AuditFriendly Data

What a first job actually pays

Updated: Recomputed hourly. | Last rendered: 2026-11-04 | Live index: 19,269 open postings tracked | Rows on this page: 121

Advertised base pay on entry-level and new-grad postings that disclose a range, in the posting’s own currency. US in USD, Canada in CAD, never converted.

Every number is measured from real job postings tracked across the US, Canada, and remote markets. Thin samples are suppressed rather than estimated, and Canadian pay stays in Canadian dollars.

United States (USD)

RoleMetroPostings25thMedian75th
Accounting Associate—271$50,273$56,160$67,500
Accounting Clerk—818$41,600$47,840$54,080
Audit Associate—82$65,000$76,500$78,938
Bookkeeper—682$41,600$48,454$59,998
Credit Analyst—48$69,472$69,472$75,504
Staff Accountant—4,360$60,000$69,940$77,792
Tax Associate—1,522$34,320$43,295$69,136
Accounting AssociateOrange County41$56,160$56,160$56,160
Accounting AssociateAlbuquerque19$29,120$33,280$33,280
Accounting AssociateGreater New York12$66,875$67,500$67,500
Accounting AssociateRemote Us11$56,160$56,160$59,280
Accounting ClerkGreater Los Angeles43$52,000$57,200$60,320
Accounting ClerkGreater New York36$43,000$49,920$50,000
Accounting ClerkSalt Lake City28$46,800$46,800$46,800
Accounting ClerkSan Diego20$51,210$52,520$53,040
Accounting ClerkGreater Cleveland19$45,760$46,800$48,880
Accounting ClerkGreater Phoenix18$32,115$32,115$32,115
Accounting ClerkBoise17$43,888$44,720$52,520
Accounting ClerkOrange County17$41,600$52,000$64,480
Accounting ClerkGreater Houston17$43,680$43,680$49,920
Accounting ClerkRemote Us16$37,440$37,440$40,560
Accounting ClerkGreater Chicago14$43,680$53,560$60,000
Accounting ClerkBay Area13$51,386$51,386$51,386
Accounting ClerkGreater Indianapolis13$48,048$48,048$48,755
Accounting ClerkGreater Seattle12$58,240$65,676$65,676
Accounting ClerkKnoxville11$39,520$39,520$39,520
Accounting ClerkWashington Dc11$47,500$67,600$67,600
Accounting ClerkGreater Denver10$43,680$48,360$60,000
BookkeeperRemote Us39$37,856$55,000$56,160
BookkeeperGreater New York28$45,760$53,560$62,100
BookkeeperLas Vegas19$60,000$60,000$62,500
BookkeeperGreater Los Angeles17$53,040$62,500$62,500
BookkeeperGreater Houston15$52,000$62,500$62,500
BookkeeperGreater Orlando13$43,680$43,680$44,720
BookkeeperOrange County13$42,640$64,480$64,480
BookkeeperGreater Denver12$42,952$49,036$55,120
BookkeeperGreater New Orleans12$42,640$42,640$42,640
Credit AnalystBay Area16$75,504$75,504$75,504
Financial AnalystGreater Denver11$69,200$69,200$69,200
Staff AccountantGreater New York259$66,500$75,500$87,430
Staff AccountantRemote Us229$65,000$75,000$84,906
Staff AccountantGreater Los Angeles168$64,870$73,500$85,000
Staff AccountantBay Area142$77,500$79,750$90,867
Staff AccountantGreater Denver141$61,500$69,940$78,000
Staff AccountantGreater Chicago129$65,000$69,975$77,500
Staff AccountantGreater Seattle114$59,901$65,000$85,000
Staff AccountantWashington Dc102$65,564$70,000$85,447
Staff AccountantTwin Cities93$64,500$74,000$78,000
Staff AccountantDallas Fort Worth86$65,562$75,000$80,000
Staff AccountantRaleigh Durham84$49,920$57,500$65,000
Staff AccountantGreater Boston84$58,750$71,427$75,500
Staff AccountantSan Diego77$66,560$69,000$74,880
Staff AccountantOrange County66$66,708$74,682$80,517
Staff AccountantGreater Houston64$65,000$80,850$93,600
Staff AccountantGreater Miami49$53,740$60,000$67,500
Staff AccountantSacramento44$65,000$70,720$74,506
