Accountants
Nationwide Salary Range for 2010
The typical amount of money people make in this career. Salaries above $166,400 are displayed as "> $166,400."
Civilian Salary Range:
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| 10%$38,940 | 25%$47,990 | 50%$61,690 | 75%$81,290 | 90%$106,880 |
Military Salary Range:
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| 10%$72,733 | 25%$81,327 | 50%$95,904 | 75%$113,792 | 90%$124,043 |
Nationwide Historical Salary Average*
*The amount of money people made in this career over the past five years. Salaries above $166,400 are displayed as '> $166K.'
Civilian Historical Salary:
Military Historical Salary:
Statewide Historical Salary Average*
What makes up a civilian salary?
Civilian salaries include a lot more than just base pay.
They also may offer:
- Commissions/Tips
- Incentive Pay
- Cost-of-Living Allowances
- Longevity Pay
What makes up a military salary?
Military salaries include a lot more than just base pay.
They also may offer:
- Housing Allowances
- Subsistence Allowances
- Special and Incentive Pays
- Cost-of-Living Allowances
- Hazardous-Duty Pay
- Bonuses
Learn more about what goes into a salary with the Compensation Estimator
Learn more about Military Benefits
STATE BY STATE SALARY
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| $31,660 Puerto Rico | $78,880 District of Columbia | |
Highest Paying Cities for This Career
| City | Salary |
|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $79,800 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division | $79,680 |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | $77,870 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division | $76,900 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $76,600 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division | $76,500 |
| Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division | $75,290 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $75,170 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division | $74,970 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $74,870 |