Finance & Accounting United States
Finance & Accounting salary in the US
Typical pay
$97,000a year
Most Finance & Accountings earn $76k to $123k a year
From 8,867 current job postings, updated Nov 2, 2026 Pay that employers list in their job postings
The median Finance & Accounting salary in the US is $97,000 a year. Most job postings pay $76,000 to $122,500. From 8,867 current job postings, updated Nov 2, 2026.
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Typical pay by state
Pick a state on the map or in the table to see its cities, pay and open Finance & Accounting jobs.
| New York | $112k | $88k to $142k | 1,663 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | $111k | $75k to $136k | 25 |
| California | $109k | $88k to $138k | 1,590 |
| Massachusetts | $105k | $87k to $125k | 491 |
| Delaware | $101k | $85k to $141k | 28 |
| Washington | $101k | $85k to $129k | 291 |
| District of Columbia | $100k | $78k to $131k | 142 |
| Kentucky | $100k | $71k to $130k | 27 |
| Florida | $100k | $82k to $124k | 221 |
| North Carolina | $100k | $80k to $123k | 141 |
| Connecticut | $99k | $80k to $134k | 149 |
| Arkansas | $98k | $76k to $106k | 25 |
| New Jersey | $98k | $78k to $125k | 323 |
| Texas | $98k | $75k to $123k | 440 |
| Illinois | $96k | $80k to $118k | 811 |
| Maryland | $96k | $81k to $122k | 195 |
| Minnesota | $95k | $76k to $110k | 264 |
| Georgia | $95k | $73k to $128k | 137 |
| Pennsylvania | $93k | $78k to $119k | 214 |
| Arizona | $93k | $75k to $110k | 120 |
| Colorado | $93k | $80k to $113k | 286 |
| Virginia | $92k | $77k to $115k | 342 |
| New Hampshire | $91k | $72k to $120k | 23 |
| Oregon | $90k | $75k to $116k | 63 |
| Indiana | $90k | $74k to $109k | 73 |
| Vermont | $89k | $71k to $107k | 31 |
| Kansas | $89k | $68k to $103k | 26 |
| Ohio | $88k | $75k to $105k | 190 |
| Michigan | $88k | $67k to $115k | 78 |
| Missouri | $88k | $69k to $110k | 98 |
| Tennessee | $87k | $75k to $101k | 62 |
| Idaho | $86k | $76k to $107k | 15 |
| South Carolina | $86k | $70k to $98k | 42 |
| Nebraska | $86k | $68k to $111k | 32 |
| Mississippi | $85k | $76k to $124k | 15 |
| Rhode Island | $85k | $75k to $106k | 37 |
| Wisconsin | $85k | $68k to $112k | 92 |
| Utah | $83k | $65k to $105k | 52 |
| Iowa | $83k | $70k to $100k | 52 |
| Alabama | $81k | $62k to $95k | 31 |
| North Dakota | $79k | $60k to $100k | 16 |
| Maine | $77k | $71k to $91k | 21 |
| Louisiana | $76k | $61k to $108k | 20 |
| Oklahoma | $75k | $63k to $100k | 43 |
| Hawaii | $71k | $55k to $80k | 15 |
| Alaska | – | – | 6 |
| Montana | – | – | 4 |
| New Mexico | – | – | 6 |
| South Dakota | – | – | 5 |
| West Virginia | – | – | 7 |
| Wyoming | – | – | 5 |
Pay advertised in current postings, per year. Postings are those that list pay.
Pay in the biggest hiring cities
| San Francisco, CA | $125k | $103k to $156k | 1,107 | 487 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $125k | $101k to $154k | 413 | 233 |
| New York, NY | $111k | $90k to $141k | 3,522 | 1,794 |
| Boston, MA | $107k | $88k to $130k | 1,024 | 453 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $103k | $85k to $125k | 1,671 | 696 |
| Seattle, WA | $102k | $85k to $135k | 634 | 248 |
| San Diego, CA | $100k | $85k to $125k | 384 | 125 |
| Miami, FL | $100k | $84k to $128k | 892 | 121 |
| Washington, DC | $99k | $81k to $127k | 1,201 | 412 |
| Dallas, TX | $99k | $80k to $120k | 1,436 | 210 |
| Houston, TX | $98k | $75k to $125k | 939 | 143 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $98k | $78k to $110k | 573 | 230 |
| Chicago, IL | $96k | $80k to $120k | 1,525 | 754 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $95k | $78k to $118k | 747 | 176 |
| Denver, CO | $93k | $80k to $114k | 589 | 252 |
Pay by experience level
What most job postings pay at each stage. The dot is typical pay.
- Starting out 935 job postings$48k $72k
Typical: $63k
Most new hires start near the low end.
- Experienced 3,295 job postings$75k $123k
Typical: $93k
- Senior 2,866 job postings$95k $131k
Typical: $107k
- Lead or manager 162 job postings$115k $181k
Typical: $140k
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Experienced: most postings pay $75k to $123k a year, typically $93k.
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Pay by employer and level
Typical yearly pay at the employers with the most postings that list pay. A dash means fewer than 10 of their postings at that level list pay.
| Employer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LPL Financial | $70k | $59k | $72k | – | – |
| The Lettered Cottage | $85k | $70k | $85k | – | – |
| Citigroup | $123k | $85k | $123k | $123k | – |
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Employers hiring now typically offer $97,000 a year for Finance & Accounting roles in the US. These numbers come from the pay employers list in their job postings, so they show what is on offer today rather than what people earned last year. We only show a number when at least 10 postings list pay.
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