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 | $200,000 | $225,000 | $25,000 | 32 | 275 |
| Compliance Manager | $105,000 | $126,500 | $21,500 | 43 | 209 |
| FP&A Analyst | $110,000 | $127,900 | $17,900 | 59 | 371 |
| Pricing Analyst | $90,000 | $107,500 | $17,500 | 51 | 184 |
| Payroll Manager | $109,750 | $126,910 | $17,160 | 39 | 216 |
| Procurement Manager | $130,000 | $145,800 | $15,800 | 55 | 402 |
| FP&A Director | $195,000 | $209,750 | $14,750 | 32 | 169 |
| Tax Associate | $69,000 | $83,700 | $14,700 | 31 | 493 |
| FP&A Manager | $132,500 | $143,150 | $10,650 | 33 | 240 |
| Compliance Analyst | $87,412 | $94,438 | $7,026 | 84 | 281 |
| Accounting Manager | $115,000 | $122,000 | $7,000 | 100 | 757 |
| Bookkeeper | $50,960 | $57,200 | $6,240 | 26 | 323 |
| Director of Accounting | $170,000 | $175,750 | $5,750 | 38 | 251 |
| Tax Manager | $132,000 | $137,500 | $5,500 | 66 | 735 |
| Controller | $135,000 | $140,000 | $5,000 | 73 | 936 |
| Tax Senior | $100,000 | $104,580 | $4,580 | 43 | 374 |
| Senior Accountant | $90,012 | $94,000 | $3,988 | 141 | 1,229 |
| Tax Director | $204,000 | $207,500 | $3,500 | 38 | 215 |
| Tax Senior Manager | $175,000 | $177,750 | $2,750 | 30 | 279 |
| Payroll Specialist | $65,000 | $67,500 | $2,500 | 97 | 781 |
| Staff Accountant | $70,000 | $72,500 | $2,500 | 125 | 2,006 |
| Procurement Specialist | $75,019 | $77,500 | $2,481 | 49 | 438 |
| Senior Financial Analyst | $102,413 | $104,650 | $2,237 | 72 | 564 |
| Billing Specialist | $50,305 | $52,000 | $1,695 | 87 | 502 |
| Financial Analyst | $86,000 | $87,184 | $1,184 | 131 | 1,180 |
| Accounts Receivable Specialist | $52,000 | $51,766 | $-234 | 52 | 566 |
| Finance Manager | $129,300 | $128,125 | $-1,175 | 36 | 447 |
| Accounting Specialist | $59,280 | $57,500 | $-1,780 | 33 | 585 |
| Senior Accounting Manager | $149,650 | $147,750 | $-1,900 | 25 | 124 |
| Accounts Payable Specialist | $56,160 | $53,040 | $-3,120 | 54 | 700 |
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 | 63 | $200,000 | $225,000 | $270,375 |
| Head of Finance | 13 | $185,000 | $220,000 | $230,000 |
| FP&A Director | 53 | $173,000 | $209,750 | $234,000 |
| Tax Director | 60 | $163,125 | $207,500 | $265,000 |
| Procurement Director | 41 | $160,000 | $187,250 | $210,250 |
| Payroll Director | 16 | $163,055 | $182,275 | $182,875 |
| Tax Senior Manager | 47 | $158,125 | $177,750 | $201,875 |
| Director of Accounting | 56 | $143,125 | $175,750 | $200,000 |
| Technical Accounting Specialist | 20 | $110,500 | $165,000 | $180,800 |
| Strategic Finance Analyst | 22 | $135,000 | $162,500 | $187,500 |
| Technical Accounting Manager | 14 | $142,795 | $155,000 | $190,000 |
| Senior Finance Manager | 24 | $140,625 | $151,650 | $170,000 |
| Risk Manager | 36 | $108,750 | $150,395 | $175,788 |
| Senior Accounting Manager | 39 | $133,000 | $147,750 | $168,500 |
| Procurement Manager | 83 | $129,750 | $145,800 | $170,050 |
| FP&A Manager | 58 | $130,000 | $143,150 | $160,000 |
| Controller | 133 | $120,000 | $140,000 | $175,000 |
| Treasury Manager | 12 | $130,250 | $140,000 | $140,000 |
| Tax Manager | 106 | $124,850 | $137,500 | $145,450 |
| Revenue Accounting Manager | 18 | $122,512 | $132,750 | $154,394 |
| Finance Director | 30 | $114,775 | $130,000 | $169,889 |
| Finance Manager | 59 | $107,149 | $128,125 | $145,625 |
| FP&A Analyst | 99 | $86,250 | $127,900 | $151,750 |
| Payroll Manager | 70 | $96,800 | $126,910 | $165,700 |
