Accounting Manager salary
11 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 23, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for accounting manager roles at mid level across the United States: 223 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $113,050 and $145,000, with a median of $130,000.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $130,000 and senior $151,900. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 17% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 5 of the 11 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Every measured range
11 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $113,050 – $145,000 | $130,000 | 223 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$109,406 – CA$124,100 | CA$116,600 | 16 |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $127,100 – $162,500 | $151,900 | 37 |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $116,875 – $146,250 | $129,750 | 24 |
| Remote · United States | Senior | $127,500 – $162,500 | $136,179 | 5hint |
| Boston | Mid | $132,500 – $138,500 | $135,000 | 5hint |
| Chicago | Mid | $120,100 – $139,400 | $125,050 | 7hint |
| Denver | Mid | $126,250 – $136,850 | $132,125 | 8hint |
| New York | Mid | $128,750 – $150,250 | $140,000 | 15 |
| San Francisco | Mid | $150,000 – $170,500 | $160,000 | 15 |
| Toronto | Mid | CA$114,400 – CA$127,750 | CA$120,500 | 7hint |
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.
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