $76,000–$95,000 7w ago Audit Senior Associate (Insurance) Armaninollp (Armanino) · St. Louis $76,900–$104,700 7w ago Audit Senior Associate Armaninollp (Armanino) · San Jose $82,000–$120,000 8w ago Audit Senior Associate - Commercial Services Crowe · Houston TX USA $70,600–$139,800 2mo ago Audit Senior Associate - Commercial Services Crowe · Indianapolis IN USA $70,600–$139,800 2mo ago Audit Senior Associate - Financial Services Crowe · Los Angeles CA USA $70,600–$139,800 2mo ago Audit Senior Associate - Financial Services Crowe · Atlanta GA USA $70,600–$139,800 2mo ago Audit Senior Associate - Healthcare Crowe · Nashville TN USA $70,600–$139,800 2mo ago Audit Senior Associate Grant Thornton Advisors · Denver $92,000–$102,000 2mo ago Audit Senior Associate, Non-Profit Armaninollp (Armanino) · San Ramon $82,600–$120,500 6mo ago