Oregon · Audit CPA Salary
Audit Manager Salary in Oregon
What audit managers earn in Oregon — an estimated median and range built on the verified BLS OEWS May 2025 wage for accountants and auditors in the state.
Estimate · verified BLS Oregon wage ($85,800) → audit manager role multiplier · updated June 2026
How much does a Audit Manager make in Oregon?
Verified: the BLS OEWS May 2025 Oregon wage for Accountants & Auditors (SOC 13-2011). The audit manager figure is a modeled Estimate layered on it — BLS publishes no role-specific wage.
Audit Manager · estimated median
$133,000
Modeled median for a audit manager in Oregon, scaled from the verified BLS state wage.
Model your payOregon · verified BLS median
$85,800
The measured OEWS May 2025 median for accountants & auditors in Oregon — the base every estimate here is built on.
All Oregon payState rank (verified)
#13 of 51
Where Oregon ranks on the BLS-measured median for accountants & auditors.
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The BLS measurement behind this page
BLS OEWS May 2025 reports wages for the broad occupation "Accountants and Auditors" (SOC 13-2011) in Oregon — not for audit managers, and not for CPAs. These percentiles are direct measurements.
| Percentile | Annual | Hourly | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $62,590 | $30.09/hr | Entry-level / lower pay |
| 25th percentile | $74,350 | $35.75/hr | Below median |
| Median (50th) | $85,800 | $41.25/hr | Typical pay |
| 75th percentile | $104,150 | $50.07/hr | Experienced / senior |
| 90th percentile | $130,650 | $62.81/hr | Top earners |
The Oregon figures above, straight from the OEWS May 2025 release: a $85,800 median across 14,920 accountants and auditors employed in Oregon.
Every audit manager figure on this page — $133,000 median included. It is the verified state median scaled by this role’s multiplier (1.55×), because BLS publishes no audit manager-specific wage.
Comparison
Audit Manager pay in Oregon vs. national
Oregon's measured accountant median runs +2.5% versus the U.S. figure. The role rows are estimates built on those two verified benchmarks.
Audit Manager — Oregon
estimated median
$133,000
+55.0%Audit Manager — national
estimated median
$129,700
+51.2%All accountants — Oregon
BLS OEWS May 2025 · verified
$85,800
baseAll accountants — national
BLS OEWS May 2025 · verified
$83,680
-2.5%
The audit manager estimate sits +55.0% above the verified Oregon accountant median and +2.5% versus the national audit manager estimate. Verified rows are BLS measurements; role rows are modeled.
Oregon market
What shapes audit manager pay in Oregon
Oregon pairs a technology base around Portland (Intel is the state’s largest private employer, alongside Nike) with manufacturing and no statewide sales tax. Pay runs near or above the national median in the Portland metro, balanced by a comparatively high cost of living.
An audit manager runs assurance engagements end to end — planning scope, reviewing fieldwork, managing client relationships, and supervising audit seniors and associates. It is the level above audit senior and the gateway to senior manager and partner.
Pay varies with firm size, industry specialization (financial services, IT/SOX), and local market. Big 4 and national firms pay a brand premium, and audit’s broad business exposure is a springboard into controller and finance-leadership roles.
Role ladder
Audit Manager vs. other roles in Oregon
Each level's multiplier applied to Oregon's verified BLS median. Estimates — the comparison is consistent because every row shares one measured base.
Estimated pay by role · Oregon
On Oregon's verified pay base, estimated pay spans $66,900 (Staff Accountant) to $334,600 (Chief Financial Officer). Audit Manager sits at $133,000.
| Role / level | Low | Est. median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Financial Officer | $334,600 | ||
| Partner | $308,900 | ||
| Director of Finance | $210,200 | ||
| Senior Manager | $175,900 | ||
| Controller | $167,300 | ||
| Tax Manager | $133,000 | ||
| Audit Manager | $133,000 | ||
| Accounting Manager | $121,800 | ||
| Audit Senior | $94,400 | ||
| Tax Senior | $92,700 | ||
| Senior Accountant | $87,500 | ||
| Audit Associate | $71,200 | ||
| Tax Associate | $70,400 | ||
| Staff Accountant | $66,900 |
Role multipliers applied to the BLS national median for Accountants & Auditors. The low–high band is a modeled typical range, not a guaranteed offer.
