What are the main factors that influence a CPA Accountant's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for CPA Accountant?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for CPA Accountant roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change A CPA Accountant's salary?

A CPA Accountant's salary grows with experience: an Accountant I (0-2 years)earns $59,786, an CPA Accountant (2-4 years)earns $69,487, an Accountant III (4-7 years)earns $80,538, an Accountant IV (7+ years)earns $95,998, an Accountant V (7-10 years)earns $135,311,

What are the highest paying states for a CPA Accountant?

CPA Accountant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for CPA Accountant roles are District of Columbia $78,657, California $78,359, Massachusetts $77,315. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of CPA Accountant roles make?

Salaries for CPA Accountant level roles vary by specialization: Accountant V: $140,907; CPA Manager/ Certified Public Accountant Manager: $119,406; Accountant CPA Qualifed: $94,156; Tax Cpa: $83,463; Cpa: $79,578.

CPA Accountant Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a CPA Accountant make in Wisconsin?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a CPA Accountant in Wisconsin is $69,884 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

However, a CPA Accountant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $80,182
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $63,591 to $75,274
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $57,862

10% $57,862

50% (Median) $69,884

90% $80,182

CPA Accountant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,274	$6,273	$1,448	$36
Average	$69,884	$5,824	$1,344	$34
25th Percentile	$63,591	$5,299	$1,223	$31

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Key Factors That Influence CPA Accountant Salaries

A CPA Accountant'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 CPA Accountant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a CPA Accountant'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $59,786
Early Career (1-2 years): $69,487
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $80,538
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $95,998
Expert (over 8 years): $135,311

Levels	Salary
Accountan... Level CPA Accountant	$59,786
CPA Accou... Level CPA Accountant	$69,487
Accountan... Level CPA Accountant	$80,538
Accountan... Level CPA Accountant	$95,998
Accountan... Level CPA Accountant	$135,311

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How Do CPA Accountant 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 CPA Accountants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $78,657.
California: $78,359.
Massachusetts: $77,315.

District of Columbia $78,657 California $78,359 Massachusetts $77,315 Washington $77,031 New Jersey $77,002 Alaska $76,903 Connecticut $75,922 New York $75,524

Hawaii $74,253 Rhode Island $73,656 Maryland $73,251 Minnesota $72,697 Colorado $72,484 Illinois $72,413 Oregon $72,143 Delaware $71,944

New Hampshire $71,819 Virginia $71,539 Pennsylvania $70,722 Nevada $70,310 North Dakota $70,175 Michigan $69,962 Wisconsin $69,884 Vermont $69,727

Texas $69,294 Maine $69,266 Arizona $69,223 Ohio $69,173 Georgia $68,520 Indiana $68,193 Wyoming $68,129 Utah $68,030

Iowa $67,987 Kansas $67,646 Louisiana $67,546 North Carolina $67,511 Missouri $67,497 Florida $67,220 Montana $67,070 Nebraska $66,928

Kentucky $66,850 South Carolina $66,566 Tennessee $66,388 Idaho $66,317 New Mexico $65,799 Oklahoma $65,685 Alabama $65,266 South Dakota $64,563

Arkansas $64,179 West Virginia $63,973 Mississippi $63,355

Top Paying Cities for CPA Accountants

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:

