Accountant Salary & Career Guide
What 405 live Accountant postings ask for and pay: salary by years of experience, skills, education and the employers hiring.
- Open roles
- 405
- Employers
- 262
- Remote
- 12%
- Typical pay
- $67k–123k
- Verified live (7d)
- 366
Pay by experience
Median advertised base, from postings that disclosed a range in USD · pick a band to read the rest of this page for it
| Experience | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| 0–2 years | $70k | 44 |
| 3–5 years | $85k | 100 |
What skills do accountant jobs ask for?
Across 371 accountant postings that named at least one skill
CPA is named by 55% of the 371 accountant postings that name any skill. GAAP follows at 53%.
- 55%
- 53%
- 29%
- 20%
- 17%
- 12%
- 7.3%
- 6.2%
- 5.9%
- 4.9%
How much experience do accountant jobs ask for?
Minimum years named in the posting · 314 postings stated one
3–5 years is the most common minimum, named by 66% of the 314 accountant postings that state one.
- 30%
- 66%
- 3.2%
- 1.3%
Are accountant jobs remote?
Where the work is done · 229 postings stated one
20% of the 229 accountant postings that say where the work happens are remote, against 44% hybrid and 36% on-site.
- 20%
- 44%
- 36%
Do accountant jobs need a degree?
The floor the posting sets · 262 postings stated one
Bachelor's is the most common floor, set by 93% of the 262 accountant postings that state one.
- 0.8%
- 1.5%
- 93%
- 4.2%
- 0.4%
Employers hiring for this
Currently open
- Lead Accountant (hybrid)Posted 51 days agovia workday
- Accounting, Department of Accounting and Finance - Adjunct FacultyPosted 51 days agovia workday
- Accounting, Department of Accounting and Finance - Adjunct FacultyPosted 51 days agovia workday
- Accounting, Department of Accounting and Finance - Adjunct FacultyPosted 51 days agovia workday
- Accounting, Department of Accounting and Finance - Adjunct FacultyPosted 51 days agovia workday