Search Group Solutions · November 2026

The 2027 National Accounting & Finance Salary Guide

One guide for every market we serve. Pick a market below to see what companies are paying for accounting and finance roles. Every band is split two ways — Smaller companies shows the lower half of the band, Larger companies the upper half.

7markets in this edition

204salary bands in this edition

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Nov 2026edition — refreshed as market data changes

Our markets

Every market gets its own salary sheet. Select one to jump straight to its numbers.

Seattle

Seattle Search Group

What companies across the Seattle area are paying for accounting and finance roles. This is the guide our Seattle team hires against every day, from AP clerks in the South Sound to CFOs downtown.

Staff Accountant

$78,400–104,700

Smaller $78,400–89,500 · Larger $89,500–104,700

Senior Accountant

$105,500–144,100

Smaller $105,500–125,300 · Larger $125,300–144,100

Controller

$180,800–253,000

Smaller $180,800–219,400 · Larger $219,400–253,000

CFO

$251,600–381,700

Smaller $251,600–319,700 · Larger $319,700–381,700

Full salary table — Seattle

Annual base salary, split at the band’s midpoint — Smaller companies shows the lower half, Larger companies the upper half. Staff Accountant, Senior Accountant, Accounting Manager, Controller and CFO rows are highlighted. An hourly equivalent is shown where a role is often hired on contract.

Role	Smaller companies	Larger companies
Accounts Payable Clerk	$51,500–58,200	$58,200–64,900 $24.76–$31.20/hr
Accounts Payable Specialist	$63,900–71,000	$71,000–78,100
Accounts Payable Analyst	$68,200–75,200	$75,200–82,200 $32.79–$39.52/hr
Accounts Payable Manager	$100,500–125,300	$125,300–150,200
Accounts Receivable Clerk	$57,800–67,100	$67,100–76,400
Accounts Receivable Specialist	$65,200–71,700	$71,700–78,100
Accounts Receivable Analyst	$77,700–87,300	$87,300–96,800
Accounts Receivable Manager	$94,900–117,600	$117,600–140,400
Bookkeeper / Assistant Bookkeeper	$67,900–77,200	$77,200–86,600
Staff Accountant	$78,400–89,500	$89,500–104,700
Senior Accountant	$105,500–125,300	$125,300–144,100
Cost Accountant	$107,400–120,000	$120,000–135,300
Accounting Manager	$127,700–149,500	$149,500–167,100
Assistant Controller	$111,700–145,700	$145,700–168,800
Controller	$180,800–219,400	$219,400–253,000
Director of Accounting	$151,800–196,900	$196,900–219,700
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)	$251,600–319,700	$319,700–381,700
Payroll Specialist	$64,400–70,100	$70,100–82,200
Payroll Manager	$93,000–112,000	$112,000–131,900
Revenue Accounting (Lead / Manager)	$114,400–135,800	$135,800–155,200
Legal Biller	$67,200–75,800	$75,800–84,700
Financial Analyst	$103,000–118,700	$118,700–134,400
Senior Financial Analyst	$127,400–146,200	$146,200–161,000
FP&A Manager	$134,600–167,300	$167,300–188,700
Treasury Analyst	$81,300–97,100	$97,100–112,000
Treasury Manager	$148,700–177,000	$177,000–209,500
Tax Accountant / Tax Associate (corporate)	$82,600–96,500	$96,500–118,000
Tax Manager (corporate)	$131,300–154,400	$154,400–177,000
Audit / Assurance Associate	$76,400–92,000	$92,000–107,200
Audit Senior (Audit / Assurance Senior)	$106,200–125,800	$125,800–139,400
Audit Manager	$128,400–150,500	$150,500–173,900
Tax Associate (public)	$74,600–88,600	$88,600–102,400 $35.87–$49.23/hr
Tax Senior (public)	$102,000–125,400	$125,400–145,000
Tax Manager (public)	$142,700–169,800	$169,800–196,100
Tax Director (public)	$181,700–226,900	$226,900–275,400

Los Angeles

SoCal Search Group

What companies across Los Angeles are paying for accounting and finance roles — from downtown towers to Westside growth companies, in the deepest accounting market on the West Coast.

