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Government Auditor in Virginia

Virginia Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM) lists 3 job classes for this work in the Virginia state pay plan: Auditor I–III.

$45,739 – $251,443
state pay plan range, a year
3
classes in the state plan
$93,290
median pay in VA, all employers
47,100
workers in VA (SOC 13-2011)

Sources: Virginia Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM), Virginia Classified Salary Structure and Career Group Role Descriptions; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Virginia state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 25, 2026. These are the ranges Virginia sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Auditor I
Class 19191 · class description
Grade 4 · Classified Salary Structure: Virginia Statewide Pay Area (SW) Pay Bands
$45,739 – $121,468 a year
Grade 4 · Classified Salary Structure: Northern Virginia Pay Area (FP) Expanded Range Pay Bands
$45,739 – $154,947 a year
Auditor II
Class 19192 · class description
Grade 5 · Classified Salary Structure: Virginia Statewide Pay Area (SW) Pay Bands
$59,754 – $153,651 a year
Grade 5 · Classified Salary Structure: Northern Virginia Pay Area (FP) Expanded Range Pay Bands
$59,754 – $196,785 a year
Auditor III
Class 19193 · class description
Grade 6 · Classified Salary Structure: Virginia Statewide Pay Area (SW) Pay Bands
$78,063 – $195,693 a year
Grade 6 · Classified Salary Structure: Northern Virginia Pay Area (FP) Expanded Range Pay Bands
$78,063 – $251,443 a year

Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Virginia Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM), Virginia Classified Salary Structure and Career Group Role Descriptions. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Virginia, all employers Sourced

Accountants and Auditors (SOC 13-2011) in Virginia, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureVA
Workers47,100
10th percentile$60,000
Median$93,290
90th percentile$156,730
National median, government employers$81,390

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Government Auditor page.

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