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Salary Accounting technician in the United States

Market pay levels based on 35 331 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median114 411 $Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average122 636 $Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile80 000 $25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile155 400 $25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile), the line marks the median.

Lower quartile80 000 $
Median114 411 $
Upper quartile155 400 $

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 80 000 $ and 155 400 $.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 155 400 $.
  • The upper quartile is 94% above the lower one.
  • The average (122 636 $) is 7% above the median — a few high offers pull it up.
  • The estimate uses 35 331 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Veterans Health Administration Portland ·

Accounting Technician

54 370 – 70 682 $

Summary The primary purpose of the accounting technician is the technical work of collecting, recording, and maintenance of general ledger accounts and subsidiary records in support of acco…

Full timeOn-sitePortland
Indian Health Service Shiprock ·

Accounting Technician

45 409 – 65 599 $

Summary The position is located in the Financial Management Branch under the Division of Administrative Services at the Shiprock Service Unit, Northern Navajo Medical Center, in Shiprock, N…

Full timeOn-siteShiprock
Defense Finance and Accounting Service Limestone ·

ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN

45 409 – 61 598 $

Summary This job announcement uses the USA Hire Assessment to evaluate applicants. For more information, visit USA Hire Assessment. Duties Performs final audit of invoices and vouchers rela…

Full timeOn-siteLimestone
Defense Finance and Accounting Service Rome ·

ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN

37 193 – 59 031 $

Summary Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) mission is to lead the DoD in finance and accounting by ensuring the delivery of efficient, exceptional quality pay and financial info…

Full timeOn-siteRome
Veterans Health Administration Gainesville ·

Accounting Technician

40 736 – 59 031 $

Summary Accounting Technician provides structured experience and training in accounting processes, internal controls, documentation standards utilizing automated systems to record, track, a…

Full timeHybridGainesville

Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (114 411 $) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (122 636 $), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 80 000 $ to 155 400 $ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 80 000 $ and a quarter above 155 400 $.

Where does the data come from?

From 35 331 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 114 411 $ is the market level, above 155 400 $ is the strong quarter, below 80 000 $ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

  1. 1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
  2. 2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
  3. 3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
  4. 4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.