Staff Accountant

$88,500–118,200

Smaller $88,500–101,000 · Larger $101,000–118,200

Senior Accountant

$96,100–131,200

Smaller $96,100–114,100 · Larger $114,100–131,200

Controller

$182,200–255,000

Smaller $182,200–221,100 · Larger $221,100–255,000

CFO

$253,500–384,600

Smaller $253,500–322,200 · Larger $322,200–384,600

Full salary table — Los Angeles

Role	Smaller companies	Larger companies
Accounts Payable Clerk	$51,900–59,000	$59,000–65,400 $24.95–$31.44/hr
Accounts Payable Specialist	$63,900–70,000	$70,000–78,200
Accounts Payable Manager	$101,200–119,200	$119,200–151,300
Accounts Receivable Clerk	$58,300–68,400	$68,400–77,000
Accounts Receivable Specialist	$65,700–71,900	$71,900–78,700 $31.59–$37.84/hr
Accounts Receivable Analyst	$78,300–88,800	$88,800–97,600
Accounts Receivable Manager	$95,600–115,300	$115,300–141,500
Billing Specialist	$64,500–74,200	$74,200–86,100
Bookkeeper / Assistant Bookkeeper	$70,300–80,000	$80,000–89,700
Staff Accountant	$88,500–101,000	$101,000–118,200
Senior Accountant	$96,100–114,100	$114,100–131,200
Cost Accountant	$111,000–123,900	$123,900–139,800
Accounting Manager	$115,800–135,600	$135,600–151,500
Assistant Controller	$137,600–179,400	$179,400–207,900
Controller	$182,200–221,100	$221,100–255,000
Director of Accounting	$153,000–198,400	$198,400–221,400
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)	$253,500–322,200	$322,200–384,600
Payroll Specialist	$64,800–70,600	$70,600–82,900
Revenue Accounting (Lead / Manager)	$113,700–135,000	$135,000–154,200
Financial Analyst	$93,300–107,500	$107,500–121,700
Senior Financial Analyst	$112,000–128,500	$128,500–141,500
FP&A Manager	$135,600–168,600	$168,600–190,100
Director of FP&A	$167,400–204,000	$204,000–234,300
VP Finance	$224,000–279,400	$279,400–334,000
Audit / Assurance Associate	$72,700–87,500	$87,500–102,000
Audit Senior (Audit / Assurance Senior)	$87,500–103,800	$103,800–115,000
Audit Manager	$142,300–166,800	$166,800–192,700
Tax Associate (public)	$83,500–99,200	$99,200–114,600
Tax Senior (public)	$102,800–126,400	$126,400–146,100
Tax Manager (public)	$136,600–162,400	$162,400–187,700
Tax Director (public)	$193,900–242,000	$242,000–293,800

Orange County

SoCal Search Group

What companies across Orange County are paying for accounting and finance roles — Irvine’s corporate corridor, Anaheim, and the midsize companies that run the OC economy.

