Accountant earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level accountant earnings begin at:

$53.13 per hour

$110,510 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level accountant earnings begin at:

$40.59 per hour

$84,430 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level accountant earnings begin at:

$32.36 per hour

$67,310 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level accountant earnings begin at:

$26.89 per hour

$55,930 per year

10th percentile

Starting level accountant earnings begin at:

$22.82 per hour

$47,460 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Accountant salary by state

State Name Average Salary
District of Columbia $91,890
New Jersey $90,400
New York $83,250
Rhode Island $76,770
Virginia $76,490
Connecticut $76,450
Massachusetts $74,890
Maryland $74,030
Alaska $73,244
Colorado $72,940
Texas $72,860
Delaware $72,750
California $70,805
Washington $70,600
Missouri $70,240
North Carolina $69,840
Georgia $68,870
Vermont $67,310
New Hampshire $67,120
Louisiana $66,860
Minnesota $66,240
Idaho $66,110
Michigan $65,850
Oregon $65,760
Oklahoma $65,030
Ohio $64,630
Illinois $63,746
Utah $63,410
Wisconsin $63,390
Maine $63,150
West Virginia $62,670
Nevada $62,350
Florida $62,270
South Dakota $62,270
Tennessee $62,100
Montana $61,460
Wyoming $60,870
New Mexico $60,120
Nebraska $59,820
North Dakota $59,660
Indiana $59,555
Pennsylvania $59,076
South Carolina $58,640
Iowa $58,329
Hawaii $57,828
Kansas $57,757
Kentucky $56,964
Mississippi $56,690
Alabama $56,503
Arkansas $54,645
Arizona $53,014
Virgin Islands, U.S. $48,650
Guam $44,690
Puerto Rico $32,770

How do accountant salaries compare to similar careers?

Accountants earn about the same as related careers in Vermont. On average, they make less than business analysts but more than financial quantitative analysts.

Career Median Salary
Business analyst salary $77K
Financial advisor salary $68K
Operations research analyst salary $81K
Financial analyst salary $75K
Credit analyst salary $62K
Auditor salary $67K
Accountant salary $67K
Risk management specialist salary $70K
Investment banker salary $70K
Financial quantitative analyst salary $70K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)