Green Lake: $67,977
Greenville: $68,623
Hancock: $67,375

Green Lake, WI $67,977

Greenville, WI $68,623

Hancock, WI $67,375

Hortonville, WI $68,479

Iola, WI $67,674

King, WI $68,192

Larsen, WI $68,353

Leopolis, WI $67,590

Manawa, WI $67,926

Marion, WI $67,716

Menasha, WI $68,680

Neenah, WI $68,555

Neshkoro, WI $67,733

New London, WI $68,196

Ogdensburg, WI $67,773

Omro, WI $68,108

Pickett, WI $68,164

Pine River, WI $67,900

Plainfield, WI $67,500

Poy Sippi, WI $67,947

Princeton, WI $67,814

Readfield, WI $68,285

Redgranite, WI $67,966

Ripon, WI $68,096

Rosendale, WI $68,130

Saxeville, WI $67,826

Scandinavia, WI $67,728

Tilleda, WI $67,488

Van Dyne, WI $68,216

Waukau, WI $68,097

Waupaca, WI $67,914

Wautoma, WI $67,756

Weyauwega, WI $68,031

Wild Rose, WI $67,777

Winnebago, WI $68,372

Winneconne, WI $68,213

Wilson, WI $69,331

Boyd, WI $67,536

Cadott, WI $67,584

Chetek, WI $67,402

Chippewa Falls, WI $67,729

Colfax, WI $67,647

Conrath, WI $67,265

Cornell, WI $67,439

Dallas, WI $67,789

Downing, WI $69,006

Downsville, WI $68,506

Durand, WI $68,439

Eau Galle, WI $68,288

Eleva, WI $67,802

Elk Mound, WI $67,652

Elmwood, WI $68,945

Fairchild, WI $67,720

Fall Creek, WI $67,760

Gilmanton, WI $68,111

Holcombe, WI $67,323

Humbird, WI $67,644

Independence, WI $67,914

Jim Falls, WI $67,496

Knapp, WI $68,970

Maiden Rock, WI $69,054

Menomonie, WI $68,440

Merrillan, WI $67,551

Mondovi, WI $67,939

Nelson, WI $68,750

New Auburn, WI $67,375

Osseo, WI $67,961

Pepin, WI $69,291

Pigeon Falls, WI $68,112

Plum City, WI $68,961

Prairie Farm, WI $68,373

Ridgeland, WI $68,007

Rock Falls, WI $67,681

Sand Creek, WI $67,411

Sheldon, WI $67,236

Spring Valley, WI $69,378

Stanley, WI $67,554

Stockholm, WI $69,454

Strum, WI $67,916

Thorp, WI $67,522

Wheeler, WI $68,155

Whitehall, WI $67,827

Spooner, WI $67,215

Almena, WI $68,156

Ashland, WI $67,148

Balsam Lake, WI $69,268

Barron, WI $67,728

Barronett, WI $67,244

Bayfield, WI $67,149

Benoit, WI $67,051

Birchwood, WI $67,124

Brill, WI $67,405

Bruce, WI $67,200

Brule, WI $67,776

Cable, WI $66,914

Cameron, WI $67,421

Centuria, WI $69,648

Comstock, WI $68,341

Cornucopia, WI $67,239

Couderay, WI $66,948

Cumberland, WI $67,839

Danbury, WI $67,617

Drummond, WI $67,113

Edgewater, WI $67,085

Exeland, WI $66,998

Foxboro, WI $68,017

Frederic, WI $68,215

Gordon, WI $67,452

Grand View, WI $66,977

Grantsburg, WI $68,630

Haugen, WI $67,478

Hawthorne, WI $67,998

Hayward, WI $66,998

Herbster, WI $67,331

Hertel, WI $67,234

High Bridge, WI $67,048

Iron River, WI $67,529

Ladysmith, WI $67,206

Lake Nebagamon, WI $67,848

La Pointe, WI $67,035

Luck, WI $69,006

Maple, WI $68,008

Marengo, WI $67,020

Mason, WI $67,029

Mikana, WI $67,397

Milltown, WI $69,293

Minong, WI $67,422

Odanah, WI $67,301

Ojibwa, WI $66,882

Glidden, WI $66,907

Harshaw, WI $67,218

Hawkins, WI $67,090

Hazelhurst, WI $67,228

Heafford Junction, WI $67,285

Hurley, WI $67,093

