How much does a Company Accountant make in the United States?
As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Company Accountant in the United States is $62,775 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.
However, a Company Accountant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $72,312
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,507 to $67,767
Key Factors That Influence Company Accountant Salaries
A Company 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 Company Accountant Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Company 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:
How Do Company 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 Company Accountants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
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: $79,177
San Francisco: $78,311
Oakland: $76,660
San Jose, CA$79,177
San Francisco, CA$78,311
Oakland, CA$76,660
New York, NY$72,278
Paramus, NJ$71,399
Queens Village, NY$71,396
Passaic, NJ$71,336
Bergenfield, NJ$71,331
Stamford, CT$71,193
Huntington, NY$71,167
Newark, NJ$70,703
Bridgeport, CT$70,570
Vallejo, CA$70,446
New Brunswick, NJ$70,420
Petaluma, CA$70,383
Middlesex, NJ$70,263
Somerset, NJ$70,220
Santa Cruz, CA$70,138
Boston, MA$69,755
Monterey, CA$69,535
Seattle, WA$69,391
Santa Rosa, CA$69,378
Los Angeles, CA$69,360
Juneau, AK$69,196
Washington, DC$69,127
Orange, CA$68,904
Santa Ana, CA$68,738
Long Beach, CA$68,675
Anaheim, CA$68,663
Anchorage, AK$68,631
Santa Maria, CA$68,443
Everett, WA$68,430
Danbury, CT$68,210
Bremerton, WA$68,123
Tacoma, WA$67,897
New Suffolk, NY$67,896
Sacramento, CA$67,878
Santa Barbara, CA$67,809
Trenton, NJ$67,740
San Diego, CA$67,740
Brockton, MA$67,671
Fairbanks, AK$67,517
Lompoc, CA$67,357
Lowell, MA$67,306
Ventura, CA$67,294
Nashua, NH$67,282
Stockton, CA$67,275
Modesto, CA$66,817
Poughkeepsie, NY$66,679
Olympia, WA$66,560
Kennewick, WA$66,560
New Haven, CT$66,535
Lawrence, MA$66,309
Hartford, CT$66,246
Riverside, CA$66,233
New Bedford, MA$66,171
Richland, WA$66,171
Bakersfield, CA$66,083
San Bernardino, CA$66,058
New Britain, CT$66,051
Atlantic City, NJ$66,051
New London, CT$66,026
Norwich, CT$66,007
Portsmouth, NH$65,995
Boulder, CO$65,862
Portland, OR$65,775
Worcester, MA$65,769
Minneapolis, MN$65,574
Philadelphia, PA$65,486
Honolulu, HI$65,279
Saint Paul, MN$65,249
Vineland, NJ$65,235
Providence, RI$65,053
Chicago, IL$64,871
Bellingham, WA$64,796
Springfield, MA$64,746
Baltimore, MD$64,727
Chico, CA$64,570
Pittsfield, MA$64,400
Manchester, NH$64,281
Spokane, WA$64,005
Denver, CO$63,999
Albany, NY$63,704
Troy, NY$63,678
Nassau, NY$63,611
Schenectady, NY$63,547
Wilmington, DE$63,496
Burlington, VT$63,409
Salem, OR$63,383
Portland, ME$63,189
Yakima, WA$63,126
Rochester, MN$62,931
Reno, NV$62,900
Fresno, CA$62,900
Milwaukee, WI$62,844
Detroit, MI$62,781
Ann Arbor, MI$62,770
Allentown, PA$62,762
Colorado Springs, CO$62,655
Syracuse, NY$62,624
Carson City, NV$62,624
Houston, TX$62,536
Eugene, OR$62,505
Gary, IN$62,429
Springfield, OR$62,379
Bismarck, ND$62,366
Galveston, TX$62,323
Medford, OR$62,228
Fort Collins, CO$62,203
Concord, NH$62,172
Austin, TX$62,153
Mesa, AZ$62,021
Reading, PA$62,015
Phoenix, AZ$62,009
Dallas, TX$61,990
Saint Cloud, MN$61,930
Madison, WI$61,845
Utica, NY$61,676
Rochester, NY$61,576
Des Moines, IA$61,569
Raleigh, NC$61,563
Atlanta, GA$61,469
Battle Creek, MI$61,450
Salt Lake City, UT$61,431
Lancaster, PA$61,337
Harrisburg, PA$61,249
Kansas City, MO$61,186
Champaign, IL$61,174
Kansas City, KS$61,174
Fort Worth, TX$61,167
Columbus, OH$61,157
Boca Raton, FL$61,142
Pittsburgh, PA$61,117
Richmond, VA$61,092
