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Salary in Finance and accounting in the Washington region

Market pay levels based on 114 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median132 066 $Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average132 942 $Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile126 908 $25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile140 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 quartile126 908 $
Median132 066 $
Upper quartile140 000 $

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 126 908 $ and 140 000 $.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 140 000 $.
  • The upper quartile is 10% above the lower one.
  • The average is close to the median, so offers are spread evenly.
  • The estimate uses 114 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Vacancies with salary

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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
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
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
Food and Nutrition Service Washington ·

Chief Financial 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 p…

Full timeHybridWashington
Employee Benefits Security Administration Washington ·

Chief Actuary

151 661 – 209 600 $

Summary This position is located in the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employee Benefits Security Administration. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. The Required Documents s…

Full timeHybridWashington
National Institute of Standards and Technology Washington ·

Chief Operations Officer

169 279 – 197 200 $

Summary The CHIPS Program Office (CPO) at NIST is seeking a Chief Operations Officer to join its leadership and lead enterprise operations. The COO provides strategic leadership across admi…

Full timeHybridWashington

Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (132 066 $) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (132 942 $), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 126 908 $ to 140 000 $ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 126 908 $ and a quarter above 140 000 $.

Where does the data come from?

From 114 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 132 066 $ is the market level, above 140 000 $ is the strong quarter, below 126 908 $ 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.