| Compliance Manager | 73 | $99,002 | $126,500 | $145,000 |
| Assistant Controller | 32 | $105,000 | $125,000 | $153,000 |
| Audit Manager | 22 | $114,082 | $122,750 | $148,500 |
| Accounting Manager | 139 | $98,750 | $122,000 | $133,500 |
| Revenue Accountant | 15 | $82,500 | $117,200 | $118,650 |
| Risk Analyst | 44 | $96,150 | $109,200 | $127,500 |
| Pricing Analyst | 79 | $86,250 | $107,500 | $125,612 |
| Senior Internal Auditor | 26 | $99,250 | $105,000 | $109,250 |
| Senior Financial Analyst | 112 | $95,000 | $104,650 | $114,250 |
| Tax Senior | 62 | $91,700 | $104,580 | $110,000 |
| Senior FP&A Analyst | 29 | $90,750 | $98,400 | $113,988 |
| Accounts Payable Manager | 14 | $70,000 | $96,450 | $122,362 |
| Compliance Analyst | 126 | $77,500 | $94,438 | $102,804 |
| Senior Accountant | 214 | $85,000 | $94,000 | $104,000 |
| Internal Auditor | 22 | $78,600 | $92,425 | $102,754 |
| Audit Senior | 9 | $84,959 | $90,000 | $90,000 |
| Financial Analyst | 225 | $75,200 | $87,184 | $105,000 |
| Procurement Analyst | 40 | $75,000 | $85,000 | $96,750 |
| Tax Associate | 56 | $62,057 | $83,700 | $108,156 |
| Credit Analyst | 26 | $63,378 | $80,000 | $96,480 |
| Procurement Specialist | 73 | $72,500 | $77,500 | $98,155 |
| Payroll Administrator | 17 | $65,739 | $74,540 | $93,392 |
| Staff Accountant | 202 | $65,000 | $72,500 | $82,586 |
| Treasury Analyst | 15 | $62,512 | $71,250 | $77,512 |
| Payroll Specialist | 167 | $55,328 | $67,500 | $80,000 |
| Payroll Coordinator | 15 | $51,155 | $58,250 | $61,800 |
| Accounting Specialist | 54 | $51,532 | $57,500 | $77,835 |
| Bookkeeper | 48 | $43,524 | $57,200 | $66,170 |
| Accounts Payable Specialist | 81 | $48,880 | $53,040 | $71,680 |
| Billing Specialist | 154 | $44,028 | $52,000 | $60,540 |
| Accounts Receivable Specialist | 101 | $45,001 | $51,766 | $60,500 |
| Accounts Payable Clerk | 11 | $42,214 | $48,880 | $54,184 |
| Accounts Receivable Manager | 17 | — | — | — |
| Collections Specialist | 16 | — | — | — |
| Real Estate / Property Accountant | 16 | — | — | — |
| Senior Revenue Accountant | 14 | — | — | — |
| ERP / Finance Systems Analyst | 13 | — | — | — |
| CAS / Client Accounting Accountant | 12 | — | — | — |
| VP of Accounting | 11 | — | — | — |
| Internal Audit Manager | 11 | — | — | — |
| Accounting Associate | 10 | — | — | — |
| Accounting Clerk | 10 | — | — | — |
| Senior IT Auditor | 9 | — | — | — |
| NetSuite Administrator | 9 | — | — | — |
| Indirect Tax Analyst | 9 | — | — | — |
| Senior / Regional / Division Controller | 7 | — | — | — |
| Finance Business Partner | 7 | — | — | — |
| Accounting Assistant | 6 | — | — | — |
| Senior Treasury Analyst | 6 | — | — | — |
| IT Auditor | 6 | — | — | — |
| Credit Manager | 6 | — | — | — |
| Collections Manager | 5 | — | — | — |
| Audit Associate | 5 | — | — | — |
| SEC Reporting Analyst | 5 | — | — | — |
| Senior FP&A Manager | 5 | — | — | — |
| Cost Accounting Manager | 5 | — | — | — |
| International Tax Specialist | 5 | — | — | — |
| Audit Supervisor | 5 | — | — | — |
| Employer | Live remote roles |
|---|---|
| Wipfli | 49 |
| Forvis Mazars | 21 |
| Centene Management Company | 20 |
| CohnReznick | 20 |
| Cintas | 19 |
| CBIZ | 19 |
| Cushman & Wakefield | 18 |
| Cherry Bekaert | 17 |
| BAE Systems | 17 |
| Nestlé | 15 |
| OneSource Virtual | 15 |
| State of Florida | 15 |
| Ryan | 15 |
| Crowe | 15 |
| L3Harris | 15 |
| Artech | 14 |
| US Foods | 14 |
| Baker Tilly | 13 |