Iron Belt, WI $66,968

Kennan, WI $67,100

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $67,210

Lake Tomahawk, WI $67,248

Land O Lakes, WI $67,158

Laona, WI $67,195

Long Lake, WI $67,011

Mc Naughton, WI $67,256

Manitowish Waters, WI $67,153

Mellen, WI $66,935

Mercer, WI $67,034

Minocqua, WI $67,281

Montreal, WI $67,111

Park Falls, WI $67,085

Phelps, WI $67,157

Phillips, WI $67,115

Prentice, WI $67,166

Presque Isle, WI $67,125

Saint Germain, WI $67,294

Saxon, WI $66,994

Sayner, WI $67,203

Star Lake, WI $67,028

Three Lakes, WI $67,215

Tony, WI $67,197

Tripoli, WI $67,053

Upson, WI $66,769

Wabeno, WI $67,200

Woodruff, WI $67,309

La Crosse, WI $66,836

Alma, WI $68,539

Alma Center, WI $67,635

Arcadia, WI $67,882

Arkdale, WI $67,380

Bangor, WI $66,982

Black River Falls, WI $67,416

Blair, WI $67,620

Camp Douglas, WI $67,478

Cashton, WI $67,055

Cataract, WI $67,162

Chaseburg, WI $66,946

Cochrane, WI $68,420

Coon Valley, WI $66,919

De Soto, WI $67,062

Dodge, WI $67,692

Eastman, WI $67,252

Ettrick, WI $67,191

Ferryville, WI $67,171

Fountain City, WI $68,125

Galesville, WI $67,395

Gays Mills, WI $67,382

Genoa, WI $66,996

Hillsboro, WI $67,622

Hixton, WI $67,635

Holmen, WI $66,992

Hustler, WI $67,725

Kendall, WI $67,539

La Farge, WI $67,435

Lynxville, WI $67,258

Mather, WI $67,397

Melrose, WI $67,178

Millston, WI $67,253

Mindoro, WI $67,039

Mount Sterling, WI $67,492

Necedah, WI $67,405

Norwalk, WI $67,134

Oakdale, WI $67,482

Onalaska, WI $66,887

Ontario, WI $67,429

Readstown, WI $67,358

Rockland, WI $66,970

Seneca, WI $67,559

Soldiers Grove, WI $67,432

Sparta, WI $67,109

Steuben, WI $67,374

Stoddard, WI $66,891

Taylor, WI $67,487

Tomah, WI $67,516

Trempealeau, WI $67,387

Palmyra, WI $68,910

Tunnel City, WI $67,483

Viola, WI $67,478

Viroqua, WI $67,056

Warrens, WI $67,377

Westby, WI $67,022

West Salem, WI $66,922

Wilton, WI $67,478

Eau Claire, WI $67,914

Altoona, WI $68,007

Arkansaw, WI $68,720

Augusta, WI $67,745

Bay City, WI $69,345

Bloomer, WI $67,512

Boyceville, WI $68,577

Glen Flora, WI $67,088

Wales, WI $69,852

Bagley, WI $67,264

Beetown, WI $67,331

Benton, WI $67,597

Bloomington, WI $67,343

Boscobel, WI $67,488

Cassville, WI $67,263

Cuba City, WI $67,477

Dickeyville, WI $67,534

Fennimore, WI $67,569

Glen Haven, WI $67,226

Hazel Green, WI $67,367

Kieler, WI $67,553

Lancaster, WI $67,415

Mount Hope, WI $67,333

Patch Grove, WI $67,576

Platteville, WI $67,702

Potosi, WI $67,281

Prairie Du Chien, WI $67,428

Sinsinawa, WI $67,340

Stitzer, WI $67,548

Wauzeka, WI $67,366

Woodman, WI $67,292

Portage, WI $68,774

Adams, WI $67,689

Arlington, WI $69,470

Baraboo, WI $68,780

Beaver Dam, WI $68,718

Brandon, WI $67,986

Briggsville, WI $68,346

Burnett, WI $68,254

Cambria, WI $68,678

Cazenovia, WI $67,745

Columbus, WI $69,259

Dalton, WI $68,287

Dellwood, WI $67,461

Doylestown, WI $69,151

Elroy, WI $67,558

Endeavor, WI $68,260

Fairwater, WI $68,119

