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

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

How does experience change A Full Time Accountant's salary?

A Full Time Accountant's salary grows with experience: an Accountant I (0-2 years)earns $63,457, an Accountant II (2-4 years)earns $73,762, an Full Time Accountant (4-7 years)earns $85,487, an Accountant IV (7+ years)earns $101,887, an Accountant V (7-10 years)earns $143,650,

What are the highest paying states for a Full Time Accountant?

Full Time Accountant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Full Time Accountant roles are District of Columbia $94,058, California $93,702, Massachusetts $92,453. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Full Time Accountant roles make?

Salaries for Full Time Accountant level roles vary by specialization: Full Time Lecturer: $90,396; Full Time Instructor: $59,807; Full Time Teacher: $52,682; Full Time Bookkeeper: $44,093; Full Time Driver: $40,249.

How do different companies affect a Full Time Accountant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Full Time Accountant roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Full Time Accountant Salary in the United States

How much does a Full Time Accountant make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Full Time Accountant in the United States is $84,952 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $96,243
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $77,246 to $90,862
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,230

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Full Time Accountant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,862	$7,572	$1,747	$44
Average	$84,952	$7,079	$1,634	$41
25th Percentile	$77,246	$6,437	$1,485	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Full Time Accountant Salaries

A Full Time 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Full Time Accountant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Full Time 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): $63,457
Early Career (1-2 years): $73,762
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $85,487
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $101,887
Expert (over 8 years): $143,650

Levels	Salary
Accountan... Level Full Time Accountant	$63,457
Accountan... Level Full Time Accountant	$73,762
Full Time... Level Full Time Accountant	$85,487
Accountan... Level Full Time Accountant	$101,887
Accountan... Level Full Time Accountant	$143,650

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

District of Columbia: $94,058.
California: $93,702.
Massachusetts: $92,453.

District of Columbia $94,058 California $93,702 Massachusetts $92,453 Washington $92,113 New Jersey $92,079 Alaska $91,960 Connecticut $90,788 New York $90,312

Hawaii $88,791 Rhode Island $88,078 Maryland $87,593 Minnesota $86,931 Colorado $86,676 Illinois $86,591 Oregon $86,268 Delaware $86,030

New Hampshire $85,881 Virginia $85,546 Pennsylvania $84,569 Nevada $84,076 North Dakota $83,915 Michigan $83,660 Wisconsin $83,567 Vermont $83,380

Texas $82,862 Maine $82,828 Arizona $82,777 Ohio $82,717 Georgia $81,936 Indiana $81,545 Wyoming $81,468 Utah $81,350

Iowa $81,299 Kansas $80,891 Louisiana $80,772 North Carolina $80,729 Missouri $80,712 Florida $80,381 Montana $80,203 Nebraska $80,033

Kentucky $79,939 South Carolina $79,600 Tennessee $79,387 Idaho $79,302 New Mexico $78,682 Oklahoma $78,546 Alabama $78,045 South Dakota $77,204

Arkansas $76,745 West Virginia $76,499 Mississippi $75,760

Top Paying Cities for Full Time 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:

