Entry-level Staff Accountant Salary in San Francisco, California

The average salary for an Entry-level Staff Accountant in San Francisco, California is $50,050.

10%

$40k

MEDIAN

$50k

90%

$63k

Salary

$40k - $63k

Bonus

$1k - $6k

Total Pay

$38k - $63k

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Job Description for Entry-level Staff Accountant

An entry-level staff accountant works in the financial industry. Somebody in this type of position will have a variety of different duties that they must perform on a day to day basis. Every company that needs a person in this type of position is different, though they all need somebody to look over their finances and to assist with auditing and taxes. Some companies may require more duties of their entry-level staff accountants, depending on what the company needs. An entry-level staff accoun…Read more

Entry-level Staff Accountant Tasks

Prepare financial reports for staff accountants or accounting managers to analyze and use for decision making.
Assist with the preparation and development of key financial reports.
Work with other financial and organizational staff to assure compliance with internal and external accounting practices.

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Popular Skills for Entry-level Staff Accountant

Microsoft Excel

$48,000

7 responses

Microsoft Office

$48,000

5 responses

Tax Preparation

$48,000

5 responses

Intuit QuickBooks

$42,500

5 responses

Accounts Payable

$55,000

5 responses

Skills in Accounts Payable are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Intuit QuickBooks, Tax Preparation, Microsoft Office and Microsoft Excel.

Pay by Experience Level for Entry-level Staff Accountant

An entry-level Entry-level Staff Accountant with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $51,923 based on 11 salaries. An early career Entry-level Staff Accountant with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $46,996 based on 11 salaries.

Pay Difference by Location

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Detroit, Michigan

▲5%

Chicago, Illinois

▲1%

Los Angeles, California

▼0%

▼3%

▼7%

▼10%

▼12%

Employees with Entry-level Staff Accountant in their job title in Detroit, Michigan earn an average of 4.7% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Chicago, Illinois (1.0% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Houston, Texas (11.9% less), Dallas, Texas (10.5% less) and Atlanta, Georgia (7.2% less).