Project Accounting Associate Salary in the United States
How much does a Project Accounting Associate make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Project Accounting Associate in the United States is $90,724 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.
However, a Project Accounting Associate's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $107,119
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,808 to $99,306
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $75,601
10%$75,601
50% (Median)$90,724
90%$107,119
Project Accounting Associate Salaries by Percentile
Key Factors That Influence Project Accounting Associate Salaries
A Project Accounting Associate's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Project Accounting Associate Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Project Accounting Associate's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
How Do Project Accounting Associate Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Project Accounting Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $100,450.
California: $100,069.
Massachusetts: $98,735.
District of Columbia$100,450
California$100,069
Massachusetts$98,735
Washington$98,372
New Jersey$98,336
Alaska$98,209
Connecticut$96,957
New York$96,449
Hawaii$94,825
Rhode Island$94,063
Maryland$93,546
Minnesota$92,838
Colorado$92,566
Illinois$92,475
Oregon$92,131
Delaware$91,877
New Hampshire$91,717
Virginia$91,359
Pennsylvania$90,316
Nevada$89,790
North Dakota$89,618
Michigan$89,345
Wisconsin$89,246
Vermont$89,046
Texas$88,493
Maine$88,456
Arizona$88,402
Ohio$88,338
Georgia$87,504
Indiana$87,086
Wyoming$87,005
Utah$86,878
Iowa$86,823
Kansas$86,388
Louisiana$86,261
North Carolina$86,215
Missouri$86,197
Florida$85,843
Montana$85,653
Nebraska$85,471
Kentucky$85,372
South Carolina$85,009
Tennessee$84,782
Idaho$84,691
New Mexico$84,029
Oklahoma$83,884
Alabama$83,349
South Dakota$82,450
Arkansas$81,960
West Virginia$81,697
Mississippi$80,908
Top Paying Cities for Project Accounting Associates
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $114,431
San Francisco: $113,178
Oakland: $110,793
San Jose, CA$114,431
San Francisco, CA$113,178
Oakland, CA$110,793
New York, NY$104,459
Paramus, NJ$103,189
Queens Village, NY$103,184
Passaic, NJ$103,098
Bergenfield, NJ$103,090
Stamford, CT$102,891
Huntington, NY$102,853
Newark, NJ$102,183
Bridgeport, CT$101,991
Vallejo, CA$101,811
New Brunswick, NJ$101,775
Petaluma, CA$101,720
Middlesex, NJ$101,548
Somerset, NJ$101,484
Santa Cruz, CA$101,366
Boston, MA$100,813
Monterey, CA$100,495
Seattle, WA$100,287
Santa Rosa, CA$100,269
Los Angeles, CA$100,241
Juneau, AK$100,006
Washington, DC$99,906
Orange, CA$99,583
Santa Ana, CA$99,343
Long Beach, CA$99,252
Anaheim, CA$99,234
Anchorage, AK$99,189
Santa Maria, CA$98,917
Everett, WA$98,899
Danbury, CT$98,579
Bremerton, WA$98,454
Tacoma, WA$98,128
New Suffolk, NY$98,126
Sacramento, CA$98,100
Santa Barbara, CA$98,000
Trenton, NJ$97,901
San Diego, CA$97,901
Brockton, MA$97,801
Fairbanks, AK$97,579
Lompoc, CA$97,347
Lowell, MA$97,274
Ventura, CA$97,257
Nashua, NH$97,238
Stockton, CA$97,229
Modesto, CA$96,567
Poughkeepsie, NY$96,367
Olympia, WA$96,195
Kennewick, WA$96,195
New Haven, CT$96,159
Lawrence, MA$95,832
Hartford, CT$95,741
Riverside, CA$95,723
New Bedford, MA$95,633
Richland, WA$95,633
Bakersfield, CA$95,506
San Bernardino, CA$95,469
New Britain, CT$95,460
Atlantic City, NJ$95,460
New London, CT$95,424
Norwich, CT$95,397
Portsmouth, NH$95,379
Boulder, CO$95,186
Portland, OR$95,061
Worcester, MA$95,052
Minneapolis, MN$94,771
Philadelphia, PA$94,644
Honolulu, HI$94,344
Saint Paul, MN$94,301
Vineland, NJ$94,281
Providence, RI$94,018