San Jose: $107,149
San Francisco: $105,976
Oakland: $103,743

San Jose, CA $107,149

San Francisco, CA $105,976

Oakland, CA $103,743

New York, NY $97,812

Paramus, NJ $96,623

Queens Village, NY $96,619

Passaic, NJ $96,538

Bergenfield, NJ $96,530

Stamford, CT $96,343

Huntington, NY $96,309

Newark, NJ $95,681

Bridgeport, CT $95,502

Vallejo, CA $95,333

New Brunswick, NJ $95,299

Petaluma, CA $95,248

Middlesex, NJ $95,086

Somerset, NJ $95,027

Santa Cruz, CA $94,916

Boston, MA $94,398

Monterey, CA $94,100

Seattle, WA $93,905

Santa Rosa, CA $93,888

Los Angeles, CA $93,863

Juneau, AK $93,642

Washington, DC $93,549

Orange, CA $93,246

Santa Ana, CA $93,022

Long Beach, CA $92,937

Anaheim, CA $92,920

Anchorage, AK $92,877

Santa Maria, CA $92,623

Everett, WA $92,606

Danbury, CT $92,307

Bremerton, WA $92,189

Tacoma, WA $91,884

New Suffolk, NY $91,882

Sacramento, CA $91,858

Santa Barbara, CA $91,765

Trenton, NJ $91,671

San Diego, CA $91,671

Brockton, MA $91,578

Fairbanks, AK $91,370

Lompoc, CA $91,153

Lowell, MA $91,084

Ventura, CA $91,068

Nashua, NH $91,051

Stockton, CA $91,043

Modesto, CA $90,422

Poughkeepsie, NY $90,235

Olympia, WA $90,074

Kennewick, WA $90,074

New Haven, CT $90,040

Lawrence, MA $89,734

Hartford, CT $89,649

Riverside, CA $89,632

New Bedford, MA $89,547

Richland, WA $89,547

Bakersfield, CA $89,428

San Bernardino, CA $89,394

New Britain, CT $89,386

Atlantic City, NJ $89,386

New London, CT $89,352

Norwich, CT $89,327

Portsmouth, NH $89,310

Boulder, CO $89,129

Portland, OR $89,012

Worcester, MA $89,004

Minneapolis, MN $88,740

Philadelphia, PA $88,621

Honolulu, HI $88,341

Saint Paul, MN $88,300

Vineland, NJ $88,282

Providence, RI $88,035

Chicago, IL $87,789

Bellingham, WA $87,687

Springfield, MA $87,619

Baltimore, MD $87,593

Chico, CA $87,381

Pittsfield, MA $87,152

Manchester, NH $86,990

Spokane, WA $86,617

Denver, CO $86,608

Albany, NY $86,209

Troy, NY $86,175

Nassau, NY $86,084

Schenectady, NY $85,996

Wilmington, DE $85,928

Burlington, VT $85,810

Salem, OR $85,776

Portland, ME $85,512

Yakima, WA $85,427

Rochester, MN $85,164

Reno, NV $85,121

Fresno, CA $85,121

Milwaukee, WI $85,045

Detroit, MI $84,960

Ann Arbor, MI $84,946

Allentown, PA $84,935

Colorado Springs, CO $84,790

Syracuse, NY $84,748

Carson City, NV $84,748

Houston, TX $84,629

Eugene, OR $84,586

Gary, IN $84,484

Springfield, OR $84,416

Bismarck, ND $84,399

Galveston, TX $84,340

Medford, OR $84,212

Fort Collins, CO $84,178

Concord, NH $84,136

Austin, TX $84,110

Mesa, AZ $83,932

Reading, PA $83,924

Phoenix, AZ $83,915

Dallas, TX $83,890

Saint Cloud, MN $83,808

Madison, WI $83,694

Utica, NY $83,465

Rochester, NY $83,329

Des Moines, IA $83,320

Raleigh, NC $83,312

Atlanta, GA $83,185

Battle Creek, MI $83,159

Salt Lake City, UT $83,134

Lancaster, PA $83,006

Harrisburg, PA $82,887

Kansas City, MO $82,802

Champaign, IL $82,785

Kansas City, KS $82,785

Fort Worth, TX $82,777

Columbus, OH $82,762

Boca Raton, FL $82,743

Pittsburgh, PA $82,709

Richmond, VA $82,675

Indianapolis, IN $82,658

Cleveland, OH $82,649

Las Vegas, NV $82,547

Cincinnati, OH $82,547

Petersburg, VA $82,420

Huntsville, AL $82,293

Lansing, MI $82,236

Lebanon, PA $82,225

Pueblo, CO $82,216

Appleton, WI $82,191

Buffalo, NY $82,157

Dayton, OH $82,131

Racine, WI $82,114

Charlotte, NC $82,106

Saint Louis, MO $82,080

York, PA $82,029

Elkhart, IN $82,029

Gastonia, NC $82,013

Billings, MT $81,993

