Research Summary. After extensive research by the Zippia data science team, we identified these details of accounting manager salary by state for the United States:
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Vermont has the highest accounting manager salary of $100,694
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Hawaii has the lowest accounting manager salary of $47,532
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The national average salary for accounting managers is $84,451
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The national hourly pay for accounting managers is $40.6
You can read more on the specific methodology.
Background
Without fail, in surveys across basically every demographic, the number one most important aspect of a job for most people is the salary — how much do accounting managers get paid where I live?
And while there are many things to go into how much you, specifically, can expect to make, there’s really good data for average salaries for accounting manager by state across America broken down by seniority level. So while your city may be slightly different than the state average, these averages give you a rough sense of what to expect for your salary.
The state with the best salary for accounting managers after this adjustment? That would be Vermont.
Here’s a quick snapshot of the top ten states for accounting manager salaries:
Let’s take a look at how we got here and a full ranking of all the states.
Highest-Paid Accounting Managers By State
| Rank | State | Average Accounting Manager Salary | 10th Percentile | 90th Percentile |
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| 1 | Vermont | $100,694 | $72,000 | $140,000 |
| 2 | New York | $99,473 | $71,000 | $139,000 |
| 3 | Washington | $99,331 | $69,000 | $141,000 |
| 4 | New Hampshire | $98,657 | $70,000 | $137,000 |
| 5 | Oregon | $97,648 | $68,000 | $138,000 |
| 6 | Alaska | $97,242 | $74,000 | $126,000 |
| 7 | California | $96,035 | $64,000 | $143,000 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | $94,171 | $67,000 | $131,000 |
| 9 | Connecticut | $93,726 | $66,000 | $131,000 |
| 10 | Nevada | $92,908 | $63,000 | $135,000 |
| 11 | Delaware | $92,734 | $66,000 | $129,000 |
| 12 | New Jersey | $92,556 | $66,000 | $129,000 |
| 13 | Michigan | $88,926 | $64,000 | $123,000 |
| 14 | Maryland | $88,504 | $63,000 | $123,000 |
| 15 | Rhode Island | $86,814 | $61,000 | $121,000 |
| 16 | Maine | $85,923 | $61,000 | $119,000 |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | $85,738 | $61,000 | $119,000 |
| 18 | Mississippi | $85,109 | $57,000 | $125,000 |
| 19 | Virginia | $83,277 | $59,000 | $117,000 |
| 20 | Ohio | $81,290 | $58,000 | $112,000 |
| 21 | Minnesota | $81,272 | $59,000 | $110,000 |
| 22 | Utah | $80,907 | $57,000 | $114,000 |
| 23 | Montana | $80,089 | $57,000 | $111,000 |
| 24 | Illinois | $79,168 | $57,000 | $108,000 |
| 25 | North Dakota | $78,687 | $57,000 | $106,000 |
| 26 | North Carolina | $77,751 | $54,000 | $110,000 |
| 27 | Kentucky | $77,591 | $56,000 | $107,000 |
| 28 | Idaho | $77,281 | $54,000 | $110,000 |
| 29 | Iowa | $77,267 | $56,000 | $105,000 |
| 30 | Arizona | $76,587 | $53,000 | $109,000 |
| 31 | Colorado | $75,656 | $54,000 | $104,000 |
| 32 | South Dakota | $75,245 | $54,000 | $103,000 |
| 33 | Wisconsin | $75,187 | $54,000 | $103,000 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | $74,891 | $53,000 | $104,000 |
| 35 | West Virginia | $74,682 | $53,000 | $103,000 |
| 36 | Wyoming | $73,648 | $53,000 | $102,000 |
| 37 | Tennessee | $73,597 | $52,000 | $102,000 |
| 38 | Texas | $73,071 | $49,000 | $108,000 |
| 39 | Indiana | $71,971 | $52,000 | $99,000 |
| 40 | Georgia | $71,895 | $49,000 | $104,000 |
| 41 | Missouri | $70,376 | $51,000 | $96,000 |
| 42 | Kansas | $70,186 | $51,000 | $96,000 |
| 43 | South Carolina | $69,553 | $47,000 | $101,000 |
| 44 | New Mexico | $68,998 | $48,000 | $98,000 |
| 45 | Arkansas | $68,201 | $48,000 | $95,000 |
| 46 | Nebraska | $65,718 | $48,000 | $89,000 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $64,367 | $42,000 | $97,000 |
| 48 | Alabama | $64,033 | $43,000 | $93,000 |
| 49 | Florida | $61,482 | $39,000 | $95,000 |
| 50 | Hawaii | $47,532 | $37,000 | $59,000 |
Methodology: Accounting Manager Salary By State
To better understand accounting manager pay by state, Zippia has aggregated data across a multitude of channels including the BLS, FLC, and OPM. We then supplement that data with actual listed salaries from job posts. Finally, the data science team calculates a weighted average of these inputs to create an average pay for accounting managers by state.
We took the average annual salary data for accounting managers from these estimates and ranked every state on this criteria with the state with the highest salary ranking as highest average salary for accounting managers.
Accounting Manager Salary By State FAQs
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What is the highest-paid state for accounting managers?
The highest-paid state for accounting managers is Vermont with an average salary of $100,694 per year.
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What city pays accounting managers the most?
San Francisco, CA pays accounting managers the most with an average salary of $112,794 per year.
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What is the worst state for accounting managers?
The worst state for accounting managers is Hawaii with an average salary of $47,532 per year.
Author
Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.