Chicago, IL$93,755
Bellingham, WA$93,646
Springfield, MA$93,573
Baltimore, MD$93,546
Chico, CA$93,319
Pittsfield, MA$93,074
Manchester, NH$92,902
Spokane, WA$92,503
Denver, CO$92,494
Albany, NY$92,067
Troy, NY$92,031
Nassau, NY$91,934
Schenectady, NY$91,840
Wilmington, DE$91,768
Burlington, VT$91,641
Salem, OR$91,604
Portland, ME$91,323
Yakima, WA$91,232
Rochester, MN$90,951
Reno, NV$90,906
Fresno, CA$90,906
Milwaukee, WI$90,824
Detroit, MI$90,733
Ann Arbor, MI$90,718
Allentown, PA$90,706
Colorado Springs, CO$90,552
Syracuse, NY$90,507
Carson City, NV$90,507
Houston, TX$90,380
Eugene, OR$90,334
Gary, IN$90,225
Springfield, OR$90,153
Bismarck, ND$90,135
Galveston, TX$90,071
Medford, OR$89,935
Fort Collins, CO$89,899
Concord, NH$89,853
Austin, TX$89,826
Mesa, AZ$89,636
Reading, PA$89,627
Phoenix, AZ$89,618
Dallas, TX$89,590
Saint Cloud, MN$89,503
Madison, WI$89,382
Utica, NY$89,137
Rochester, NY$88,992
Des Moines, IA$88,982
Raleigh, NC$88,973
Atlanta, GA$88,837
Battle Creek, MI$88,810
Salt Lake City, UT$88,783
Lancaster, PA$88,647
Harrisburg, PA$88,520
Kansas City, MO$88,429
Champaign, IL$88,411
Kansas City, KS$88,411
Fort Worth, TX$88,402
Columbus, OH$88,386
Boca Raton, FL$88,366
Pittsburgh, PA$88,329
Richmond, VA$88,293
Indianapolis, IN$88,275
Cleveland, OH$88,266
Las Vegas, NV$88,157
Cincinnati, OH$88,157
Petersburg, VA$88,021
Huntsville, AL$87,885
Lansing, MI$87,824
Lebanon, PA$87,812
Pueblo, CO$87,803
Appleton, WI$87,776
Buffalo, NY$87,740
Dayton, OH$87,712
Racine, WI$87,694
Charlotte, NC$87,685
Saint Louis, MO$87,658
York, PA$87,603
Elkhart, IN$87,603
Gastonia, NC$87,586
Billings, MT$87,564
Beaumont, TX$87,540
Lorain, OH$87,522
Benton Harbor, MI$87,504
Toledo, OH$87,486
Binghamton, NY$87,440
Rock Hill, SC$87,431
Rockford, IL$87,386
Springfield, IL$87,349
Elyria, OH$87,340
Fargo, ND$87,340
Flagstaff, AZ$87,277
Fort Lauderdale, FL$87,222
Duluth, MN$87,168
Miami, FL$87,168
Cheyenne, WY$87,104
Grand Forks, ND$87,104
Bangor, ME$86,905
Cedar Rapids, IA$86,805
Durham, NC$86,767
Louisville, KY$86,760
Grand Rapids, MI$86,742
Hialeah, FL$86,733
Casper, WY$86,606
Scranton, PA$86,497
New Orleans, LA$86,469
Virginia Beach, VA$86,460
Akron, OH$86,415
Peoria, IL$86,297
Sarasota, FL$86,279
Nashville, TN$86,215
Omaha, NE$86,215
Green Bay, WI$86,215
Baton Rouge, LA$86,170
Charleston, SC$86,152
Jamestown, NY$86,107
Davenport, IA$86,107
Tucson, AZ$86,061
Saint Petersburg, FL$86,007
Tampa, FL$85,989
Evansville, IN$85,934
Port Arthur, TX$85,934
Bradenton, FL$85,898
Santa Fe, NM$85,735
Orlando, FL$85,571
Clearwater, FL$85,544
Canton, OH$85,354
La Crosse, WI$85,354
Albuquerque, NM$85,299
Newport News, VA$85,290
High Point, NC$85,263
Ogden, UT$85,227
Corpus Christi, TX$85,154
Norfolk, VA$85,099
Laramie, WY$85,099
Rock Island, IL$85,045
Saginaw, MI$85,027
Jacksonville, FL$85,018
Salisbury, NC$85,000
Boise, ID$84,982
Moline, IL$84,936
Fort Myers, FL$84,909
Memphis, TN$84,891
Tulsa, OK$84,845
Waterloo, IA$84,791
Spartanburg, SC$84,700
Lincoln, NE$84,655
Fort Wayne, IN$84,637
Provo, UT$84,628
Cedar Falls, IA$84,519
San Antonio, TX$84,483
Greensboro, NC$84,446
South Bend, IN$84,437
Savannah, GA$84,337
Muskegon, MI$84,301
Birmingham, AL$84,292
Winston Salem, NC$84,248
Lake Charles, LA$84,029
Anderson, IN$84,011
Lexington, KY$83,984
Augusta, GA$83,956
Greenville, SC$83,956
Lima, OH$83,884
Wichita, KS$83,875
Tuscaloosa, AL$83,875
Columbia, SC$83,793
Springfield, OH$83,775
Asheville, NC$83,630
Bloomington, IN$83,566
Knoxville, TN$83,240
Shreveport, LA$83,231
Wilmington, NC$83,113
Roanoke, VA$83,113
Topeka, KS$82,949
Frankfort, KY$82,939
Oklahoma City, OK$82,877
Chillicothe, OH$82,840
Longview, TX$82,831
Melbourne, FL$82,822
Sioux Falls, SD$82,677
Mobile, AL$82,668
