Salary by Employer Type for Cost Accountant Jobs

Updated: 11 Feb 2012

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Job: Cost Accountant

Salary by Employer Type

Employer Type	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$50K	$100K	$150K
Company	$36,502 - $66,245
Other Organization	$35,265 - $81,366
Private Practice/Firm	$30,410 - $76,016
Non-Profit Organization	$23,490 - $53,019
Hospital	$40,055 - $67,653
Government - Federal	$35,608 - $79,336
Government - State & Local	$47,461 - $70,298
Contract	$38,500 - $101,500
College / University	n/a	Not enough data
Franchise	n/a	Not enough data
School / School District	n/a	Not enough data
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 11 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 853

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Job Listings for Cost Accountant Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 13	Cost / General Accountant	Confidential	Allendale, New Jersey
	for a solid Cost / General accountant. Experience in... is a must. Cost / General Accountant Immediate need for a solid cost / general accountant. Experience in... Indeed
Jan 22	Senior Manufacturing Cost Accountant	Accessible Technologies, Inc.	Wichita, Kansas
	for maintaining the integrity of the inventory cost elements and their accounts within the established... plus years of standard cost accounting experience in... Indeed
Jan 13	Senior Cost Accountant	SALO Search	Minneapolis, Minnesota
	looking for a Senior Cost Accountant who will manage... Minimum of 3-5 years experience working as a Cost Accountant in a manufacturing environment... Indeed
Jan 21	Cost Accountant	Automotive Company	Los Angeles, California
	and maintenance of standard cost compared to actual cost and moving average cost. Conduct product profit... of management, oversee one cost accountant. Able to... Indeed

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Cost Accountant Job Description

People with the job title Cost Accountant typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Accountants

Analyze financial information and prepare financial reports to determine or maintain record of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liability, or other financial activities within an organization.

Budget Analysts

Examine budget estimates for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with procedures and regulations. Analyze budgeting and accounting reports for the purpose of maintaining expenditure controls.

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