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Accounting Analyst salary

Average accounting analyst salary

$58,399

$28.08 hourly rate

Entry-level accounting analyst salary
$42,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does an accounting analyst make?

The average accounting analyst salary in the United States is $58,399. Accounting analyst salaries typically range between $42,000 and $79,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for accounting analysts is $28.08 per hour.

Accounting analyst salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Accounting analysts earn the highest average salary in New York.

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Accounting Analyst Salaries By Experience Level

Experience LevelAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
Entry-level accounting analyst$38,600$18.55
Mid-level accounting analyst$55,600$26.72
Senior-level accounting analyst$94,000$45.21

Accounting Analyst salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Ziprecruiter, SalaryExpert, Comparably and Payscale, the average salary for an accounting analyst typically falls between $49,790 and $92,171.
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$58,399yearly
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$92,171yearly
Salary.com[2]
$49,790yearly
ZipRecruiter[3]
$62,750yearly
payscale[4]
$59,742yearly
SalaryExpert[5]
$75,605yearly

Average accounting analyst salary by state

The average accounting analyst salary in New York, California, and New Jersey are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average accounting analyst salary states are Idaho, Montana, and North Dakota.

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Highest paying states for accounting analysts

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1New York$68,069$32.73
2District of Columbia$70,984$34.13
3California$67,222$32.32
4Massachusetts$62,635$30.11
5Illinois$60,403$29.04
6Oregon$62,064$29.84
7Connecticut$60,756$29.21
8New Jersey$66,187$31.82
9Rhode Island$58,375$28.06
10Delaware$57,565$27.68
11Michigan$58,367$28.06
12Virginia$57,709$27.74
13Washington$59,611$28.66
14Utah$55,277$26.58
15Colorado$56,363$27.10
16Texas$54,816$26.35
17Minnesota$55,922$26.89
18Maryland$58,005$27.89
19North Carolina$56,040$26.94
20Wisconsin$53,653$25.79
21Ohio$52,624$25.30
22Alaska$57,840$27.81
23Kentucky$53,838$25.88
24Louisiana$55,719$26.79
25Pennsylvania$52,789$25.38
26Tennessee$50,968$24.50
27Arizona$50,887$24.46
28Missouri$51,483$24.75
29Hawaii$49,320$23.71
30Vermont$52,279$25.13
31New Hampshire$51,063$24.55
32Georgia$50,242$24.15
33Indiana$50,666$24.36
34Nevada$49,057$23.59
35Oklahoma$50,434$24.25
36West Virginia$50,055$24.06
37Kansas$49,729$23.91
38South Dakota$48,881$23.50
39Alabama$47,776$22.97
40Wyoming$48,730$23.43
41Arkansas$48,279$23.21
42Nebraska$48,640$23.38
43Iowa$47,008$22.60
44Maine$49,493$23.79
45Montana$46,295$22.26
46Florida$44,478$21.38
47New Mexico$48,256$23.20
48Idaho$46,799$22.50
49North Dakota$45,680$21.96
50South Carolina$44,408$21.35
51Mississippi$42,575$20.47

Highest paying cities for accounting analysts

The highest-paying cities for accounting analysts are San Francisco, CA, Washington, DC, and New York, NY.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1San Francisco, CA$72,395$34.81
2Washington, DC$71,010$34.14
3New York, NY$68,207$32.79
4Newark, NJ$66,166$31.81
5Boston, MA$62,597$30.09
6Portland, OR$61,666$29.65
7Chicago, IL$60,660$29.16
8Seattle, WA$59,689$28.70
9Detroit, MI$58,494$28.12
10Baltimore, MD$58,181$27.97
11Wilmington, DE$57,659$27.72
12Richmond, VA$57,646$27.71
13Broomfield, CO$56,373$27.10
14Minneapolis, MN$55,930$26.89
15Wilmington, NC$55,283$26.58
16Temple, TX$54,801$26.35
17Philadelphia, PA$53,094$25.53
18Columbus, OH$52,359$25.17
19Kansas City, MO$51,563$24.79
20Phoenix, AZ$50,983$24.51

Accounting Analyst salary details

An accounting analyst's salary ranges from $42,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $79,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Accounting Analyst Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is an accounting analyst's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$79,000$6,583$38
75th Percentile$68,000$5,667$33
Average$58,399$4,867$28
25th Percentile$49,000$4,083$24
10th Percentile$42,000$3,500$20

Highest paying accounting analyst jobs

The highest paying types of accounting analysts are account auditor, analyst, and control analyst.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Finance Analyst/Accountant$62,975$5,248$30.28118,043
Corporate Accountant$64,300$5,358$30.9154,174
General Accountant$55,043$4,587$26.4687,663
Staff Accountant$54,216$4,518$26.07115,930
Cost Accountant$60,528$5,044$29.1039,925
Fund Accountant$60,203$5,017$28.9435,702

Top companies hiring accounting analysts now:

  1. IBM Jobs (110)
  2. Citi Jobs (37)
  3. Ford Motor Jobs (18)
  4. BNY Mellon Jobs (126)
  5. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Jobs (50)

Which companies pay accounting analysts the most?

Accounting analyst salaries at Google and The Citadel are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average accounting analyst salary at companies like Apollo Global Management and Sonos are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Google$116,269$55.90
2The Citadel$103,634$49.82
3Apollo Global Management$102,294$49.18
4Sonos$98,619$47.41
5Asana$94,788$45.57
6Dell$90,165$43.35
7IBM$89,625$43.09
8Broadcom$88,929$42.75
9Tri-State G&T$88,405$42.50
10Virtu Financial$82,779$39.80
11BNP Paribas$82,024$39.43
12Subaru$81,763$39.31
13BMO Capital Markets$80,738$38.82
14Citi$80,466$38.69
15Ford Motor$80,377$38.64
16Pacific Gas and Electric$79,979$38.45
17Westinghouse Appliances Australia$78,505$37.74
18BNY Mellon$77,764$37.39
19JPMorgan Chase & Co.$77,278$37.15
20iCapital Network$77,134$37.08

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Accounting Analyst salary by industry

The average accounting analyst salary varies across industries:

  • The average accounting analyst salary in the finance industry is $66,550, the highest of any industry.
  • The average accounting analyst salary in the finance industry is $63,380.
  • Accounting analysts in the hospitality industry earn an average salary of $59,154, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for accounting analysts

RankIndustryAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Finance$66,550$32.00
2Technology$63,380$30.47
3Energy$62,801$30.19
4Manufacturing$60,270$28.98
5Telecommunication$59,180$28.45
6Hospitality$59,154$28.44

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Accounting Analyst salary trends

The average accounting analyst salary has risen by $8,502 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average accounting analyst earned $49,897 annually, but today, they earn $58,399 a year. That works out to a 8% change in pay for accounting analysts over the last decade.

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Average accounting analyst salary over time

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    Accounting Analyst salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$58,400$28.08+2.7%
    2024$56,800$27.31+1.5%
    2023$56,000$26.91+1.6%
    2022$55,100$26.47+1.7%
    2021$54,100$26.01+1.4%

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