Fall River, WI $69,063

Fox Lake, WI $68,379

Friendship, WI $67,485

Friesland, WI $68,590

Grand Marsh, WI $67,719

Hillpoint, WI $68,140

Kingston, WI $68,351

Lake Delton, WI $68,527

La Valle, WI $67,838

Lime Ridge, WI $68,092

Loganville, WI $68,297

Lyndon Station, WI $67,929

Markesan, WI $68,021

Marquette, WI $68,256

Mauston, WI $67,673

Montello, WI $68,020

New Lisbon, WI $67,486

North Freedom, WI $68,813

Oxford, WI $68,031

Packwaukee, WI $68,302

Pardeeville, WI $68,815

Poynette, WI $69,251

Randolph, WI $68,676

Reedsburg, WI $68,277

Rio, WI $69,178

Rock Springs, WI $68,368

Union Center, WI $67,863

Waupun, WI $68,128

Westfield, WI $67,704

Wisconsin Dells, WI $68,245

Wonewoc, WI $67,607

Wyocena, WI $68,970

Amery, WI $69,666

Baldwin, WI $70,084

Beldenville, WI $69,955

Clayton, WI $68,754

Clear Lake, WI $69,308

Cushing, WI $69,430

Deer Park, WI $69,806

Dresser, WI $70,276

East Ellsworth, WI $69,777

Ellsworth, WI $69,892

Glenwood City, WI $69,462

Hager City, WI $70,071

Hammond, WI $70,910

Hudson, WI $72,032

New Richmond, WI $71,081

Osceola, WI $71,264

Prescott, WI $71,460

River Falls, WI $71,371

Roberts, WI $71,351

Saint Croix Falls, WI $69,860

Somerset, WI $71,750

Star Prairie, WI $70,893

Pell Lake, WI $68,723

Pleasant Prairie, WI $68,787

Powers Lake, WI $68,840

Rochester, WI $69,117

Salem, WI $68,895

Silver Lake, WI $68,912

Somers, WI $68,702

South Milwaukee, WI $70,736

Springfield, WI $68,753

Sturtevant, WI $68,716

Sullivan, WI $69,071

Trevor, WI $68,927

Twin Lakes, WI $68,898

Union Grove, WI $68,865

Walworth, WI $68,608

Radisson, WI $66,967

Waterford, WI $69,482

Waukesha, WI $70,537

Whitewater, WI $68,517

Williams Bay, WI $68,542

Wilmot, WI $68,924

Woodworth, WI $68,840

Zenda, WI $68,538

Milwaukee, WI $71,120

Saint Francis, WI $71,089

Racine, WI $68,669

Afton, WI $68,469

Albany, WI $68,936

Arena, WI $68,959

Argyle, WI $68,551

Avalon, WI $68,479

Avoca, WI $68,086

Barneveld, WI $68,965

Belleville, WI $69,391

Belmont, WI $67,891

Beloit, WI $68,406

Black Earth, WI $69,394

Blanchardville, WI $68,731

Blue Mounds, WI $69,189

Blue River, WI $67,463

Brodhead, WI $68,466

Brooklyn, WI $69,424

Browntown, WI $68,013

Cambridge, WI $69,391

Gile, WI $67,318

Clinton, WI $68,519

Wausau, WI $67,541

Marshfield, WI $67,570

Abbotsford, WI $67,503

Amherst, WI $67,683

Amherst Junction, WI $67,607

Aniwa, WI $67,276

Antigo, WI $67,343

Arpin, WI $67,436

Athens, WI $67,348

Auburndale, WI $67,403

Babcock, WI $67,298

Birnamwood, WI $67,316

Blenker, WI $67,394

Bowler, WI $67,447

Brokaw, WI $67,451

Bryant, WI $67,197

Chili, WI $67,488

Colby, WI $67,467

Curtiss, WI $67,436

Custer, WI $67,512

Deerbrook, WI $67,193

Dorchester, WI $67,441

Edgar, WI $67,402

Eland, WI $67,393

Elcho, WI $67,225

Elderon, WI $67,433

Elton, WI $67,284

Galloway, WI $67,497

Gilman, WI $67,289

Jump River, WI $67,230

Gleason, WI $67,207

Granton, WI $67,485

Greenwood, WI $67,519

