Accountant Salary

Compare Accountant Salaries (2026)

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AZ Comparisons (9)

Phoenix, AZvsTucson, AZPhoenix, AZvsPrescott Valley, AZPhoenix, AZvsYuma, AZPhoenix, AZvsFlagstaff, AZPhoenix, AZvsLake Havasu City, AZPhoenix, AZvsSierra Vista, AZPhoenix, AZvsMesa, AZPhoenix, AZvsGlendale, AZPhoenix, AZvsChandler, AZ

CA Comparisons (35)

Los Angeles, CAvsSan Francisco, CALos Angeles, CAvsSan Diego, CALos Angeles, CAvsSan Jose, CALos Angeles, CAvsSacramento, CALos Angeles, CAvsRiverside, CALos Angeles, CAvsFresno, CALos Angeles, CAvsOxnard, CALos Angeles, CAvsBakersfield, CALos Angeles, CAvsSanta Rosa, CASan Francisco, CAvsSan Diego, CASan Francisco, CAvsSan Jose, CASan Francisco, CAvsSacramento, CASan Francisco, CAvsRiverside, CASan Francisco, CAvsFresno, CASan Francisco, CAvsOxnard, CASan Francisco, CAvsBakersfield, CASan Francisco, CAvsSanta Rosa, CASan Diego, CAvsSan Jose, CASan Diego, CAvsSacramento, CASan Jose, CAvsSacramento, CASan Diego, CAvsRiverside, CASan Jose, CAvsRiverside, CASacramento, CAvsRiverside, CASan Diego, CAvsFresno, CASan Jose, CAvsFresno, CASan Diego, CAvsOxnard, CASacramento, CAvsFresno, CASan Jose, CAvsOxnard, CASacramento, CAvsOxnard, CASan Diego, CAvsBakersfield, CASan Diego, CAvsSanta Rosa, CASan Jose, CAvsBakersfield, CASacramento, CAvsBakersfield, CASan Jose, CAvsSanta Rosa, CASacramento, CAvsSanta Rosa, CA

CO Comparisons (9)

Denver, COvsColorado Springs, CODenver, COvsBoulder, CODenver, COvsFort Collins, CODenver, COvsGreeley, CODenver, COvsGrand Junction, CODenver, COvsPueblo, CODenver, COvsAurora, CODenver, COvsThornton, CODenver, COvsArvada, CO

FL Comparisons (18)

Miami, FLvsTampa, FLMiami, FLvsOrlando, FLMiami, FLvsJacksonville, FLMiami, FLvsNorth Port, FLMiami, FLvsTallahassee, FLMiami, FLvsCape Coral, FLMiami, FLvsPalm Bay, FLMiami, FLvsLakeland, FLMiami, FLvsNaples, FLTampa, FLvsOrlando, FLTampa, FLvsJacksonville, FLTampa, FLvsNorth Port, FLOrlando, FLvsJacksonville, FLTampa, FLvsTallahassee, FLTampa, FLvsCape Coral, FLTampa, FLvsPalm Bay, FLTampa, FLvsLakeland, FLTampa, FLvsNaples, FL

GA Comparisons (9)

Atlanta, GAvsSavannah, GAAtlanta, GAvsAugusta, GAAtlanta, GAvsColumbus, GAAtlanta, GAvsGainesville, GAAtlanta, GAvsMacon, GAAtlanta, GAvsAthens, GAAtlanta, GAvsDalton, GAAtlanta, GAvsWarner Robins, GAAtlanta, GAvsAlbany, GA

IL Comparisons (9)

Chicago, ILvsSpringfield, ILChicago, ILvsPeoria, ILChicago, ILvsRockford, ILChicago, ILvsBloomington, ILChicago, ILvsChampaign, ILChicago, ILvsDecatur, ILChicago, ILvsKankakee, ILChicago, ILvsAurora, ILChicago, ILvsJoliet, IL

MA Comparisons (9)

Boston, MAvsWorcester, MABoston, MAvsSpringfield, MABoston, MAvsBarnstable Town, MABoston, MAvsAmherst Town, MABoston, MAvsPittsfield, MABoston, MAvsLowell, MABoston, MAvsBrockton, MABoston, MAvsLynn, MABoston, MAvsNew Bedford, MA

MD Comparisons (8)

