Accounting Associate salary
2 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 22, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for accounting associate roles at entry level across the United States: 25 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $56,000 and $90,000, with a median of $73,000.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 1 of the 2 ranges in the table rests on fewer than 10 postings and is marked hint: treat it as a hint rather than a benchmark.
Every measured range
2 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Entry | $56,000 – $90,000 | $73,000 | 25 |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $90,463 – $111,279 | $100,000 | 8hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open accounting associate roles · 29 with stated pay
this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $55,000–$115,000scale $30,000–$170,000
Fund Accounting Associate 2 Statestreet · Quincy New $41,600–$66,560 1d ago Accounting Associate / Human Resources Training Coordinator Adient · Romulus New $55,000–$60,000 3d ago Accounting Associate IMEG · Rock Island New $45,000–$55,000 3d ago Forensic Accounting Senior Associate (Construction) Grant Thornton Advisors · New York $101,200–$129,030 10d ago 
Senior Accounting Associate I, REMS JLL · Chicago $74,000–$86,000 10d ago Accounting Associate OnMed · White Plains $65,000–$70,000 2w ago Client Accounting Associate Ceritypartners · Cleveland $50,000–$60,000 2w ago 
Senior Accounting Associate - Real Estate Aprio · Atlanta $85,000–$115,000 2w ago Senior Accounting Associate I JLL · Westmont $73,150–$86,000 2w ago 
Accounting Associate Westinghouse Electric Company · Cranberry Township $40,057–$64,295 3w ago Accounting Associate (CAAS - Real Estate Industry) Cliftonlarsonallen · Chicago $53,700–$97,000 5w ago Accounting Associate For nearly 160 years, PNC · PA - Pittsburgh (15222) $63,750–$127,500 5w ago 
Sr Revenue Accounting Associate RWE · White Plains $95,000–$125,000 5w ago Options Accounting Associate Nomura Holdings · Jacksonville $80,000–$100,000 6w ago 
Accounting Associate - Greenbelt, MD (Summer start 2027) Bozzuto · Greenbelt $66,000–$69,000 6w ago Accounting Associate (CAAS - Manufacturing Industry) Cliftonlarsonallen · Boston $63,200–$104,000 6w ago Accounting Associate pirateship · United States $75,000–$85,000 6w ago Investment Accounting Associate Guggenheiminvestment · Chicago $100,000–$105,000 7w ago Senior Accounting Associate (Nonprofit Industry) Cliftonlarsonallen · Denver $70,900–$117,000 8w ago Accounting Associate - CAAS Construction Cliftonlarsonallen · Minneapolis $53,700–$93,000 2mo ago 
Corporate Accounting Associate DLC Management · Elmsford $75,000–$90,000 2mo ago Financial Accounting Associate Mizuho · New York $88,000–$110,000 2mo ago 
Accounting Associate Fictiv · Schaumburg $50,000–$65,000 3mo ago 
Senior Accounting Associate, Foundation and Community Point72 · Stamford $130,000–$140,000 4mo ago Reinsurance Accounting Associate stage · Boston $90,000–$140,000 4mo ago Finance & Accounting Associate Andium · New York $80,000–$110,000 5mo ago 
Fund Accounting Associate Blackstone · Miami $100,000–$140,000 6mo ago Forensic Accounting Associate - Family Law J.S. Held LLC · Irvine $80,000–$85,000 7mo ago 
Finance and Accounting Associate Peterson Technologies · Elkridge $60,000–$85,000