Hannibal, WI $67,277

Hatley, WI $67,367

Hewitt, WI $67,691

Irma, WI $67,237

Junction City, WI $67,367

Loyal, WI $67,513

Lublin, WI $67,345

Marathon, WI $67,389

Mattoon, WI $67,524

Medford, WI $67,368

Merrill, WI $67,345

Milladore, WI $67,392

Mosinee, WI $67,436

Neillsville, WI $67,578

Nekoosa, WI $67,459

Nelsonville, WI $67,754

Ogema, WI $67,186

Owen, WI $67,451

Pearson, WI $67,170

Pelican Lake, WI $67,174

Phlox, WI $67,474

Woodville, WI $69,698

Houlton, WI $72,209

Abrams, WI $67,543

Amberg, WI $67,134

Armstrong Creek, WI $67,151

Athelstane, WI $67,178

Black Creek, WI $68,275

Bonduel, WI $67,730

Brillion, WI $68,214

Cecil, WI $67,626

Coleman, WI $67,485

Combined Locks, WI $68,728

Crivitz, WI $67,363

De Pere, WI $67,688

Dunbar, WI $67,107

Fence, WI $67,036

Florence, WI $67,135

Forest Junction, WI $68,408

Gillett, WI $67,577

Goodman, WI $67,149

Greenleaf, WI $67,947

Green Valley, WI $67,595

Gresham, WI $67,553

Hilbert, WI $68,383

Kaukauna, WI $68,643

Freedom, WI $68,558

Keshena, WI $67,625

Kimberly, WI $68,732

Krakow, WI $67,596

Lakewood, WI $67,259

Lena, WI $67,531

Little Chute, WI $68,729

Little Suamico, WI $67,526

Marinette, WI $67,569

Mountain, WI $67,299

Neopit, WI $67,460

Niagara, WI $67,208

Nichols, WI $67,973

Oconto, WI $67,524

Oconto Falls, WI $67,561

Oneida, WI $67,603

Pembine, WI $67,165

Peshtigo, WI $67,512

Porterfield, WI $67,336

Potter, WI $68,250

Pound, WI $67,411

Pulaski, WI $67,621

Pickerel, WI $67,233

Pittsville, WI $67,387

Plover, WI $67,613

Port Edwards, WI $67,649

Rib Lake, WI $67,279

Ringle, WI $67,345

Rosholt, WI $67,484

Rothschild, WI $67,603

Rudolph, WI $67,414

Schofield, WI $67,548

Spencer, WI $67,500

Stetsonville, WI $67,399

Stevens Point, WI $67,583

Stratford, WI $67,443

Summit Lake, WI $67,245

Tigerton, WI $67,551

Tomahawk, WI $67,287

Unity, WI $67,447

Vesper, WI $67,424

Westboro, WI $67,191

White Lake, WI $67,225

Willard, WI $67,505

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $67,544

Withee, WI $67,410

Wittenberg, WI $67,470

Rhinelander, WI $67,325

Argonne, WI $67,109

Boulder Junction, WI $67,151

Brantwood, WI $67,088

Butternut, WI $66,979

Catawba, WI $67,110

Clam Lake, WI $66,747

Conover, WI $67,186

Crandon, WI $67,290

Eagle River, WI $67,286

Fifield, WI $67,067

Poplar, WI $68,106

Port Wing, WI $67,546

Seymour, WI $67,891

Oak Creek, WI $70,257

Adell, WI $68,885

Allenton, WI $69,136

Ashippun, WI $69,359

Belgium, WI $69,560

Brookfield, WI $70,963

Brownsville, WI $68,198

Butler, WI $71,004

Campbellsport, WI $68,535

Cascade, WI $68,478

Cedarburg, WI $70,358

Cedar Grove, WI $69,241

Chilton, WI $68,253

Cleveland, WI $67,979

Clyman, WI $68,815

Colgate, WI $70,246

Delafield, WI $69,825

Eden, WI $68,177

Elkhart Lake, WI $68,172

Fredonia, WI $69,543

Germantown, WI $70,538

Glenbeulah, WI $68,138

Grafton, WI $70,371

Greenbush, WI $68,136

Hartford, WI $69,627

Hartland, WI $70,037

Hingham, WI $68,775