Staff Accountant

$76,300–101,900

Smaller $76,300–87,100 · Larger $87,100–101,900

Senior Accountant

$90,600–123,600

Smaller $90,600–107,500 · Larger $107,500–123,600

Controller

$169,600–237,400

Smaller $169,600–205,900 · Larger $205,900–237,400

CFO

$236,100–358,200

Smaller $236,100–300,000 · Larger $300,000–358,200

Full salary table — Orange County

Role	Smaller companies	Larger companies
Accounts Payable Clerk	$53,700–61,000	$61,000–67,700
Accounts Payable Specialist	$57,600–63,100	$63,100–70,500 $27.69–$33.89/hr
Accounts Receivable Clerk	$54,300–63,700	$63,700–71,700
Accounts Receivable Specialist	$61,200–67,000	$67,000–73,300 $29.42–$35.24/hr
Accounts Receivable Analyst	$65,600–74,400	$74,400–81,800
Bookkeeper / Assistant Bookkeeper	$70,800–80,500	$80,500–90,300
Staff Accountant	$76,300–87,100	$87,100–101,900
Senior Accountant	$90,600–107,500	$107,500–123,600
Accounting Manager	$111,900–131,000	$131,000–146,400
Assistant Controller	$116,500–151,900	$151,900–176,000
Controller	$169,600–205,900	$205,900–237,400
Director of Accounting	$142,500–184,700	$184,700–206,100
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)	$236,100–300,000	$300,000–358,200
Payroll Specialist	$60,400–65,800	$65,800–77,200
Revenue Accounting (Lead / Manager)	$107,400–127,500	$127,500–145,600
Financial Analyst	$79,100–91,100	$91,100–103,200
Senior Financial Analyst	$104,300–119,700	$119,700–131,800
Audit / Assurance Associate	$71,700–86,300	$86,300–100,600
Audit Senior (Audit / Assurance Senior)	$90,600–107,400	$107,400–119,000
Audit Manager	$110,900–130,000	$130,000–150,200
Tax Associate (public)	$77,800–92,400	$92,400–106,800
Tax Senior (public)	$87,400–107,500	$107,500–124,200
Tax Manager (public)	$136,600–162,500	$162,500–187,700
Tax Director (public)	$180,600–225,400	$225,400–273,600

San Diego

SoCal Search Group

What companies across San Diego are paying for accounting and finance roles. San Diego runs on its own numbers — most bands sit below LA, and offers built on LA data miss.

Staff Accountant

$75,400–100,700

Smaller $75,400–86,100 · Larger $86,100–100,700

Senior Accountant

$98,600–134,600

Smaller $98,600–117,000 · Larger $117,000–134,600

Controller

$173,800–243,300

Smaller $173,800–210,900 · Larger $210,900–243,300

CFO

$241,900–367,000

Smaller $241,900–307,400 · Larger $307,400–367,000

Full salary table — San Diego

Role	Smaller companies	Larger companies
Accounts Payable Clerk	$55,000–62,500	$62,500–69,400
Accounts Payable Specialist	$66,200–72,500	$72,500–81,000
Accounts Payable Manager	$83,900–98,800	$98,800–125,400 $40.34–$60.29/hr
Accounts Receivable Clerk	$55,600–65,300	$65,300–73,400
Accounts Receivable Specialist	$63,700–69,700	$69,700–76,200 $30.62–$36.63/hr
Billing Specialist	$55,900–64,400	$64,400–74,700
Bookkeeper / Assistant Bookkeeper	$72,500–82,500	$82,500–92,500
Staff Accountant	$75,400–86,100	$86,100–100,700
Senior Accountant	$98,600–117,000	$117,000–134,600
Cost Accountant	$96,200–107,500	$107,500–121,200
Accounting Manager	$121,700–142,500	$142,500–159,200 $58.51–$76.54/hr
Assistant Controller	$114,500–149,200	$149,200–172,900 $55.05–$83.12/hr
Controller	$173,800–210,900	$210,900–243,300
Director of Accounting	$162,200–210,300	$210,300–234,700
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)	$241,900–307,400	$307,400–367,000
Payroll Specialist	$61,900–67,400	$67,400–79,100
Revenue Accounting (Lead / Manager)	$109,500–130,000	$130,000–148,500
Financial Analyst	$81,000–93,400	$93,400–105,800 $38.94–$50.87/hr
Senior Financial Analyst	$106,900–122,600	$122,600–135,000
Audit / Assurance Associate	$73,400–88,400	$88,400–103,100
Audit Senior (Audit / Assurance Senior)	$92,800–110,000	$110,000–121,900
Audit Manager	$112,200–131,500	$131,500–151,900
Tax Associate (public)	$79,700–94,700	$94,700–109,400
Tax Senior (public)	$98,100–120,600	$120,600–139,400
Tax Manager (public)	$130,300–155,000	$155,000–179,100
Tax Director (public)	$185,000–230,900	$230,900–280,300

Arizona

Search Group Solutions

What companies across Arizona are paying for accounting and finance roles.

