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Accounting (Generalist) Salary by Metro

National median $88,000. Top quartile $104,000. The full band across 50 metros.

Metro Mult. p25 p50 p75 p90
San Francisco 1.25× $92,500 $110,000 $130,000 $148,750
New York 1.20× $88,800 $105,600 $124,800 $142,800
Seattle 1.18× $87,320 $103,840 $122,720 $140,420
Washington DC 1.17× $86,580 $102,960 $121,680 $139,230
Los Angeles 1.15× $85,100 $101,200 $119,600 $136,850
San Diego 1.13× $83,620 $99,440 $117,520 $134,470
Boston 1.12× $82,880 $98,560 $116,480 $133,280
Sacramento 1.10× $81,400 $96,800 $114,400 $130,900
Anchorage 1.10× $81,400 $96,800 $114,400 $130,900
Portland 1.08× $79,920 $95,040 $112,320 $128,520
Hartford 1.08× $79,920 $95,040 $112,320 $128,520
Minneapolis 1.07× $79,180 $94,160 $111,280 $127,330
Baltimore 1.07× $79,180 $94,160 $111,280 $127,330
Philadelphia 1.06× $78,440 $93,280 $110,240 $126,140
Honolulu 1.06× $78,440 $93,280 $110,240 $126,140
Austin 1.05× $77,700 $92,400 $109,200 $124,950
Chicago 1.05× $77,700 $92,400 $109,200 $124,950
Dallas 1.04× $76,960 $91,520 $108,160 $123,760
Detroit 1.04× $76,960 $91,520 $108,160 $123,760
Raleigh 1.04× $76,960 $91,520 $108,160 $123,760
Denver 1.03× $76,220 $90,640 $107,120 $122,570
Houston 1.03× $76,220 $90,640 $107,120 $122,570
Salt Lake City 1.03× $76,220 $90,640 $107,120 $122,570
Providence 1.03× $76,220 $90,640 $107,120 $122,570
Charlotte 1.02× $75,480 $89,760 $106,080 $121,380
Milwaukee 1.02× $75,480 $89,760 $106,080 $121,380
Nashville 1.01× $74,740 $88,880 $105,040 $120,190
Richmond 1.01× $74,740 $88,880 $105,040 $120,190
National (US) 1.00× $74,000 $88,000 $104,000 $119,000
Pittsburgh 1.00× $74,000 $88,000 $104,000 $119,000
Columbus 1.00× $74,000 $88,000 $104,000 $119,000
Kansas City 1.00× $74,000 $88,000 $104,000 $119,000
Cincinnati 1.00× $74,000 $88,000 $104,000 $119,000
St Louis 1.00× $74,000 $88,000 $104,000 $119,000
Indianapolis 1.00× $74,000 $88,000 $104,000 $119,000
Buffalo 0.99× $73,260 $87,120 $102,960 $117,810
Virginia Beach 0.99× $73,260 $87,120 $102,960 $117,810
Omaha 0.99× $73,260 $87,120 $102,960 $117,810
Miami 0.98× $72,520 $86,240 $101,920 $116,620
Phoenix 0.98× $72,520 $86,240 $101,920 $116,620
Tampa 0.98× $72,520 $86,240 $101,920 $116,620
New Orleans 0.97× $71,780 $85,360 $100,880 $115,430
Louisville 0.97× $71,780 $85,360 $100,880 $115,430
Memphis 0.96× $71,040 $84,480 $99,840 $114,240
Birmingham 0.96× $71,040 $84,480 $99,840 $114,240
Atlanta 0.95× $70,300 $83,600 $98,800 $113,050
San Antonio 0.95× $70,300 $83,600 $98,800 $113,050
Orlando 0.95× $70,300 $83,600 $98,800 $113,050
Las Vegas 0.95× $70,300 $83,600 $98,800 $113,050
Oklahoma City 0.95× $70,300 $83,600 $98,800 $113,050

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