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An accountant salary can be incredibly lucrative, with fairly consistent salaries and well-established patterns of career growth all across the accounting profession.

Most accountant salaries remain in the same range, even across the various careers; experience, level of education, location and size of the company or accounting firm are generally the differentiating factors.

Although major accounting firms and private corporations pay more than smaller employers, almost all entry-level accounting jobs pay their employees between $30,000 and $50,000. After this point, obtaining the high-end salaries that exist in the accounting world is a matter of determination and excellence.

Management accountants, for example, who work their way up to the position of CFO or even CEO, or public accountants who become partners or senior partners of their firms, can make upwards of $300,000. Even if you decide to stick to more basic accounting job responsibilities, employees who have successfully worked as accountants for over 10 years will easily make an $80,000+ salary.

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Accountant Salary Comparison Chart

Entry Level Mid Level Senior Level
Public Accountants
$31,750 – $51,250 $41,000 – $93,750 $70,000 – $300,000+
Management Accountants $31,500 – $52,500 $43,250 – $67,250 $62,000 – $358,750
Forensic Accountants $30,000 – $60,000 $65,000 – $80,000 $80,000 – $125,000
Tax Accountants $40,627 – $51,640 $51,433 – $80,821 $61,324 – $102,089

*Depends on company size, specific job and location
Sources: Robert Half International, Salary.com, Vault.com, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Monster.com