Staff Accountant

$75,700–101,100

Smaller $75,700–86,400 · Larger $86,400–101,100

Senior Accountant

$92,100–125,700

Smaller $92,100–109,300 · Larger $109,300–125,700

Controller

$174,600–244,400

Smaller $174,600–211,900 · Larger $211,900–244,400

CFO

$243,000–368,700

Smaller $243,000–308,800 · Larger $308,800–368,700

Full salary table — Arizona

Role	Smaller companies	Larger companies
Accounts Payable Clerk	$49,700–56,500	$56,500–62,700
Accounts Payable Specialist	$59,300–65,000	$65,000–72,600
Accounts Payable Analyst	$65,800–71,200	$71,200–79,400
Accounts Payable Manager	$79,400–93,500	$93,500–118,600
Accounts Receivable Clerk	$50,300–59,000	$59,000–66,400
Accounts Receivable Specialist	$63,000–68,900	$68,900–75,400
Accounts Receivable Analyst	$67,500–76,600	$76,600–84,200
Accounts Receivable Manager	$82,500–99,400	$99,400–122,000
Billing Specialist	$50,600–58,200	$58,200–67,500
Bookkeeper / Assistant Bookkeeper	$65,500–74,600	$74,600–83,600
Staff Accountant	$75,700–86,400	$86,400–101,100
Senior Accountant	$92,100–109,300	$109,300–125,700
Cost Accountant	$87,000–97,200	$97,200–109,600
Accounting Manager	$111,000–130,000	$130,000–145,200
Assistant Controller	$107,900–140,700	$140,700–163,000
Controller	$174,600–211,900	$211,900–244,400
Director of Accounting	$146,600–190,100	$190,100–212,200
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)	$243,000–308,800	$308,800–368,700
Payroll Specialist	$50,800–55,400	$55,400–65,000
Payroll Manager	$89,800–108,200	$108,200–127,400
Revenue Accounting (Lead / Manager)	$90,400–107,400	$107,400–122,600
Financial Analyst	$81,400–93,800	$93,800–106,200
Senior Financial Analyst	$107,400–123,200	$123,200–135,600
FP&A Manager	$130,000–161,600	$161,600–182,200
Director of FP&A	$160,500–195,500	$195,500–224,600
VP Finance	$193,200–241,000	$241,000–288,200
Tax Accountant / Tax Associate (corporate)	$76,000–88,700	$88,700–108,500
Audit / Assurance Associate	$66,400–79,900	$79,900–93,200
Audit Senior (Audit / Assurance Senior)	$83,900–99,400	$99,400–110,200
Audit Manager	$111,600–130,800	$130,800–151,100
Tax Associate (public)	$72,000–85,600	$85,600–98,900
Tax Senior (public)	$88,700–109,000	$109,000–126,000
Tax Manager (public)	$117,800–140,100	$140,100–161,900
Tax Director (public)	$167,200–208,800	$208,800–253,400

Dallas

Search Group Solutions

What companies across Dallas–Fort Worth are paying for accounting and finance roles — from downtown towers to the midsize companies across the Metroplex.