By experience
Audit Manager pay by experience in Oregon
Oregon's verified pay base scaled across experience bands at the audit manager level. Estimate.
| Experience | Est. median | CPA-licensed (est.) |
|---|---|---|
| 0–1 years | $114,400 | $128,100 |
| 2–4 years | $127,700 | $143,000 |
| 5–7 years | $143,600 | $160,800 |
| 8–12 years | $159,600 | $178,800 |
| 13–20 years | $175,500 | $196,600 |
| 20+ years | $188,800 | $211,500 |
Experience multipliers on the area median; CPA column adds a modeled +12% credential premium.
By employer
Audit Manager pay by employer type in Oregon
Big 4, national, regional, and local firms vs. industry — at this role's level on the verified state pay base. Estimate.
| Employer type | Est. manager-level pay | vs. industry |
|---|---|---|
| Big 4 firm | $148,900 | +7.7% |
| National firm | $139,600 | +0.9% |
| Regional firm | $130,300 | -5.8% |
| Local firm | $122,400 | -11.5% |
| Industry / corporate | $138,300 | — |
Employer-type multipliers applied at a manager-level base on the BLS national median.
By metro
Audit Manager pay across Oregon metros
BLS measures 8 metro areas for accountants and auditors in Oregon. The measured median is verified; the audit manager column applies this role's multiplier to it.
| Metro area | Accountants medianBLS verified | Audit Manager medianEstimate |
|---|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | $92,200 | $142,900 |
| Salem | $87,480 | $135,600 |
| Bend | $86,030 | $133,300 |
| Albany | $81,970 | $127,100 |
| Medford | $81,210 | $125,900 |
| Eugene-Springfield | $79,930 | $123,900 |
| Grants Pass | $78,070 | $121,000 |
| Corvallis | $77,200 | $119,700 |
Metro medians are direct BLS OEWS May 2025 measurements. The audit manager column is modeled from them.
Peer markets
States that pay like Oregon
Ranked immediately around Oregon (#13 of 51) on the verified BLS accountant median — the closest comparables for a audit manager weighing a move.
Compare states
Audit Manager pay in other states
Where audit managers are estimated to earn the most, built on each state's verified BLS median — Oregon ranks #13 of 51.
Audit Manager salary in Oregon — FAQ
- How much does a Audit Manager make in Oregon?
- A audit manager in Oregon earns an estimated $133,000 per year, typically ranging from $115,300 to $161,400+. That is +2.5% versus the national audit manager estimate of $129,700. The figure is a modeled estimate: BLS publishes no audit manager-specific wage, so we scale the BLS OEWS May 2025 verified Oregon median for accountants and auditors ($85,800) by this role's multiplier.
- What do BLS figures actually say about Oregon?
- BLS measures the broad occupation "Accountants and Auditors" (SOC 13-2011), not CPAs or audit managers specifically. For Oregon, the verified OEWS May 2025 median is $85,800, with a 25th–75th percentile band of $74,350–$104,150 and 14,920 accountants and auditors employed in Oregon. Everything role-specific on this page is layered on top of that measurement and labeled Estimate.
- Is Oregon a good state to work as a Audit Manager?
- Oregon ranks #13 of 51 on the verified BLS median for accountants and auditors, running +2.5% versus the national median. Audit managers are estimated to track that same gap. Weigh it against cost of living, the local mix of firms and industry employers, and remote roles that may pay to a national band.
- Does a Audit Manager in Oregon earn more than the average accountant?
- Yes — the audit manager estimate of $133,000 runs +55.0% versus the verified Oregon median for all accountants and auditors ($85,800). That gap is the modeled role premium, not a measured one: BLS reports one wage for the whole occupation, and senior and specialized roles sit above that broad-occupation midpoint.
- Which Oregon metro pays audit managers the most?
- On the verified BLS metro medians for accountants and auditors, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro leads Oregon at $92,200 — about +19.4% versus Corvallis ($77,200). Audit Manager pay is estimated to follow the same metro ordering, since the role multiplier applies on top of each metro's measured base.
How to read these numbers
National, state, and metro pay comes straight from the federal wage measurement for accountants & auditors — direct and source-backed, not scaled from anything.
Role, experience, CPA-license, and employer figures are modeled on top of that measurement and labeled Estimate — the federal data does not break those out, so we never present them as measurements.
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