Indianapolis, IN$61,080
Cleveland, OH$61,073
Las Vegas, NV$60,998
Cincinnati, OH$60,998
Petersburg, VA$60,904
Huntsville, AL$60,810
Lansing, MI$60,768
Lebanon, PA$60,759
Pueblo, CO$60,753
Appleton, WI$60,734
Buffalo, NY$60,709
Dayton, OH$60,690
Racine, WI$60,678
Charlotte, NC$60,672
Saint Louis, MO$60,653
York, PA$60,615
Elkhart, IN$60,615
Gastonia, NC$60,603
Billings, MT$60,588
Beaumont, TX$60,571
Lorain, OH$60,559
Benton Harbor, MI$60,546
Toledo, OH$60,533
Binghamton, NY$60,502
Rock Hill, SC$60,496
Rockford, IL$60,464
Springfield, IL$60,439
Elyria, OH$60,433
Fargo, ND$60,433
Flagstaff, AZ$60,389
Fort Lauderdale, FL$60,351
Duluth, MN$60,314
Miami, FL$60,314
Cheyenne, WY$60,270
Grand Forks, ND$60,270
Bangor, ME$60,132
Cedar Rapids, IA$60,063
Durham, NC$60,036
Louisville, KY$60,031
Grand Rapids, MI$60,019
Hialeah, FL$60,012
Casper, WY$59,925
Scranton, PA$59,849
New Orleans, LA$59,830
Virginia Beach, VA$59,824
Akron, OH$59,793
Peoria, IL$59,711
Sarasota, FL$59,699
Nashville, TN$59,655
Omaha, NE$59,655
Green Bay, WI$59,655
Baton Rouge, LA$59,623
Charleston, SC$59,611
Jamestown, NY$59,579
Davenport, IA$59,579
Tucson, AZ$59,548
Saint Petersburg, FL$59,510
Tampa, FL$59,498
Evansville, IN$59,460
Port Arthur, TX$59,460
Bradenton, FL$59,435
Santa Fe, NM$59,322
Orlando, FL$59,209
Clearwater, FL$59,190
Canton, OH$59,058
La Crosse, WI$59,058
Albuquerque, NM$59,021
Newport News, VA$59,014
High Point, NC$58,995
Ogden, UT$58,970
Corpus Christi, TX$58,920
Norfolk, VA$58,882
Laramie, WY$58,882
Rock Island, IL$58,845
Saginaw, MI$58,832
Jacksonville, FL$58,826
Salisbury, NC$58,813
Boise, ID$58,801
Moline, IL$58,769
Fort Myers, FL$58,751
Memphis, TN$58,738
Tulsa, OK$58,707
Waterloo, IA$58,669
Spartanburg, SC$58,606
Lincoln, NE$58,575
Fort Wayne, IN$58,562
Provo, UT$58,556
Cedar Falls, IA$58,481
San Antonio, TX$58,456
Greensboro, NC$58,431
South Bend, IN$58,424
Savannah, GA$58,355
Muskegon, MI$58,330
Birmingham, AL$58,324
Winston Salem, NC$58,293
Lake Charles, LA$58,142
Anderson, IN$58,129
Lexington, KY$58,110
Augusta, GA$58,092
Greenville, SC$58,092
Lima, OH$58,041
Wichita, KS$58,035
Tuscaloosa, AL$58,035
Columbia, SC$57,979
Springfield, OH$57,966
Asheville, NC$57,866
Bloomington, IN$57,822
Knoxville, TN$57,596
Shreveport, LA$57,589
Wilmington, NC$57,508
Roanoke, VA$57,508
Topeka, KS$57,395
Frankfort, KY$57,388
Oklahoma City, OK$57,345
Chillicothe, OH$57,319
Longview, TX$57,313
Melbourne, FL$57,307
Sioux Falls, SD$57,206
Mobile, AL$57,200
Terre Haute, IN$57,175
Altoona, PA$57,137
Amarillo, TX$57,093
Killeen, TX$57,075
Fayetteville, AR$57,024
Chattanooga, TN$57,006
Sioux City, IA$56,949
Idaho Falls, ID$56,936
Lynchburg, VA$56,886
Gainesville, FL$56,805
Portsmouth, OH$56,773
Little Rock, AR$56,761
Lafayette, LA$56,736
Youngstown, OH$56,736
Daytona Beach, FL$56,698
Clarksville, TN$56,692
Pensacola, FL$56,685
Temple, TX$56,681
Hopkinsville, KY$56,497
Erie, PA$56,484
Florence, SC$56,459
Charleston, WV$56,359
Great Falls, MT$56,328
Macon, GA$56,240
Tallahassee, FL$56,233
Fayetteville, NC$56,221
Waco, TX$56,208
Helena, MT$56,164
Pine Bluff, AR$56,140
Vincennes, IN$56,064
Lubbock, TX$56,039
Alamogordo, NM$56,001
Twin Falls, ID$55,945
Rapid City, SD$55,926
Jackson, MS$55,813
Huntington, WV$55,808
Greenville, MS$55,807
Parkersburg, WV$55,743
Montgomery, AL$55,731
Wichita Falls, TX$55,668
Springfield, MO$55,668
Biloxi, MS$55,637
Monroe, LA$55,574
Johnstown, PA$55,530
Sumter, SC$55,505
Columbus, GA$55,499
Pascagoula, MS$55,380
Abilene, TX$55,380
Kingsport, TN$55,216
Albany, GA$55,216
Gulfport, MS$55,198
Alexandria, LA$54,990
Fort Smith, AR$54,834
El Paso, TX$54,664
Las Cruces, NM$54,382
Harlingen, TX$54,222
