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Updated: 10 Feb 2012
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Salary$33,367 - $55,723  
   
Bonus$204.31 - $5,001  
Profit Sharing$489.88 - $4,495  
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Popular Employers

Salary Range
Ernst and Young LLP$43,756 - $58,360
PricewaterhouseCoopers$45,816 - $58,267
Deloitte & Touche LLP$41,217 - $60,820
KPMG, LLP$48,743 - $53,874
Bkd, Llp$45,309 - $49,497
Popular Industries

Salary Range
Accounting, Auditing and Tax Services$33,996 - $55,639
Manufacturing and Distribution$34,589 - $57,462
Healthcare$33,584 - $56,484
Real Estate Property Management$32,230 - $53,372
Financial Services$33,737 - $56,301

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Key Statistics for Staff Accountant Jobs

Gender
Female
63%
female alumni
  
Male
37%
male alumni
Salary:$38,356 - $49,951 $38,678 - $49,456
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
9%
1-4 years
54%
5-9 years
18%
10-19 years
13%
20 years or more
6%
Most Common Health Benefits
medical benefits Medical: 81% dental benefits Dental: 62%
vision benefits Vision: 45% employee benefits None: 17%

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Staff Accountant

Salary Range

$31,156 - $56,972
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Accountant
$29,437 - $61,790
Bookkeeper
$20,685 - $47,792
Accounts Payable Clerk
$22,170 - $40,769
 
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Staff Accountant

Salary Range

$31,156 - $56,972
payscale
Senior Accountant
$42,388 - $77,136
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
$39,478 - $101,556
Accounting Manager
$36,499 - $92,522
 

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Staff Accountant Job Description

People with the job title Staff 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.

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Say what you want
Staff Accountant - (City withheld for privacy), Maryland, United States
One of my old employers once told me that you should always tell your boss what you want. This seems like a very straight forward concept, but most people do not do this. I have tried to establish the habbit of always telling my boss where I want to be in 5 years as well as in say 10 years. I tell my boss that I want to have his position in 5 years. This has helped me greatly. I have had conversations with him and I am supprised at the things he tells me about others who have not stated their ca...
Posted in Impress New Employer on 10 May 2007
Get what you want on demand
Staff Accountant - (City withheld for privacy), California, United States
Let your boss know what it is that you want. Provide them with all necessary support to reasoning why it is you deserve what your asking for. (i.e. PayScale printout, description of tasks, etc.) Once you boss replies with, "yes you can have an increase" then great. Job well done. Otherwise, if your boss refuses then you'll have to resort to other alternatives like applying for other jobs.
Posted in Negotiating Higher Pay on 17 Apr 2007
Internet use at work
Staff Accountant - (City withheld for privacy), New Jersey, United States
I was working at a temporary job at a large company. There was no work for us for several hours and we were told we could surf the web while we were without work to do. I asked if I could check my email and was trold yes. Well, there were dating services on my e-mail and I was using them at work. The next week, I was told not to come back to work because of my internet use. A month later, I was hired by a different company. I told my manager why I got fired from my last job and at the en...
Posted in I Was Fired on 21 Sep 2006
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