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

A Systems Accountant's salary grows with experience: a Financial Systems Analyst I (0-2 years)earns $65,749, a Financial Systems Analyst II (2-4 years)earns $74,854, a Systems Accountant (4-7 years)earns $93,973, a Financial Systems Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $111,112, a Financial Systems Analyst V (7-10 years)earns $141,593,

What are the highest paying states for a Systems Accountant?

Systems Accountant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Systems Accountant roles are District of Columbia $104,757, California $104,359, Massachusetts $102,968. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Systems Accountant roles make?

Salaries for Systems Accountant level roles vary by specialization: Revenue Recognition Accountant IV: $101,450; Revenue Accountant IV: $101,443; Accountant Systems Analyst: $98,872; Revenue Recognition Accountant III: $87,790; Revenue Accountant III: $87,781.

How do different companies affect a Systems Accountant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Systems 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.

Systems Accountant Salary in the United States

How much does a Systems Accountant make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Systems Accountant in the United States is $94,614 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $111,273
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $86,889 to $103,334
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $79,856

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Systems Accountant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$103,334	$8,611	$1,987	$50
Average	$94,614	$7,885	$1,820	$45
25th Percentile	$86,889	$7,241	$1,671	$42

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Key Factors That Influence Systems Accountant Salaries

A Systems 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 Systems Accountant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Systems 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): $65,749
Early Career (1-2 years): $74,854
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $93,973
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $111,112
Expert (over 8 years): $141,593

Levels	Salary
Financial... Level Systems Accountant	$65,749
Financial... Level Systems Accountant	$74,854
Systems A... Level Systems Accountant	$93,973
Financial... Level Systems Accountant	$111,112
Financial... Level Systems Accountant	$141,593

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

District of Columbia: $104,757.
California: $104,359.
Massachusetts: $102,968.

District of Columbia $104,757 California $104,359 Massachusetts $102,968 Washington $102,590 New Jersey $102,552 Alaska $102,420 Connecticut $101,114 New York $100,584

Hawaii $98,891 Rhode Island $98,096 Maryland $97,556 Minnesota $96,819 Colorado $96,535 Illinois $96,440 Oregon $96,081 Delaware $95,816

New Hampshire $95,649 Virginia $95,276 Pennsylvania $94,188 Nevada $93,639 North Dakota $93,460 Michigan $93,176 Wisconsin $93,072 Vermont $92,864

Texas $92,286 Maine $92,249 Arizona $92,192 Ohio $92,126 Georgia $91,255 Indiana $90,820 Wyoming $90,735 Utah $90,602

Iowa $90,546 Kansas $90,091 Louisiana $89,959 North Carolina $89,912 Missouri $89,893 Florida $89,524 Montana $89,325 Nebraska $89,136

Kentucky $89,032 South Carolina $88,653 Tennessee $88,417 Idaho $88,322 New Mexico $87,631 Oklahoma $87,480 Alabama $86,922 South Dakota $85,985

Arkansas $85,474 West Virginia $85,200 Mississippi $84,377

Top Paying Cities for Systems 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: $119,337
San Francisco: $118,030
Oakland: $115,543