Horicon, WI $68,616

Hubertus, WI $70,152

Hustisford, WI $68,891

Iron Ridge, WI $68,993

Ixonia, WI $69,207

Jackson, WI $70,158

Johnson Creek, WI $68,994

Juneau, WI $68,615

Kewaskum, WI $69,165

Kiel, WI $68,052

Kohler, WI $68,346

Lannon, WI $70,636

Lebanon, WI $68,957

Lomira, WI $68,518

Malone, WI $68,194

Mayville, WI $68,540

Menomonee Falls, WI $70,742

Merton, WI $70,152

Mount Calvary, WI $68,252

Nashotah, WI $69,809

Neosho, WI $69,232

Newburg, WI $69,825

New Holstein, WI $68,156

Newton, WI $67,914

North Lake, WI $70,396

Oakfield, WI $68,071

Oconomowoc, WI $69,535

Okauchee, WI $69,733

Oostburg, WI $68,901

Pewaukee, WI $70,341

Plymouth, WI $68,264

Port Washington, WI $69,945

Random Lake, WI $69,212

Richfield, WI $70,190

Rubicon, WI $69,352

Saint Cloud, WI $68,245

Saukville, WI $70,031

Sheboygan, WI $68,542

Sheboygan Falls, WI $68,311

Slinger, WI $69,845

Stockbridge, WI $68,405

Sussex, WI $70,395

West Bend, WI $69,482

Theresa, WI $68,927

Thiensville, WI $70,878

Waldo, WI $68,714

Watertown, WI $68,908

Mequon, WI $70,696

Woodland, WI $69,055

Bassett, WI $68,898

Benet Lake, WI $68,834

Big Bend, WI $69,973

Bristol, WI $68,842

Burlington, WI $68,972

Caledonia, WI $69,229

Camp Lake, WI $68,919

Cudahy, WI $71,033

Darien, WI $68,594

Delavan, WI $68,564

Dousman, WI $69,347

Eagle, WI $69,219

Cobb, WI $68,123

Cottage Grove, WI $69,789

Cross Plains, WI $69,614

Dane, WI $69,609

Darlington, WI $68,085

Deerfield, WI $69,597

De Forest, WI $69,688

Dodgeville, WI $68,429

Edgerton, WI $69,239

Edmund, WI $68,272

Evansville, WI $69,049

Footville, WI $68,617

Fort Atkinson, WI $68,942

Gotham, WI $68,427

Gratiot, WI $67,780

Hanover, WI $68,603

Highland, WI $68,032

Hollandale, WI $68,841

Janesville, WI $68,657

Shawano, WI $67,664

Sherwood, WI $68,584

Shiocton, WI $68,101

Sobieski, WI $67,537

Suamico, WI $67,519

Suring, WI $67,434

Townsend, WI $67,290

Wausaukee, WI $67,250

Wrightstown, WI $68,381

Zachow, WI $67,647

Algoma, WI $67,523

Baileys Harbor, WI $67,338

Brussels, WI $67,516

Casco, WI $67,529

Collins, WI $68,059

Denmark, WI $67,610

Egg Harbor, WI $67,391

Ellison Bay, WI $67,276

Ephraim, WI $67,390

Fish Creek, WI $67,345

Forestville, WI $67,517

Francis Creek, WI $67,688

Kellnersville, WI $67,733

Kewaunee, WI $67,561

Luxemburg, WI $67,531

Manitowoc, WI $67,815

Maplewood, WI $67,505

Maribel, WI $67,690

Mishicot, WI $67,633

New Franken, WI $67,521

Reedsville, WI $67,870

Saint Nazianz, WI $68,004

Sister Bay, WI $67,350

Sturgeon Bay, WI $67,529

Tisch Mills, WI $67,603

Two Rivers, WI $67,627

Valders, WI $67,972

Washington Island, WI $67,237

Whitelaw, WI $67,735

Green Bay, WI $67,511

East Troy, WI $69,219

Elkhorn, WI $68,743

Elm Grove, WI $71,004

Fontana, WI $68,581

Franksville, WI $69,184

Genesee Depot, WI $69,717

Genoa City, WI $68,776

Greendale, WI $70,953

Hales Corners, WI $70,831

Franklin, WI $70,423

Helenville, WI $68,831

Honey Creek, WI $69,003

