Accounting
Salary surveys & compensation benchmarks
4 compensation survey reports publish salary benchmarks for Accounting. Compare what each vendor covers and pick the right one for your organization.
Role summary
Accounting includes work across multiple areas of Accounting including: �Ensuring compliance with financial transaction recording standards (e.g., general ledger, cash payments/collections, tax transactions, etc.) �Control/reconciliation of accounts and records (balance sheet, P&L, bank accounts, etc.) �Accounting reports/schedules for internal audiences (management reporting) and/or for external audiences (compliance reporting) including consolidation of financial statements, cash flow reporting, budget reporting, etc.) In some organizations, Accounting work may also include: �Cost accounting/budgeting (allocation of direct/indirect costs, variance analysis, budget preparation, etc.) �Accounts Payable/Receivable and/or Credit & Collections A Specialist Para-Professional (S4) requires advanced knowledge of operational procedures and tools obtained through extensive work experience and may require vocational or technical education. Responsibilities typically include: � Working under limited supervision for non-routine situations and may be responsible for leading daily operations. � Training, delegating and reviewing the work of lower level employees. � Problems are typically difficult and non-routine but not complex.
Job summary sourced from the Empsight benchmark job library.
Reports covering Accounting
Accounting salary survey FAQ
- Which compensation surveys cover Accounting pay?
- 4 surveys publish Accounting benchmarks, including data from Culpepper, Empsight. The full list is on this page; click into any one for scope, methodology, and pricing.
- How does Accounting pay vary by industry and geography?
- Compensation for Accounting varies by industry, region, company size, and revenue. Most surveys above publish cuts on those dimensions. Industry-specific surveys (healthcare, tech, financial services, etc.) typically report meaningfully different ranges than cross-industry surveys for the same role.
- What is the typical salary range for Accounting?
- CompShop is a directory of compensation-survey publishers, not a salary aggregator. Actual Accounting ranges live in the surveys listed on this page. Most publishers report 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentile salary data plus total cash compensation.
- How often should I refresh Accounting pay benchmarks?
- Annually is the standard cadence for primary roles. Survey data older than two years is generally too stale for setting current pay ranges, especially in hot segments. Most publishers above release annual editions; a few offer semi-annual updates for fast-moving markets.