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: 2026-08-30 | Live index: 16,915 open postings tracked | Rows on this page: 62

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$59,768$68,000$77,9066,949+8.5%
Senior Accountant$80,000$94,750$109,000$80,000$90,000$100,0004,265+5.3%
Financial Analyst$65,250$80,000$92,250$75,000$87,912$108,1384,074-9%
Accounting Manager$96,750$113,000$127,500$90,000$110,000$130,0003,005+2.7%
Accounts Payable Specialist$51,750$56,500$63,250$48,784$55,000$62,5002,496+2.7%
Senior Financial Analyst$86,250$106,000$117,750$94,500$103,325$116,4002,286+2.6%
Bookkeeper$55,000$62,750$70,000$43,680$52,000$60,0001,267+20.7%
Tax Accountant$65,750$74,750$94,000$58,240$75,000$87,5001,220-0.3%
Senior Tax Accountant$85,000$102,500$117,000$94,300$102,500$113,2721,159+0%
Internal Auditor$68,750$85,750$99,750$67,218$80,000$93,886352+7.2%

Measured median by state and role (USD)

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

RoleStateMeasured medianPostings
Accounting ManagerCALIFORNIA$125,000408
Accounting ManagerCOLORADO$115,000117
Accounting ManagerILLINOIS$113,000156
Accounting ManagerTEXAS$106,200171
Accounting ManagerNEW YORK$104,000252
Accounts Payable SpecialistCALIFORNIA$59,134321
Accounts Payable SpecialistNEW YORK$57,200170
Accounts Payable SpecialistTEXAS$53,040118
BookkeeperCALIFORNIA$54,080129
Financial AnalystCALIFORNIA$100,000495
Financial AnalystWASHINGTON$94,500147
Financial AnalystMINNESOTA$92,000174
Financial AnalystMASSACHUSETTS$90,000117
Financial AnalystCOLORADO$88,175109
Financial AnalystVIRGINIA$88,000145
Financial AnalystTEXAS$87,500146
Financial AnalystNEW YORK$83,359198
Financial AnalystILLINOIS$82,500152
Senior AccountantCALIFORNIA$97,500544
Senior AccountantMASSACHUSETTS$95,000107
Senior AccountantCOLORADO$92,500169
Senior AccountantILLINOIS$92,500205
Senior AccountantWASHINGTON$92,000114
Senior AccountantNEW YORK$89,675296
Senior AccountantTEXAS$88,700164
Senior AccountantMINNESOTA$88,182100
Senior AccountantFLORIDA$80,000102
Senior Financial AnalystCALIFORNIA$114,600331
Senior Financial AnalystTEXAS$107,842112
Senior Financial AnalystMINNESOTA$107,500103
Senior Financial AnalystWASHINGTON$99,900122
Senior Financial AnalystILLINOIS$98,450106
Senior Financial AnalystNEW YORK$94,500115
Staff AccountantCALIFORNIA$75,000804
Staff AccountantWASHINGTON$72,500176
Staff AccountantILLINOIS$71,813311
Staff AccountantMASSACHUSETTS$70,200233
Staff AccountantNEW YORK$70,000414
Staff AccountantMARYLAND$70,000135
Staff AccountantCOLORADO$70,000264
Staff AccountantVIRGINIA$70,000124
Staff AccountantNEW JERSEY$70,000132
Staff AccountantMINNESOTA$69,084210
Staff AccountantGEORGIA$67,500126
Staff AccountantOHIO$66,000122
Staff AccountantTEXAS$65,520273
Staff AccountantPENNSYLVANIA$65,000110
Staff AccountantFLORIDA$64,501214
Staff AccountantNORTH CAROLINA$61,312138
Tax AssociateCALIFORNIA$69,000137
Tax SeniorNEW YORK$112,500148
Tax SeniorCALIFORNIA$105,435180