Salary insights

Salary in Finance and accounting in the United States

Market pay levels based on 1 545 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median120 311 $Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average119 422 $Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile107 248 $25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile130 000 $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 quartile107 248 $
Median120 311 $
Upper quartile130 000 $

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 107 248 $ and 130 000 $.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 130 000 $.
  • The upper quartile is 21% above the lower one.
  • The average is close to the median, so offers are spread evenly.
  • The estimate uses 1 545 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission District of Columbia ·

Auditor

152 377 – 264 489 $

Summary This position is located in the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Audit Section, at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The OIG's statutory mission and responsibil…

Full timeHybridDistrict of Columbia
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Washington ·

Senior Accountant, CG-0510-14

158 305 – 257 500 $

Summary This position is located in the Division of Finance, Disbursement Operations Section and serves as a technical expert responsible for carrying out plans, projects and reports necess…

Full timeHybridWashington
Patent and Trademark Office Alexandria ·

Chief Financial Officer

224 500 – 228 000 $

Summary The United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) mission is to promote innovation and competition by providing quality examination and issuance of patent and trademark applic…

Full timeHybridAlexandria
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Washington ·

Senior Accountant, CG-510-13

133 964 – 221 652 $

Summary This position is located in the Division of Finance, Controller Branch, Accounting Operations Section of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and provides support in the areas…

Full timeHybridWashington
Headquarters, NASA Redstone Arsenal ·

Director Artemis Safety and Mission Assurance Office

210 812 – 217 332 $

Summary The Director of Artemis Safety and Mission Assurance Office is responsible for the integration, analysis, and disposition of key safety risks across human-rated, Category 1 programs…

Full timeOn-siteRedstone Arsenal
Food and Nutrition Service Washington ·

Chief Operating Officer

204 122 – 216 010 $

Summary This position is designated as SES, Career-Reserved. USDA structures its SES positions into position levels. This is a position level II with a salary range of $204,122 to $216,010…

Full timeHybridWashington

Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (120 311 $) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (119 422 $), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 107 248 $ to 130 000 $ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 107 248 $ and a quarter above 130 000 $.

Where does the data come from?

From 1 545 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 120 311 $ is the market level, above 130 000 $ is the strong quarter, below 107 248 $ 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.