Kansasville, WI $68,979

Kenosha, WI $68,686

New Berlin, WI $70,610

Lake Geneva, WI $68,543

Lyons, WI $68,912

Mukwonago, WI $69,642

Muskego, WI $70,083

New Munster, WI $68,920

North Prairie, WI $69,605

Fremont, WI $68,158

Rice Lake, WI $67,343

Sarona, WI $67,178

Shell Lake, WI $67,236

Siren, WI $67,916

Solon Springs, WI $67,534

South Range, WI $68,172

Springbrook, WI $67,049

Stone Lake, WI $67,074

Superior, WI $68,244

Trego, WI $67,121

Turtle Lake, WI $68,641

Wascott, WI $67,466

Washburn, WI $67,208

Webster, WI $67,289

Weyerhaeuser, WI $67,180

Winter, WI $66,859

Oshkosh, WI $68,337

Almond, WI $67,598

Appleton, WI $68,733

Bancroft, WI $67,387

Bear Creek, WI $67,992

Berlin, WI $68,039

Big Falls, WI $67,835

Butte Des Morts, WI $68,302

Caroline, WI $67,652

Clintonville, WI $67,826

Coloma, WI $67,421

Dale, WI $68,426

Eldorado, WI $68,175

Embarrass, WI $67,804

Eureka, WI $68,057

Fond Du Lac, WI $68,507

Jefferson, WI $68,884

Juda, WI $68,380

Lake Mills, WI $69,214

Linden, WI $68,201

Livingston, WI $67,851

Lodi, WI $69,387

Lone Rock, WI $68,221

Lowell, WI $68,945

Mc Farland, WI $69,866

Marshall, WI $69,522

Mazomanie, WI $69,359

Merrimac, WI $69,085

Middleton, WI $69,816

Milton, WI $68,687

Mineral Point, WI $68,231

Monroe, WI $68,339

Montfort, WI $67,880

Monticello, WI $68,857

Morrisonville, WI $69,616

Mount Horeb, WI $69,288

Muscoda, WI $67,765

New Glarus, WI $69,139

Oregon, WI $69,749

Orfordville, WI $68,538

Plain, WI $68,428

Prairie Du Sac, WI $69,121

Reeseville, WI $69,085

Rewey, WI $67,928

Richland Center, WI $67,697

Ridgeway, WI $68,920

Sauk City, WI $69,141

Sextonville, WI $68,319

Sharon, WI $68,577

Shullsburg, WI $67,650

South Wayne, WI $67,924

Spring Green, WI $68,692

Stoughton, WI $69,617

Sun Prairie, WI $69,688

Verona, WI $69,668

Waterloo, WI $69,308

Waunakee, WI $69,843

Windsor, WI $69,799

Woodford, WI $68,327

Madison, WI $69,990

CPA Accountant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For CPA Accountant roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 65% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, CPA Accountant positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view CPA Accountant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a CPA Accountant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$87,355	$42.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$83,860	$40.0	20%
Internet	$82,463	$40.0	18%
Aerospace & Defense	$76,872	$37.0	10%
Chemicals	$76,872	$37.0	10%

CPA Accountant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a CPA Accountant'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.

$63,591

Average $69,884/year

$75,274

$5,299

Average $5,824/month

$6,273

$1,223

Average $1,344/week

$1,448

$31

Average $34/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,274	$6,273	$1,448	$36
Average	$69,884	$5,824	$1,344	$34
25th Percentile	$63,591	$5,299	$1,223	$31

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