Beaumont, TX $81,970

Lorain, OH $81,953

Benton Harbor, MI $81,936

Toledo, OH $81,919

Binghamton, NY $81,876

Rock Hill, SC $81,868

Rockford, IL $81,825

Springfield, IL $81,791

Elyria, OH $81,783

Fargo, ND $81,783

Flagstaff, AZ $81,723

Fort Lauderdale, FL $81,672

Duluth, MN $81,621

Miami, FL $81,621

Cheyenne, WY $81,562

Grand Forks, ND $81,562

Bangor, ME $81,375

Cedar Rapids, IA $81,282

Durham, NC $81,246

Louisville, KY $81,239

Grand Rapids, MI $81,222

Hialeah, FL $81,214

Casper, WY $81,095

Scranton, PA $80,993

New Orleans, LA $80,967

Virginia Beach, VA $80,959

Akron, OH $80,916

Peoria, IL $80,806

Sarasota, FL $80,789

Nashville, TN $80,729

Omaha, NE $80,729

Green Bay, WI $80,729

Baton Rouge, LA $80,687

Charleston, SC $80,670

Jamestown, NY $80,627

Davenport, IA $80,627

Tucson, AZ $80,585

Saint Petersburg, FL $80,534

Tampa, FL $80,517

Evansville, IN $80,466

Port Arthur, TX $80,466

Bradenton, FL $80,432

Santa Fe, NM $80,279

Orlando, FL $80,126

Clearwater, FL $80,101

Canton, OH $79,922

La Crosse, WI $79,922

Albuquerque, NM $79,871

Newport News, VA $79,863

High Point, NC $79,837

Ogden, UT $79,803

Corpus Christi, TX $79,735

Norfolk, VA $79,685

Laramie, WY $79,685

Rock Island, IL $79,634

Saginaw, MI $79,617

Jacksonville, FL $79,608

Salisbury, NC $79,591

Boise, ID $79,574

Moline, IL $79,532

Fort Myers, FL $79,506

Memphis, TN $79,489

Tulsa, OK $79,447

Waterloo, IA $79,396

Spartanburg, SC $79,311

Lincoln, NE $79,268

Fort Wayne, IN $79,251

Provo, UT $79,243

Cedar Falls, IA $79,141

San Antonio, TX $79,107

Greensboro, NC $79,073

South Bend, IN $79,064

Savannah, GA $78,971

Muskegon, MI $78,937

Birmingham, AL $78,928

Winston Salem, NC $78,887

Lake Charles, LA $78,682

Anderson, IN $78,665

Lexington, KY $78,640

Augusta, GA $78,614

Greenville, SC $78,614

Lima, OH $78,546

Wichita, KS $78,538

Tuscaloosa, AL $78,538

Columbia, SC $78,461

Springfield, OH $78,444

Asheville, NC $78,308

Bloomington, IN $78,249

Knoxville, TN $77,943

Shreveport, LA $77,935

Wilmington, NC $77,824

Roanoke, VA $77,824

Topeka, KS $77,671

Frankfort, KY $77,662

Oklahoma City, OK $77,603

Chillicothe, OH $77,569

Longview, TX $77,561

Melbourne, FL $77,552

Sioux Falls, SD $77,416

Mobile, AL $77,408

Terre Haute, IN $77,374

Altoona, PA $77,323

Amarillo, TX $77,263

Killeen, TX $77,238

Fayetteville, AR $77,170

Chattanooga, TN $77,144

Sioux City, IA $77,068

Idaho Falls, ID $77,051

Lynchburg, VA $76,983

Gainesville, FL $76,873

Portsmouth, OH $76,830

Little Rock, AR $76,813

Lafayette, LA $76,779

Youngstown, OH $76,779

Daytona Beach, FL $76,728

Clarksville, TN $76,720

Pensacola, FL $76,711

Temple, TX $76,705

Hopkinsville, KY $76,456

Erie, PA $76,439

Florence, SC $76,405

Charleston, WV $76,269

Great Falls, MT $76,227

Macon, GA $76,108

Tallahassee, FL $76,100

Fayetteville, NC $76,083

Waco, TX $76,066

Helena, MT $76,006

Pine Bluff, AR $75,974

Vincennes, IN $75,870

Lubbock, TX $75,836

Alamogordo, NM $75,785

Twin Falls, ID $75,709

Rapid City, SD $75,683

Jackson, MS $75,530

Huntington, WV $75,524

Greenville, MS $75,522

Parkersburg, WV $75,435

Montgomery, AL $75,420

Wichita Falls, TX $75,335

Springfield, MO $75,335

Biloxi, MS $75,293

Monroe, LA $75,208

Johnstown, PA $75,148

Sumter, SC $75,114

Columbus, GA $75,106

Pascagoula, MS $74,944

Abilene, TX $74,944

Kingsport, TN $74,723

Albany, GA $74,723

Gulfport, MS $74,698

Alexandria, LA $74,418

Fort Smith, AR $74,205