Terre Haute, IN$82,632
Altoona, PA$82,577
Amarillo, TX$82,514
Killeen, TX$82,487
Fayetteville, AR$82,414
Chattanooga, TN$82,387
Sioux City, IA$82,305
Idaho Falls, ID$82,287
Lynchburg, VA$82,214
Gainesville, FL$82,097
Portsmouth, OH$82,051
Little Rock, AR$82,033
Lafayette, LA$81,997
Youngstown, OH$81,997
Daytona Beach, FL$81,942
Clarksville, TN$81,933
Pensacola, FL$81,924
Temple, TX$81,918
Hopkinsville, KY$81,652
Erie, PA$81,634
Florence, SC$81,598
Charleston, WV$81,452
Great Falls, MT$81,407
Macon, GA$81,280
Tallahassee, FL$81,271
Fayetteville, NC$81,253
Waco, TX$81,235
Helena, MT$81,171
Pine Bluff, AR$81,137
Vincennes, IN$81,026
Lubbock, TX$80,990
Alamogordo, NM$80,935
Twin Falls, ID$80,854
Rapid City, SD$80,826
Jackson, MS$80,663
Huntington, WV$80,657
Greenville, MS$80,654
Parkersburg, WV$80,561
Montgomery, AL$80,545
Wichita Falls, TX$80,454
Springfield, MO$80,454
Biloxi, MS$80,409
Monroe, LA$80,318
Johnstown, PA$80,255
Sumter, SC$80,219
Columbus, GA$80,209
Pascagoula, MS$80,037
Abilene, TX$80,037
Kingsport, TN$79,801
Albany, GA$79,801
Gulfport, MS$79,774
Alexandria, LA$79,475
Fort Smith, AR$79,248
El Paso, TX$79,003
Las Cruces, NM$78,595
Harlingen, TX$78,364
Pocatello, ID$78,350
Florence, AL$78,232
Brownsville, TX$78,214
Mcallen, TX$78,023
Dothan, AL$77,896
Columbus, MS$77,357
Altus, OK$76,934
Lawton, OK$76,762
Pierre, SD$76,435
Project Accounting Associate Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Project Accounting Associate roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 45% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Construction and Energy & Utilities
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average.
In contrast, Project Accounting Associate positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Project Accounting Associate as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Project Accounting Associate
Understanding how a Project Accounting Associate's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
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Last Updated on September 01, 2026
$82,808
Average$90,724/year
$99,306
$6,901
Average$7,560/month
$8,276
$1,592
Average$1,745/week
$1,910
$40
Average$44/hour
$48
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$99,306
$8,276
$1,910
$48
Average
$90,724
$7,560
$1,745
$44
25th Percentile
$82,808
$6,901
$1,592
$40
Salaries of Jobs related to Project Accounting Associate
Associate Director Accounting$196,981
Project Accounting Services Manager$137,300
Project Accounting Manager$137,268
Accounting Advisory Associate$113,127
Senior Accounting Associate$91,407
Project Accounting Coordinator$82,376
Associate Accounting Analyst$61,901
Accountant- Project Accounting$57,001
Accounting Associate II$48,275
Accounting Associate$48,227
Junior Accounting Associate$47,781
Salary Trends for Project Accounting Associate
Salaries for a Project Accounting Associate can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $76,156 in 2023
to around $75,337 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Project Accounting Associate salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Project Accounting Associate
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Common company salaries for Project Accounting Associate
Here are companies hiring for Project Accounting Associate and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Project Accounting Associate
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Project Accounting Associate?
The Construction industry offers the highest average compensation for Project Accounting Associate roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
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