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Auditor Career Market Report 2026

2,881 active jobs. 622 companies. Median salary $83K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

2,881
Active Job Openings
622
Companies Hiring
$83K
Median Salary (US)
62%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Auditor market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 62% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $83K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $55K to $134K.

Auditing is the most-demanded skill at 97%

GAAP demand rose +6.6pp — fastest-growing skill

ccmiretailservices leads hiring with 372 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Manager → Director (+$98K, +101%)

Salary increase: +$98K · Sample: Manager → Director

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 19% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Manager95$82K$97K$140K
Senior92$75K$84K$117K
Mid-Level30$86K$99K$125K
Director16$154K$195K$249K
Junior14$46K$66K$156K
Lead10$90K$90K$169K
Staff7$67K$70K$111K

What jumps out

Manager → Director: +$98K (101%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States211$90KUSD
Remote23$87KUSD
United Kingdom7$58KGBP

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site1.1%
Remote4.0%
Hybrid1.9%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Auditing
97%
Risk Management
33%
CPA
23%
Data Analysis
20%
AI/LLM
19%
Excel
18%
Financial Reporting
13%
SOX Compliance
12%
Project Management
10%
GAAP
7%
SAP
5%
CISSP
5%

Skills on the Rise

GAAP ↑+6.6ppCISSP ↑+5.4ppSAP ↑+5.4ppCPA ↑+5.0ppRegulatory Compliance ↑+4.6pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-28.9ppAttention to Detail ↓-10.1ppCorporate Governance ↓-9.5ppQuality Assurance ↓-7.6ppCritical Thinking ↓-6.6pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
ccmiretailservices37212.9%
Qima933.2%
Sgs812.8%
daviesriskservices722.5%
Citrusglobal622.2%
armsrm612.1%
Lextorahlds431.5%
Accorhotel411.4%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States627
Remote100
India99
United Kingdom79
Nigeria55
Germany52
Mexico41
Canada40

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree51.6%921
Bachelor's Degree15.0%267
Master's Degree11.5%205
MBA1.9%34
PhD / Doctorate0.5%9
High School / GED0.2%3

Certifications

CPA (29%)CISA (18%)CISSP (5%)MBA (4%)CISM (3%)CFA (2%)

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