Every fully remote US accounting and finance opening on the boards we track, including the question nobody else measures: does remote actually pay less? Comparing advertised medians for the same role, the remote premium grows with seniority and fades at the analyst level.
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.
Advertised medians for the same canonical role, remote against office, both sides gated at 25 priced postings. Remote postings skew toward larger employers and pay-transparency states; advertised pay is what postings offer, not what people accept.
| Role | Office median | Remote median | Remote premium | Remote priced | Office priced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Financial Officer | $197,500 | $239,200 | $41,700 | 33 | 255 |
| Pricing Analyst | $87,360 | $107,750 | $20,390 | 52 | 187 |
| Tax Director | $205,800 | $220,862 | $15,062 | 37 | 207 |
| Controller | $135,000 | $150,000 | $15,000 | 79 | 966 |
| Accounting Manager | $115,000 | $128,000 | $13,000 | 95 | 727 |
| Payroll Manager | $110,000 | $122,500 | $12,500 | 38 | 183 |
| Tax Associate | $77,478 | $88,296 | $10,818 | 36 | 390 |
| Compliance Analyst | $85,226 | $95,206 | $9,980 | 69 | 239 |
| Procurement Manager | $126,200 | $135,506 | $9,306 | 51 | 363 |
| Compliance Manager | $115,000 | $124,300 | $9,300 | 29 | 167 |
| FP&A Analyst | $107,500 | $112,000 | $4,500 | 57 | 352 |
| FP&A Manager | $131,875 | $136,310 | $4,435 | 32 | 244 |
| Procurement Specialist | $75,000 | $78,700 | $3,700 | 40 | 408 |
| Senior Accounting Manager | $146,879 | $149,725 | $2,846 | 26 | 136 |
| Billing Specialist | $50,586 | $53,290 | $2,704 | 78 | 435 |
| Accounts Payable Specialist | $55,736 | $58,356 | $2,620 | 44 | 650 |
| Payroll Specialist | $64,470 | $67,000 | $2,530 | 91 | 695 |
| Tax Senior Manager | $177,500 | $180,000 | $2,500 | 26 | 319 |
| Staff Accountant | $70,000 | $71,932 | $1,932 | 118 | 1,850 |
| Senior Financial Analyst | $102,500 | $103,950 | $1,450 | 79 | 547 |
| Senior Accountant | $92,030 | $93,100 | $1,070 | 114 | 1,142 |
| FP&A Director | $201,500 | $202,500 | $1,000 | 25 | 151 |
| Financial Analyst | $85,801 | $85,000 | $-801 | 142 | 1,110 |
| Tax Manager | $135,000 | $134,000 | $-1,000 | 70 | 785 |
| Accounts Receivable Specialist | $52,000 | $49,774 | $-2,226 | 55 | 513 |
| Accounting Specialist | $60,000 | $57,500 | $-2,500 | 36 | 520 |
| Finance Manager | $130,000 | $127,250 | $-2,750 | 48 | 642 |
| Tax Senior | $99,150 | $93,550 | $-5,600 | 40 | 366 |
| Risk Manager | $147,900 | $139,825 | $-8,075 | 26 | 118 |
| Director of Accounting | $175,025 | $163,400 | $-11,625 | 42 | 235 |
| Finance Director | $170,500 | $130,000 | $-40,500 | 25 | 122 |
Percentiles from remote postings that stated a salary, excluding staffing agencies, internships and duplicates, minimum eight priced postings per role.
| Role | Open remote roles | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Financial Officer | 60 | $202,500 | $239,200 | $271,500 |
| Tax Director | 54 | $180,500 | $220,862 | $265,000 |
| FP&A Director | 47 | $175,000 | $202,500 | $215,446 |
| Procurement Director | 34 | $160,000 | $190,900 | $211,375 |
| Payroll Director | 16 | $175,165 | $185,525 | $195,000 |
| Tax Senior Manager | 46 | $167,125 | $180,000 | $199,625 |
| Strategic Finance Analyst | 20 | $155,000 | $176,000 | $196,250 |
| Director of Accounting | 59 | $138,937 | $163,400 | $200,000 |
| Senior Finance Manager | 16 | $137,244 | $151,650 | $157,084 |
| Technical Accounting Manager | 10 | $133,759 | $151,250 | $178,750 |
| Controller | 142 | $125,000 | $150,000 | $176,475 |
| Senior Accounting Manager | 40 | $135,000 | $149,725 | $168,462 |
| Technical Accounting Specialist | 18 | $108,250 | $142,200 | $160,625 |
| Risk Manager | 33 | $107,375 | $139,825 | $163,628 |
| FP&A Manager | 57 | $125,725 | $136,310 | $158,875 |
| Procurement Manager | 82 | $116,725 | $135,506 | $156,250 |
| Revenue Accounting Manager | 16 | $125,850 | $135,000 | $167,280 |