El Paso, TX $73,976

Las Cruces, NM $73,593

Harlingen, TX $73,378

Pocatello, ID $73,364

Florence, AL $73,254

Brownsville, TX $73,237

Mcallen, TX $73,058

Dothan, AL $72,939

Columbus, MS $72,435

Altus, OK $72,039

Lawton, OK $71,877

Pierre, SD $71,572

What Skills Can Increase a Full Time Accountant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 5.26% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Accounts Receivable (Mentioned in 2.34% Job Postings): Accounts receivable is a legally enforceable claim for payment held by a business for goods supplied and/or services rendered that customers/clients have ordered but not paid for. These are generally in the form of invoices raised by a business and delivered to the customer for payment within an agreed time frame. Accounts receivable is shown in a balance sheet as an asset. It is one of a series of accounting transactions dealing with the billing of a customer for goods and services that the customer has ordered. These may be distinguished from notes receivable, which are debts created through formal legal instruments called promissory notes.
Internal Control (Mentioned in 1.19% Job Postings): Internal control, as defined by accounting and auditing, is a process for assuring of an organization's objectives in operational effectiveness and efficiency, reliable financial reporting, and compliance with laws, regulations and policies.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	5.26%
Accounts Receivable	2.34%
Internal Control	1.19%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Full Time Accountant's salary.

Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Internal Control: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Leadership	$88,350	4%
Initiative	$88,350	4%
Internal Control	$88,350	4%
Flexibility	$87,500	3%
CPA	$87,500	3%
Process Improvement	$87,500	3%

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How Education impacts a Full Time Accountant's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Full Time Accountants enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Full Time Accountant with a Bachelor's Degree is between $87,777 and $92,711).

Full Time Accountant Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Full Time Accountant

No Diploma 0.6%

High School 3.5%

Associates 4.9%

Bachelors 60.2%

Masters 30.3%

Doctorate 0.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.6%
High School	3.5%
Associates	4.9%
Bachelors	60.2%
Masters	30.3%
Doctorate	0.4%

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Full Time Accountant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Full Time 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.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$77,246

Average $84,952/year

$90,862

$6,437

Average $7,079/month

$7,572

$1,485

Average $1,634/week

$1,747

$37

Average $41/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,862	$7,572	$1,747	$44
Average	$84,952	$7,079	$1,634	$41
25th Percentile	$77,246	$6,437	$1,485	$37

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Salary Trends for Full Time Accountant

Salaries for a Full Time Accountant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $84,380 in 2023 to around $80,582 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Full Time Accountant salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

$82,536

2025

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2024	$82,536
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