Salary guide, May 2025

Cost Accountant pay in Anniston-Oxford, AL

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The median annual wage for Accountants and Auditors in Anniston-Oxford, AL was $66,260 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $56,050 and $82,230.

The Anniston-Oxford, AL median is $17,420 below the national median of $83,680, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about anniston-Oxford, AL?

Accountants and Auditors in Anniston-Oxford, AL: median $66,260; published 25th to 75th percentile $56,050 to $82,230.

Annual wage percentiles, Anniston-Oxford, AL
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$47,590	$56,050	$66,260	$82,230	$113,380

Accountants and Auditors in Anniston-Oxford, AL: median $31.86; published 25th to 75th percentile $26.95 to $39.54.

Hourly wage percentiles, Anniston-Oxford, AL
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.88	$26.95	$31.86	$39.54	$54.51

BLS estimated 340 workers employed in this occupation in Anniston-Oxford, AL. Location quotient: 0.83.

What should you know about united States?

Accountants and Auditors in U.S.: median $83,680; published 25th to 75th percentile $67,020 to $109,810.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$56,020	$67,020	$83,680	$109,810	$144,090

Accountants and Auditors in U.S.: median $40.23; published 25th to 75th percentile $32.22 to $52.80.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$26.93	$32.22	$40.23	$52.80	$69.27

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Cost Accountant median is $66,260. The all-occupations median in Anniston-Oxford, AL is $42,680. Ratio: 1.55 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.83 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Cost Accountant in Anniston-Oxford, AL, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$51,860	$62,450	$80,030
May 2025	$56,050	$66,260	$82,230

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors, Anniston-Oxford, AL. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Cost Accountant
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Gadsden, AL	$63,250	$53,190 to $76,980
Rome, GA	$74,640	$59,480 to $94,990

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