San Jose, CA $119,337

San Francisco, CA $118,030

Oakland, CA $115,543

New York, NY $108,938

Paramus, NJ $107,613

Queens Village, NY $107,608

Passaic, NJ $107,518

Bergenfield, NJ $107,510

Stamford, CT $107,302

Huntington, NY $107,263

Newark, NJ $106,564

Bridgeport, CT $106,364

Vallejo, CA $106,176

New Brunswick, NJ $106,138

Petaluma, CA $106,081

Middlesex, NJ $105,901

Somerset, NJ $105,835

Santa Cruz, CA $105,712

Boston, MA $105,135

Monterey, CA $104,803

Seattle, WA $104,586

Santa Rosa, CA $104,567

Los Angeles, CA $104,539

Juneau, AK $104,293

Washington, DC $104,189

Orange, CA $103,852

Santa Ana, CA $103,602

Long Beach, CA $103,508

Anaheim, CA $103,489

Anchorage, AK $103,441

Santa Maria, CA $103,158

Everett, WA $103,139

Danbury, CT $102,806

Bremerton, WA $102,675

Tacoma, WA $102,335

New Suffolk, NY $102,333

Sacramento, CA $102,306

Santa Barbara, CA $102,202

Trenton, NJ $102,098

San Diego, CA $102,098

Brockton, MA $101,994

Fairbanks, AK $101,762

Lompoc, CA $101,521

Lowell, MA $101,444

Ventura, CA $101,426

Nashua, NH $101,407

Stockton, CA $101,398

Modesto, CA $100,707

Poughkeepsie, NY $100,499

Olympia, WA $100,319

Kennewick, WA $100,319

New Haven, CT $100,281

Lawrence, MA $99,941

Hartford, CT $99,846

Riverside, CA $99,827

New Bedford, MA $99,733

Richland, WA $99,733

Bakersfield, CA $99,600

San Bernardino, CA $99,562

New Britain, CT $99,553

Atlantic City, NJ $99,553

New London, CT $99,515

Norwich, CT $99,487

Portsmouth, NH $99,468

Boulder, CO $99,267

Portland, OR $99,137

Worcester, MA $99,127

Minneapolis, MN $98,834

Philadelphia, PA $98,701

Honolulu, HI $98,389

Saint Paul, MN $98,344

Vineland, NJ $98,323

Providence, RI $98,048

Chicago, IL $97,774

Bellingham, WA $97,661

Springfield, MA $97,585

Baltimore, MD $97,556

Chico, CA $97,320

Pittsfield, MA $97,065

Manchester, NH $96,885

Spokane, WA $96,468

Denver, CO $96,459

Albany, NY $96,014

Troy, NY $95,976

Nassau, NY $95,875

Schenectady, NY $95,778

Wilmington, DE $95,702

Burlington, VT $95,570

Salem, OR $95,532

Portland, ME $95,238

Yakima, WA $95,144

Rochester, MN $94,851

Reno, NV $94,803

Fresno, CA $94,803

Milwaukee, WI $94,718

Detroit, MI $94,623

Ann Arbor, MI $94,607

Allentown, PA $94,595

Colorado Springs, CO $94,434

Syracuse, NY $94,387

Carson City, NV $94,387

Houston, TX $94,254

Eugene, OR $94,207

Gary, IN $94,094

Springfield, OR $94,018

Bismarck, ND $93,999

Galveston, TX $93,933

Medford, OR $93,791

Fort Collins, CO $93,753

Concord, NH $93,706

Austin, TX $93,677

Mesa, AZ $93,479

Reading, PA $93,469

Phoenix, AZ $93,460

Dallas, TX $93,431

Saint Cloud, MN $93,340

Madison, WI $93,214

Utica, NY $92,958

Rochester, NY $92,807

Des Moines, IA $92,797

Raleigh, NC $92,788

Atlanta, GA $92,646

Battle Creek, MI $92,618

Salt Lake City, UT $92,589

Lancaster, PA $92,447

Harrisburg, PA $92,315

Kansas City, MO $92,220

Champaign, IL $92,201

Kansas City, KS $92,201

Fort Worth, TX $92,192

Columbus, OH $92,176

Boca Raton, FL $92,154

Pittsburgh, PA $92,116

Richmond, VA $92,078

Indianapolis, IN $92,059

Cleveland, OH $92,050

Las Vegas, NV $91,936

Cincinnati, OH $91,936

Petersburg, VA $91,795

Huntsville, AL $91,653

Lansing, MI $91,589

Lebanon, PA $91,577

Pueblo, CO $91,567

Appleton, WI $91,539

Buffalo, NY $91,501

Dayton, OH $91,473

Racine, WI $91,454

Charlotte, NC $91,444

Saint Louis, MO $91,416

York, PA $91,359

Elkhart, IN $91,359

Gastonia, NC $91,341

Billings, MT $91,319

Beaumont, TX $91,293

Lorain, OH $91,274

Benton Harbor, MI $91,255

Toledo, OH $91,236

Binghamton, NY $91,189

Rock Hill, SC $91,180

Rockford, IL $91,132

Springfield, IL $91,094

Elyria, OH $91,085

Fargo, ND $91,085

Flagstaff, AZ $91,019

Fort Lauderdale, FL $90,962

Duluth, MN $90,905

Miami, FL $90,905

Cheyenne, WY $90,839

Grand Forks, ND $90,839

Bangor, ME $90,631

Cedar Rapids, IA $90,527

Durham, NC $90,487

Louisville, KY $90,479

Grand Rapids, MI $90,460

Hialeah, FL $90,451

Casper, WY $90,319

Scranton, PA $90,205

New Orleans, LA $90,177

Virginia Beach, VA $90,167

Akron, OH $90,120

Peoria, IL $89,997

Sarasota, FL $89,978

Nashville, TN $89,912

Omaha, NE $89,912

Green Bay, WI $89,912

Baton Rouge, LA $89,864

Charleston, SC $89,845

Jamestown, NY $89,798

Davenport, IA $89,798

Tucson, AZ $89,751

Saint Petersburg, FL $89,694

Tampa, FL $89,675

Evansville, IN $89,618

Port Arthur, TX $89,618

Bradenton, FL $89,581

Santa Fe, NM $89,410

Orlando, FL $89,240

Clearwater, FL $89,212

Canton, OH $89,013

La Crosse, WI $89,013

Albuquerque, NM $88,956

Newport News, VA $88,947

High Point, NC $88,918

Ogden, UT $88,880

Corpus Christi, TX $88,805

Norfolk, VA $88,748

Laramie, WY $88,748

Rock Island, IL $88,691

Saginaw, MI $88,672

Jacksonville, FL $88,663

Salisbury, NC $88,644

Boise, ID $88,625

Moline, IL $88,578

Fort Myers, FL $88,549

Memphis, TN $88,530

Tulsa, OK $88,483

Waterloo, IA $88,426

