CPA offices in California 7,382 establishments · 60,158 employees · 2024
Firms (CA)
7,382
Employment
60,158
Avg Annual Pay
$125,202
State Rank
#1 of 52
How California compares to national
Metric
California
National
California vs. U.S.
Establishments
7,382
63,589
11.6% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$125,202
$117,199
+$8,003 (+6.8%)
Location quotient
0.76
1.00
24% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
8.1
8.5
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Year-over-year firm growth
-0.8%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 0.76 means cpa offices are 24% under-represented in California's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 541211. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json