| Tax Manager | 121 | $120,375 | $134,000 | $145,450 |
| Finance Director | 31 | $115,700 | $130,000 | $193,000 |
| Accounting Manager | 144 | $107,500 | $128,000 | $143,000 |
| Finance Manager | 81 | $103,698 | $127,250 | $146,688 |
| Assistant Controller | 32 | $111,750 | $125,832 | $149,119 |
| Compliance Manager | 55 | $105,000 | $124,300 | $145,000 |
| Audit Manager | 25 | $114,000 | $123,125 | $153,375 |
| Payroll Manager | 68 | $110,599 | $122,500 | $157,162 |
| Revenue Accountant | 24 | $115,750 | $118,075 | $142,500 |
| Senior Revenue Accountant | 24 | $99,099 | $113,525 | $123,388 |
| FP&A Analyst | 92 | $86,250 | $112,000 | $135,200 |
| Pricing Analyst | 82 | $87,138 | $107,750 | $136,068 |
| Risk Analyst | 44 | $92,244 | $105,969 | $127,303 |
| Senior Financial Analyst | 123 | $95,000 | $103,950 | $115,366 |
| Senior Internal Auditor | 24 | $98,375 | $103,500 | $109,250 |
| Accounts Payable Manager | 12 | $90,000 | $101,000 | $122,362 |
| Senior FP&A Analyst | 29 | $92,250 | $100,000 | $114,838 |
| Internal Auditor | 21 | $78,600 | $97,590 | $103,928 |
| Compliance Analyst | 103 | $78,000 | $95,206 | $114,400 |
| Tax Senior | 59 | $87,500 | $93,550 | $108,695 |
| Senior Accountant | 182 | $82,185 | $93,100 | $102,500 |
| Audit Senior | 11 | $90,000 | $90,000 | $90,000 |
| Tax Associate | 70 | $64,350 | $88,296 | $107,634 |
| Financial Analyst | 237 | $72,500 | $85,000 | $102,959 |
| Credit Analyst | 29 | $77,500 | $83,200 | $94,490 |
| Procurement Analyst | 32 | $75,000 | $82,065 | $89,375 |
| Procurement Specialist | 65 | $70,000 | $78,700 | $98,474 |
| Treasury Analyst | 14 | $65,000 | $77,500 | $86,000 |
| Payroll Administrator | 17 | $65,039 | $75,860 | $125,200 |
| Staff Accountant | 199 | $64,250 | $71,932 | $83,047 |
| Real Estate / Property Accountant | 19 | $66,425 | $67,500 | $75,000 |
| Accounting Associate | 13 | $60,000 | $67,500 | $90,525 |
| Payroll Specialist | 159 | $56,340 | $67,000 | $85,862 |
| Accounts Payable Specialist | 73 | $50,188 | $58,356 | $73,538 |
| Accounting Specialist | 56 | $51,696 | $57,500 | $75,230 |
| Bookkeeper | 44 | $52,000 | $57,200 | $66,560 |
| Accounting Assistant | 9 | $52,000 | $56,181 | $60,070 |
| Payroll Coordinator | 20 | $48,619 | $53,430 | $59,750 |
| Billing Specialist | 144 | $42,770 | $53,290 | $62,475 |
| Accounts Receivable Specialist | 106 | $44,720 | $49,774 | $57,500 |
| Accounts Payable Clerk | 11 | $42,214 | $48,880 | $56,160 |
| Accounting Clerk | 9 | $39,827 | $44,720 | $47,580 |
| Accounts Receivable Manager | 14 | — | — | — |
| CAS / Client Accounting Accountant | 14 | — | — | — |
| Treasury Manager | 13 | — | — | — |
| Internal Audit Manager | 12 | — | — | — |
| Indirect Tax Analyst | 12 | — | — | — |
| Collections Specialist | 12 | — | — | — |
| ERP / Finance Systems Analyst | 11 | — | — | — |
| VP of Accounting | 11 | — | — | — |
| Senior IT Auditor | 10 | — | — | — |
| Head of Finance | 10 | — | — | — |
| Finance Business Partner | 9 | — | — | — |
| IT Auditor | 8 | — | — | — |
| Senior Treasury Analyst | 8 | — | — | — |
| Credit Manager | 8 | — | — | — |
| NetSuite Administrator | 8 | — | — | — |
| Collections Manager | 7 | — | — | — |
| International Tax Specialist | 7 | — | — | — |
| Senior / Regional / Division Controller | 7 | — | — | — |
| Corporate Development Analyst | 6 | — | — | — |
| SEC Reporting Analyst | 6 | — | — | — |
| Cost Accounting Manager | 6 | — | — | — |
| Senior FP&A Manager | 6 | — | — | — |
| Tax Supervisor | 5 | — | — | — |
| Fund Accountant | 5 | — | — | — |
| Tax Partner | 5 | — | — | — |
| Employer | Live remote roles |
|---|---|
| Wipfli | 54 |
| Forvis Mazars | 36 |
| Savista | 19 |
| Cherry Bekaert | 19 |
| Cintas | 19 |
| CohnReznick | 19 |
| Centene Management Company | 18 |
| CBIZ | 16 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | 16 |
| A.C. Coy | 14 |
| RSM | 14 |
| Republic Services | 13 |
| US Foods | 13 |
| Ensemble Health Partners | 13 |
| Stanford Health Care | 13 |
| State of Florida | 13 |
| Artech | 13 |
| Turing | 13 |