Staff AccountantGreater Pittsburgh44$55,000$72,800$83,200
Staff AccountantGreater Atlanta43$49,920$70,000$73,750
Staff AccountantGreater Tampa35$55,000$55,500$70,000
Staff AccountantGreater Portland33$52,700$57,200$70,000
Staff AccountantGreater San Antonio28$62,400$62,582$70,000
Staff AccountantGreater Phoenix28$57,500$75,406$81,500
Staff AccountantGreater Cleveland26$52,500$67,500$67,500
Staff AccountantGreater Indianapolis26$55,550$70,360$72,800
Staff AccountantGreater Austin26$62,500$65,000$75,000
Staff AccountantGreater Charlotte24$58,750$60,000$75,000
Staff AccountantGreater Albany23$54,268$56,535$67,500
Staff AccountantTucson23$52,796$60,289$62,212
Staff AccountantLas Vegas23$58,125$58,760$63,750
Staff AccountantSyracuse22$60,000$70,000$89,125
Staff AccountantSaint Louis21$57,718$67,500$80,000
Staff AccountantVirginia Beach20$57,500$67,500$80,000
Staff AccountantGreater Philadelphia20$71,975$74,500$84,500
Staff AccountantMadison17$55,000$90,000$90,000
Staff AccountantBuffalo Ny15$57,500$75,000$80,000
Staff AccountantCharleston Sc14$58,240$67,246$77,500
Staff AccountantBoise13$67,600$80,000$101,920
Staff AccountantReno13$62,500$75,000$75,000
Staff AccountantRochester Ny13$43,680$54,483$54,483
Staff AccountantLincoln Ne12$38,189$38,189$38,189
Staff AccountantRichmond Va12$65,000$78,637$92,274
Staff AccountantInland Empire12$80,000$80,000$85,800
Staff AccountantSpokane12$71,271$71,760$71,760
Staff AccountantGreater Bakersfield12$56,160$67,830$79,500
Staff AccountantDetroit11$66,250$70,000$70,000
Staff AccountantGreater Fresno10$53,144$54,147$57,715
Staff AccountantJacksonville10$59,972$59,972$61,013
Staff AccountantGreater Orlando10$63,125$70,653$75,000
Staff AccountantSalt Lake City10$67,500$67,500$67,500
Tax AssociateGreater New York75$60,320$82,025$87,500
Tax AssociateDallas Fort Worth72$34,320$37,440$57,200
Tax AssociateGreater Seattle54$43,191$43,191$43,191
Tax AssociateGreater Chicago50$67,450$69,680$82,750
Tax AssociateRemote Us48$66,325$77,500$105,000
Tax AssociateGreater Los Angeles46$43,295$76,500$290,000
Tax AssociateBay Area41$49,920$91,000$342,500
Tax AssociateGreater Denver38$38,480$45,604$47,320
Tax AssociateGreater Bakersfield31$49,920$49,920$49,920
Tax AssociateLas Vegas18$37,440$37,440$37,440
Tax AssociateSaint Louis18$67,550$74,000$94,470
Tax AssociateOrange County17$43,295$78,000$81,000
Tax AssociateGreater Austin15$34,320$34,320$56,160
Tax AssociateGreater Fresno15$49,920$49,920$106,437
Tax AssociateRichmond Va15$79,725$80,000$335,000
Tax AssociateGreater Boston14$72,895$80,200$80,200
Tax AssociateSalt Lake City13$64,189$75,850$75,850
Tax AssociateGreater Houston12$67,450$67,450$74,838
Tax AssociateLincoln Ne12$61,491$64,347$67,201
Tax AssociateLittle Rock11$33,280$33,280$33,280

Canada (CAD)

RoleMetroPostings25thMedian75th
Accounting Clerk—57CA$47,840CA$54,080CA$62,500
Bookkeeper—63CA$50,076CA$54,080CA$61,464
Staff Accountant—311CA$57,500CA$65,000CA$80,000
Tax Associate—31CA$63,250CA$72,500CA$91,250
Accounting ClerkGreater Toronto14CA$50,000CA$50,565CA$54,080
BookkeeperGreater Vancouver19CA$61,464CA$61,464CA$72,800
Staff AccountantGreater Toronto97CA$60,320CA$65,000CA$76,000
Staff AccountantGreater Vancouver71CA$56,250CA$62,500CA$80,000
Staff AccountantGreater Los Angeles17CA$95,000CA$95,000CA$95,000
Staff AccountantGreater Ottawa13CA$60,000CA$65,000CA$65,000
Staff AccountantRemote Canada13CA$55,000CA$55,000CA$69,250
Tax AssociateGreater Toronto19CA$59,125CA$63,250CA$72,500