Budget Accountant Salary in Charleston, West Virginia

How much does a Budget Accountant make in Charleston, WV?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Budget Accountant in Charleston, WV is $61,334. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $49,143 to a high of $75,866, with most professionals earning between $54,953 and $68,941.

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What does a Budget Accountant do?

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Assists the Director ofFinance with transactional and routine bookkeeping and accountingresponsibilities including verifying, reviewing and reconciling bills andposting and documenting financial transactions.

August 03, 2022

Manages grants, grant requirements and grants budgets, andassists in the management of theorganization budgets.

August 04, 2022

Provide support information necessary to assist management in business decisions related to Indirect Budgets, costs and variances.

November 20, 2022

Monitor and maintain accounting transactions such as accruals, vouchers, labor reports, metrics and other transactions as needed.

February 15, 2023

Works with the Budget Grants & Contract Officer on contracts and grant matters of more complex nature, such as indirect cost issues, prioritization of available additional funding, and possible misuse of contract and grant Funding.

February 28, 2023

Servesas first line of review and approval for transactions to be billed to grantsand prints manual checks.

March 31, 2023

Prepare and maintain forecasting models and budget projection scenarios including preparation and analysis of multi-year forecasting of revenues, salaries and benefits, other current expenditures, grants, capital projects, and debt service obligations.

April 10, 2023

Maintains Contracts and Grant files in standard, pre-established format.

May 02, 2023

Support project funding proposal process by reviewing grant cost principles and funding guidelines, and assisting with the proposal budget development.

May 06, 2023

Participate in baseline development for indirect budgets for the fiscal year including analysis to set targets.

May 17, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Budget Accountant in Charleston, WV

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

54953

68941

61334

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

55833

71178

62561

What is the average salary for Budget Accountant in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Budget Accountant in Charleston, WV. The base salary for Budget Accountant ranges from $54,953 to $68,941 with the average base salary of $61,334. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $55,833 to $71,178 with the average total cash compensation of $62,561.

View Average Salary for Budget Accountant as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$61,334	$54,953 - $68,941
Bonus	$1,227	$881 - $2,237
Total Pay	$62,561	$55,833 - $71,178

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Budget Accountant Salary Near Charleston, WV

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Charleston, WV
CITY, STATE Huntington, WV	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $54,299 - $68,121	COMPARE TO Charleston, WV
CITY, STATE Beckley, WV	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $54,464 - $68,328	COMPARE TO Charleston, WV
CITY, STATE Parkersburg, WV	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $54,226 - $68,029	COMPARE TO Charleston, WV
CITY, STATE Portsmouth, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $55,227 - $69,286	COMPARE TO Charleston, WV
CITY, STATE Chillicothe, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $55,759 - $69,952	COMPARE TO Charleston, WV
CITY, STATE Fairmont, WV	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $59,087 - $74,127	COMPARE TO Charleston, WV

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About Charleston, West Virginia

Charleston is the most populous city in, and the capital of, the U.S. state of West Virginia. Located at the confluence of the Elk and Kanawha rivers, the population during the 2017 Census Estimate was 47,929. The Charleston metropolitan area as a whole had 214,406 residents. Charleston is the center of government, commerce, and industry for Kanawha County, of which it is the county seat. Early industries important to Charleston included salt and the first natural gas well. Later, coal became central to economic prosperity in the city and the surrounding area. Today, trade, utilities, governm...

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