Salary for Industry: Public Accounting

Updated: 6 Feb 2012

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Industry: Public Accounting

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Job	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are the gross, national median (50th percentile). Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$28K	$56K	$84K
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)	$54,311
Staff Accountant	$44,607
Senior Accountant	$56,389
Senior Tax Accountant	$60,351
Tax Manager	$82,203
Auditing Manager	$77,316
Auditor	$52,830
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 6 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 6,338

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Job Listings for Public Accounting Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 16	Public Sector - Program Management - Associate	PricewaterhouseCoopers	McLean, Virginia
	financial and accounting expertise, knowledge of... Poly required. Line of Service Advisory Industry Public Sector State & City VA-McLean Travel Requirements... Indeed
Jan 16	Advisory - Public Sector - IT Controls - Senior Associate	PricewaterhouseCoopers	McLean, Virginia
	detailed finance and accounting processes to identify... Finance or Accounting required. Masters of Business Administration preferred. Certified Public Accountant... Indeed
Jan 16	Public Sector - IT Security - Senior Associate	PricewaterhouseCoopers	McLean, Virginia
	professionals with unparalleled financial and accounting expertise, knowledge of business processes... Advisory Industry Public Sector State & City VA... Indeed
Jan 16	Public Sector - Program Management - Senior Associate	PricewaterhouseCoopers	McLean, Virginia
	professionals with unparalleled financial and accounting expertise, knowledge of business processes... Advisory Industry Public Sector State & City VA... Indeed

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Key Statistics for Public Accounting Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


Ernst and Young LLP	$48,283 - $115,137
KPMG, LLP	$48,485 - $101,113
PricewaterhouseCoopers	$49,184 - $96,115
Deloitte & Touche LLP	$45,668 - $129,128
Grant Thornton Llp	$45,980 - $119,530

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Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$45,534 - $69,108
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Accounting	$45,803 - $73,220
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Accounting	$43,653 - $64,522
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	$46,700 - $72,312
Master of Accounting (MAcc)	$48,258 - $62,690

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Gender

	Female 54%			Male 46%
Salary:	$44,274 - $67,312			$46,771 - $73,421

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

43%

5-9 years

25%

10-19 years

16%

20 years or more

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