Baltimore, MDvsHagerstown, MDBaltimore, MDvsSalisbury, MDBaltimore, MDvsLexington Park, MDBaltimore, MDvsColumbia, MDBaltimore, MDvsGermantown, MDBaltimore, MDvsBethesda, MDBaltimore, MDvsEllicott City, MDBaltimore, MDvsWaldorf, MD

MI Comparisons (9)

Detroit, MIvsGrand Rapids, MIDetroit, MIvsLansing, MIDetroit, MIvsAnn Arbor, MIDetroit, MIvsKalamazoo, MIDetroit, MIvsFlint, MIDetroit, MIvsSaginaw, MIDetroit, MIvsTraverse City, MIDetroit, MIvsJackson, MIDetroit, MIvsMidland, MI

MN Comparisons (9)

Minneapolis, MNvsDuluth, MNMinneapolis, MNvsSt Cloud, MNMinneapolis, MNvsRochester, MNMinneapolis, MNvsMankato, MNMinneapolis, MNvsSt Paul, MNMinneapolis, MNvsBloomington, MNMinneapolis, MNvsWoodbury, MNMinneapolis, MNvsBlaine, MNMinneapolis, MNvsBrooklyn Park, MN

MO Comparisons (9)

St Louis, MOvsKansas City, MOSt Louis, MOvsSpringfield, MOSt Louis, MOvsJefferson City, MOSt Louis, MOvsColumbia, MOSt Louis, MOvsJoplin, MOSt Louis, MOvsSt Joseph, MOSt Louis, MOvsCape Girardeau, MOSt Louis, MOvsIndependence, MOSt Louis, MOvsO Fallon, MO

NC Comparisons (9)

Charlotte, NCvsRaleigh, NCCharlotte, NCvsGreensboro, NCCharlotte, NCvsDurham, NCCharlotte, NCvsWinston, NCCharlotte, NCvsAsheville, NCCharlotte, NCvsWilmington, NCCharlotte, NCvsHickory, NCCharlotte, NCvsFayetteville, NCCharlotte, NCvsGreenville, NC

NY Comparisons (9)

New York, NYvsBuffalo, NYNew York, NYvsAlbany, NYNew York, NYvsRochester, NYNew York, NYvsSyracuse, NYNew York, NYvsKiryas Joel, NYNew York, NYvsUtica, NYNew York, NYvsBinghamton, NYNew York, NYvsKingston, NYNew York, NYvsGlens Falls, NY

OH Comparisons (6)

Columbus, OHvsCleveland, OHColumbus, OHvsCincinnati, OHCleveland, OHvsCincinnati, OHColumbus, OHvsAkron, OHColumbus, OHvsDayton, OHCleveland, OHvsAkron, OH

PA Comparisons (10)

Philadelphia, PAvsPittsburgh, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsHarrisburg, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsAllentown, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsLancaster, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsScranton, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsYork, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsReading, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsErie, PAPhiladelphia, PAvsAltoona, PAPittsburgh, PAvsHarrisburg, PA

TN Comparisons (2)

Nashville, TNvsMemphis, TNNashville, TNvsKnoxville, TN

TX Comparisons (21)

Dallas, TXvsHouston, TXDallas, TXvsAustin, TXDallas, TXvsSan Antonio, TXHouston, TXvsAustin, TXDallas, TXvsEl Paso, TXDallas, TXvsMcallen, TXDallas, TXvsMidland, TXDallas, TXvsAmarillo, TXDallas, TXvsCorpus Christi, TXDallas, TXvsLubbock, TXHouston, TXvsSan Antonio, TXHouston, TXvsEl Paso, TXHouston, TXvsMcallen, TXHouston, TXvsMidland, TXHouston, TXvsAmarillo, TXHouston, TXvsCorpus Christi, TXHouston, TXvsLubbock, TXAustin, TXvsSan Antonio, TXAustin, TXvsEl Paso, TXAustin, TXvsMcallen, TXAustin, TXvsMidland, TX

VA Comparisons (1)

Richmond, VAvsVirginia Beach, VA

WA Comparisons (9)

Seattle, WAvsSpokane, WASeattle, WAvsOlympia, WASeattle, WAvsKennewick, WASeattle, WAvsBellingham, WASeattle, WAvsYakima, WASeattle, WAvsBremerton, WASeattle, WAvsWenatchee, WASeattle, WAvsMount Vernon, WASeattle, WAvsLongview, WA

All salary data sourced from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 release. Back to home