Staff Accountant

$68,700–91,800

Smaller $68,700–78,500 · Larger $78,500–91,800

Senior Accountant

$83,600–114,100

Smaller $83,600–99,300 · Larger $99,300–114,100

Controller

$158,500–221,900

Smaller $158,500–192,400 · Larger $192,400–221,900

CFO

$220,600–334,700

Smaller $220,600–280,400 · Larger $280,400–334,700

Full salary table — Dallas

Role	Smaller companies	Larger companies
Accounts Payable Clerk	$50,200–57,000	$57,000–63,300
Accounts Payable Specialist	$57,100–62,500	$62,500–69,800
Accounts Receivable Clerk	$50,700–59,600	$59,600–67,000
Accounts Receivable Specialist	$57,200–62,600	$62,600–68,500 $27.50–$32.93/hr
Billing Specialist	$51,000–58,700	$58,700–68,100
Staff Accountant	$68,700–78,500	$78,500–91,800
Senior Accountant	$83,600–99,300	$99,300–114,100
Cost Accountant	$96,600–107,800	$107,800–121,600 $46.44–$58.46/hr
Accounting Manager	$113,200–132,500	$132,500–148,100
Assistant Controller	$98,000–127,700	$127,700–148,000
Controller	$158,500–192,400	$192,400–221,900
Director of Accounting	$147,900–191,800	$191,800–214,000
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)	$220,600–280,400	$280,400–334,700
Payroll Specialist	$56,400–61,400	$61,400–72,100
Revenue Accounting (Lead / Manager)	$91,200–108,300	$108,300–123,700
Financial Analyst	$82,100–94,600	$94,600–107,200
Senior Financial Analyst	$100,200–115,000	$115,000–126,600
Audit / Assurance Associate	$67,000–80,700	$80,700–94,000
Audit Senior (Audit / Assurance Senior)	$76,200–90,300	$90,300–100,000
Audit Manager	$112,600–132,000	$132,000–152,500
Tax Associate (public)	$72,700–86,400	$86,400–99,800
Tax Senior (public)	$82,800–101,800	$101,800–117,600
Tax Manager (public)	$118,800–141,400	$141,400–163,300
Tax Director (public)	$168,700–210,600	$210,600–255,600

Denver

Search Group Solutions

What companies across Denver and the Front Range are paying for accounting and finance roles — downtown towers, the Tech Center, and the growth companies in between.

Staff Accountant

$73,000–97,500

Smaller $73,000–83,300 · Larger $83,300–97,500

Senior Accountant

$88,800–121,200

Smaller $88,800–105,400 · Larger $105,400–121,200

Controller

$168,300–235,500

Smaller $168,300–204,200 · Larger $204,200–235,500

CFO

$234,100–355,300

Smaller $234,100–297,600 · Larger $297,600–355,300

Full salary table — Denver

Role	Smaller companies	Larger companies
Accounts Payable Clerk	$49,700–56,500	$56,500–62,700
Accounts Payable Specialist	$57,200–62,600	$62,600–70,000 $27.50–$33.65/hr
Accounts Payable Manager	$85,700–101,000	$101,000–128,200
Accounts Receivable Clerk	$53,800–63,200	$63,200–71,100
Accounts Receivable Specialist	$67,500–73,800	$73,800–80,800
Accounts Receivable Manager	$88,300–106,500	$106,500–130,700
Billing Specialist	$54,100–62,300	$62,300–72,300
Bookkeeper / Assistant Bookkeeper	$70,200–79,900	$79,900–89,500
Staff Accountant	$73,000–83,300	$83,300–97,500
Senior Accountant	$88,800–105,400	$105,400–121,200
Cost Accountant	$87,300–97,500	$97,500–110,000
Accounting Manager	$108,900–127,500	$127,500–142,500
Assistant Controller	$104,000–135,600	$135,600–157,100
Controller	$168,300–204,200	$204,200–235,500
Director of Accounting	$141,300–183,200	$183,200–204,500
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)	$234,100–297,600	$297,600–355,300
Payroll Specialist	$59,900–65,200	$65,200–76,500
Revenue Accounting (Lead / Manager)	$106,500–126,400	$126,400–144,400
Financial Analyst	$95,800–110,500	$110,500–125,100
Senior Financial Analyst	$103,500–118,700	$118,700–130,700
FP&A Manager	$125,200–155,700	$155,700–175,600
Director of FP&A	$189,000–230,300	$230,300–264,500
VP Finance	$186,200–232,000	$232,000–277,700
Audit / Assurance Associate	$71,100–85,600	$85,600–99,800
Audit Senior (Audit / Assurance Senior)	$89,800–106,500	$106,500–118,000
Audit Manager	$119,500–140,100	$140,100–161,800
Tax Associate (public)	$77,100–91,700	$91,700–105,900
Tax Senior (public)	$95,000–116,800	$116,800–134,900
Tax Manager (public)	$114,800–136,500	$136,500–157,700
Tax Director (public)	$179,100–223,500	$223,500–271,300

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