The State Auditor’s Office (SAO) recently announced their office would maintain the existing local audit hourly billing rate.
Last year, the SAO updated their audit hourly billing rates for local governments, with the goal of maintaining the rates for at least two years. The SAO determined that by changing operations and making internal cost adjustments, they could meet that goal and leave rates unchanged for 2021.
The State Auditor’s Office 2021 hourly billing rates are as follows:
- $113 for local government audit work
- $84.75 for auditors in travel status (75 percent of
- standard rate)
- $210 for fraud investigation
- $157.50 for auditors in travel status during fraud investigation work (75 percent of standard rate)
For more information, please visit the SAO’s billing update here. For questions or concerns, contact Kelly Collins, CPA, Director of Local Audit, by phone at (564) 999-0807 or by email at Kelly.Collins@sao.wa.gov.