AuditFriendly Data

The salary guide, checked against the market

Updated: Measured medians recompute daily; monthly trend series per role; guide figures cited to their source. | Last rendered: 2026-09-09 | Live index: 18,014 open postings tracked | Rows on this page: 70

Robert Half publishes one number a year per role. We measure advertised pay from live postings every day. Both are below, side by side, with the delta.

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.

Guide vs measured market, by role (USD, national)

Measured p25/p50/p75 come from live postings that disclose a range; n is the disclosing-posting count. Delta is the guide midpoint vs today’s measured median.

RoleGuide lowGuide midGuide highMeasured 25thMeasured medianMeasured 75thPostingsGuide vs market
Staff Accountant$61,000$73,750$87,750$59,508$68,250$78,0007,998+8.1%
Senior Accountant$80,000$94,750$109,000$80,000$90,000$100,7125,017+5.3%
Financial Analyst$65,250$80,000$92,250$75,000$87,675$108,1884,728-8.8%
Accounting Manager$96,750$113,000$127,500$90,000$111,500$130,0003,450+1.3%
Accounts Payable Specialist$51,750$56,500$63,250$48,880$55,120$62,9102,847+2.5%
Senior Financial Analyst$86,250$106,000$117,750$94,550$103,325$116,4002,692+2.6%
Tax Accountant$65,750$74,750$94,000$56,000$73,500$86,5251,587+1.7%
Bookkeeper$55,000$62,750$70,000$43,680$52,000$60,0001,432+20.7%
Senior Tax Accountant$85,000$102,500$117,000$94,300$102,500$112,5501,392+0%
Internal Auditor$68,750$85,750$99,750$67,700$81,407$99,812424+5.3%

Measured median by state and role (USD)

States appear only where enough postings disclose pay to clear the sample gate.

RoleStateMeasured medianPostings
Accounting ManagerCALIFORNIA$125,000481
Accounting ManagerMASSACHUSETTS$120,755102
Accounting ManagerWASHINGTON$115,000107
Accounting ManagerCOLORADO$114,850134
Accounting ManagerILLINOIS$114,400193
Accounting ManagerTEXAS$110,000179
Accounting ManagerNEW YORK$106,250277
Accounts Payable SpecialistCALIFORNIA$59,280367
Accounts Payable SpecialistNEW YORK$57,200192
Accounts Payable SpecialistILLINOIS$56,160113
Accounts Payable SpecialistTEXAS$54,080134
BookkeeperNEW YORK$56,724105
BookkeeperCALIFORNIA$54,080142
Financial AnalystCALIFORNIA$100,000571
Financial AnalystWASHINGTON$93,240160
Financial AnalystMINNESOTA$92,000199
Financial AnalystCOLORADO$88,338126
Financial AnalystVIRGINIA$88,096190
Financial AnalystMARYLAND$87,750100
Financial AnalystNEW JERSEY$87,500103
Financial AnalystTEXAS$87,500172
Financial AnalystMASSACHUSETTS$85,000133
Financial AnalystNEW YORK$83,718229
Financial AnalystILLINOIS$82,500179
Senior AccountantCALIFORNIA$97,500652
Senior AccountantMASSACHUSETTS$95,135128
Senior AccountantNEW JERSEY$95,000113
Senior AccountantWASHINGTON$92,584133
Senior AccountantILLINOIS$92,500243
Senior AccountantCOLORADO$91,256206
Senior AccountantNEW YORK$90,000337
Senior AccountantMARYLAND$90,000103
Senior AccountantMINNESOTA$90,000117
Senior AccountantTEXAS$89,195196
Senior AccountantFLORIDA$80,000112
Senior Financial AnalystCALIFORNIA$114,550386
Senior Financial AnalystMINNESOTA$107,500119
Senior Financial AnalystTEXAS$106,125131
Senior Financial AnalystMASSACHUSETTS$103,325111
Senior Financial AnalystWASHINGTON$99,900158
Senior Financial AnalystILLINOIS$98,450130
Senior Financial AnalystNEW YORK$95,004137
Staff AccountantCALIFORNIA$75,000947
Staff AccountantWASHINGTON$73,572203
Staff AccountantMARYLAND$71,750151
Staff AccountantILLINOIS$71,642367
Staff AccountantMASSACHUSETTS$71,319268
Staff AccountantVIRGINIA$70,000171
Staff AccountantCOLORADO$70,000320
Staff AccountantNEW JERSEY$70,000165
Staff AccountantNEW YORK$70,000475
Staff AccountantMINNESOTA$69,466238
Staff AccountantGEORGIA$67,500149
Staff AccountantOHIO$66,000146
Staff AccountantTEXAS$65,520321
Staff AccountantPENNSYLVANIA$64,500126
Staff AccountantFLORIDA$64,002251
Staff AccountantWISCONSIN$63,847104
Staff AccountantARIZONA$63,000108
Staff AccountantNORTH CAROLINA$61,014163