Spartanburg, SC $88,332

Lincoln, NE $88,284

Fort Wayne, IN $88,265

Provo, UT $88,256

Cedar Falls, IA $88,142

San Antonio, TX $88,105

Greensboro, NC $88,067

South Bend, IN $88,057

Savannah, GA $87,953

Muskegon, MI $87,915

Birmingham, AL $87,906

Winston Salem, NC $87,860

Lake Charles, LA $87,631

Anderson, IN $87,613

Lexington, KY $87,584

Augusta, GA $87,556

Greenville, SC $87,556

Lima, OH $87,480

Wichita, KS $87,471

Tuscaloosa, AL $87,471

Columbia, SC $87,385

Springfield, OH $87,367

Asheville, NC $87,215

Bloomington, IN $87,149

Knoxville, TN $86,808

Shreveport, LA $86,799

Wilmington, NC $86,676

Roanoke, VA $86,676

Topeka, KS $86,506

Frankfort, KY $86,495

Oklahoma City, OK $86,430

Chillicothe, OH $86,392

Longview, TX $86,383

Melbourne, FL $86,373

Sioux Falls, SD $86,222

Mobile, AL $86,212

Terre Haute, IN $86,174

Altoona, PA $86,118

Amarillo, TX $86,051

Killeen, TX $86,023

Fayetteville, AR $85,947

Chattanooga, TN $85,919

Sioux City, IA $85,834

Idaho Falls, ID $85,815

Lynchburg, VA $85,739

Gainesville, FL $85,616

Portsmouth, OH $85,569

Little Rock, AR $85,550

Lafayette, LA $85,512

Youngstown, OH $85,512

Daytona Beach, FL $85,455

Clarksville, TN $85,446

Pensacola, FL $85,436

Temple, TX $85,430

Hopkinsville, KY $85,153

Erie, PA $85,134

Florence, SC $85,096

Charleston, WV $84,944

Great Falls, MT $84,897

Macon, GA $84,765

Tallahassee, FL $84,755

Fayetteville, NC $84,736

Waco, TX $84,717

Helena, MT $84,651

Pine Bluff, AR $84,615

Vincennes, IN $84,500

Lubbock, TX $84,462

Alamogordo, NM $84,405

Twin Falls, ID $84,320

Rapid City, SD $84,292

Jackson, MS $84,121

Huntington, WV $84,115

Greenville, MS $84,112

Parkersburg, WV $84,015

Montgomery, AL $83,998

Wichita Falls, TX $83,904

Springfield, MO $83,904

Biloxi, MS $83,856

Monroe, LA $83,762

Johnstown, PA $83,696

Sumter, SC $83,658

Columbus, GA $83,648

Pascagoula, MS $83,468

Abilene, TX $83,468

Kingsport, TN $83,222

Albany, GA $83,222

Gulfport, MS $83,194

Alexandria, LA $82,882

Fort Smith, AR $82,645

El Paso, TX $82,390

Las Cruces, NM $81,964

Harlingen, TX $81,724

Pocatello, ID $81,709

Florence, AL $81,586

Brownsville, TX $81,567

Mcallen, TX $81,368

Dothan, AL $81,236

Columbus, MS $80,674

Altus, OK $80,233

Lawton, OK $80,053

Pierre, SD $79,712

What Skills Can Increase a Systems Accountant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 7.82% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Billing (Mentioned in 2.1% Job Postings): Billing refers to the aspect of banking, whereby someone is charged accurately for what item they purchased.
Microsoft Excel (Mentioned in 1.55% Job Postings): Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet developed by Microsoft for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS. It features calculation or computation capabilities, graphing tools, pivot tables, and a macro programming language called Visual Basic for Applications.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	7.82%
Billing	2.1%
Microsoft Excel	1.55%

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 Systems Accountant's salary.

Security Audit: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Hyperion: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Budgeting: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Security Audit	$106,914	13%
Hyperion	$98,399	4%
Budgeting	$97,452	3%
Presentation	$97,452	3%
Oracle	$96,506	2%
Planning	$96,506	2%

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How Education impacts a Systems Accountant's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Systems 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 Systems Accountant with a Bachelor's Degree is between $96,535 and $102,456).

Systems Accountant Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Systems Accountant

No Diploma 2.2%

High School 2.2%

Associates 2.2%

Bachelors 62.7%

Masters 31.7%

Doctorate 1.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	2.2%
High School	2.2%
Associates	2.2%
Bachelors	62.7%
Masters	31.7%
Doctorate	1.1%

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

Understanding how a Systems 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

$86,889

Average $94,614/year

$103,334

$7,241

Average $7,885/month

$8,611

$1,671

Average $1,820/week

$1,987

$42

Average $45/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$103,334	$8,611	$1,987	$50
Average	$94,614	$7,885	$1,820	$45
25th Percentile	$86,889	$7,241	$1,671	$42

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Salary Trends for Systems Accountant

Salaries for a Systems Accountant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $91,043 in 2023 to around $88,700 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Systems Accountant salary trends, .

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2024

$89,471

2025

$88,700

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