Pocatello, ID$54,212
Florence, AL$54,130
Brownsville, TX$54,118
Mcallen, TX$53,986
Dothan, AL$53,898
Columbus, MS$53,525
Altus, OK$53,233
Lawton, OK$53,114
Pierre, SD$52,888
What Skills Can Increase a Company Accountant's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Analysis (Mentioned in 5.06% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
CPA (Mentioned in 2.85% Job Postings): A CPA, or Certified Public Accountant, is a trusted financial advisor who helps individuals, businesses, and other organizations plan and reach their financial goals.
Bookkeeping (Mentioned in 1.48% Job Postings): Bookkeeping is the recording of financial transactions, and is part of the process of accounting in business. Transactions include purchases, sales, receipts, and payments by an individual person or an organization/corporation. There are several standard methods of bookkeeping, including the single-entry and double-entry bookkeeping systems. While these may be viewed as "real" bookkeeping, any process for recording financial transactions is a bookkeeping process. Bookkeeping is the work of a bookkeeper (or book-keeper), who records the day-to-day financial transactions of a business. They usually write the daybooks (which contain records of sales, purchases, receipts, and payments), and document each financial transaction, whether cash or credit, into the correct daybook—that is, petty cash book, suppliers ledger, customer ledger, etc.—and the general ledger. Thereafter, an accountant can create financial reports from the information recorded by the bookkeeper.
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 Company Accountant's salary.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Company Accountant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Company Accountant roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 110% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Software & Networking and Financial Services
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 35% above the average.
In contrast, Company Accountant positions in Transportation or Telecom typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Company Accountant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Company Accountant
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking
$84,746
$41.0
35%
Financial Services
$81,607
$39.0
30%
Biotechnology
$78,468
$38.0
25%
Pharmaceuticals
$78,468
$38.0
25%
Energy & Utilities
$75,329
$36.0
20%
How Education impacts a Company Accountant's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Company Accountants enter the field with a Associate'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 Company Accountant with a Associate's Degree is between
$59,751
and $63,023).
Company Accountant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Company 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.
Salaries for a Company Accountant can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $55,585 in 2023
to around $55,284 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Company Accountant salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Company Accountant
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Company Accountant
Here are companies hiring for Company Accountant 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 Company Accountant
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Company Accountant?
The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Company Accountant roles,
with salaries approximately 35% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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