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130 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 22, 2026

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The best-evidenced figure here is for accounting roles at mid level across the United States: 1,306 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $76,000 and $135,000, with a median of $104,347.

By level across the United States, the medians run entry-level $80,150, mid-level $104,347, senior $103,538 and lead $195,000.

Location moves the number too. Of the 5 cities with at least 25 postings in USD at mid level, San Francisco has the highest median at $150,000 and Boston the lowest at $96,250, a gap of roughly 56%.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. Every range in the table rests on at least 10 postings.

Every measured range

130 by market and level
MarketLevelMarket rangeMedianSample
United States · country-wide Entry $61,325 – $125,000 $80,150 194
Canada · country-wide Entry CA$53,750 – CA$62,900 CA$57,500 37
United Kingdom · country-wide Entry £31,738 – £38,325 £34,231 14
United States · country-wide Mid $76,000 – $135,000 $104,347 1,306
Canada · country-wide Mid CA$65,000 – CA$110,000 CA$79,035 194
United Kingdom · country-wide Mid £37,315 – £55,755 £44,322 66
Italy · country-wide Mid €33,000 – €42,000 €40,000 21
Australia · country-wide Mid A$87,500 – A$99,019 A$89,000 11
Germany · country-wide Mid €58,000 – €89,476 €76,000 11
United States · country-wide Senior $85,923 – $130,000 $103,538 1,032
Canada · country-wide Senior CA$78,125 – CA$100,000 CA$90,150 98
United Kingdom · country-wide Senior £49,519 – £64,000 £56,039 23
United States · country-wide Lead $165,968 – $229,250 $195,000 247
Canada · country-wide Lead CA$138,966 – CA$163,425 CA$154,100 20
Remote · United States Entry $70,750 – $140,750 $110,325 10
Remote · United States Mid $78,756 – $144,750 $115,944 138
Remote · Canada Mid CA$62,500 – CA$110,000 CA$68,000 11
Remote · United States Senior $85,000 – $133,875 $105,194 144
Remote · United States Lead $161,016 – $223,978 $195,000 28
Atlanta Mid $76,500 – $124,500 $108,000 17
Atlanta Senior $95,000 – $110,500 $100,500 13
Boston Mid $79,000 – $135,000 $96,250 29
Boston Senior $93,063 – $113,700 $97,900 26
Charlotte Senior $96,000 – $129,148 $109,500 11
Chicago Entry $50,000 – $102,500 $75,350 13
Chicago Mid $73,500 – $130,000 $97,500 57
Chicago Senior $87,250 – $117,500 $97,500 55
Chicago Lead $176,738 – $260,250 $200,000 11
Dallas Mid $100,000 – $128,600 $103,000 13
Dallas Senior $73,641 – $116,800 $100,500 11
Denver Mid $73,363 – $133,188 $100,900 26
Denver Senior $89,775 – $125,000 $100,000 29
Houston Mid $85,000 – $131,400 $115,000 21
Irvine Senior $96,000 – $110,000 $100,000 12
Los Angeles Mid $99,000 – $131,000 $116,250 22
Los Angeles Senior $95,594 – $141,250 $107,500 18
Minneapolis Senior $90,775 – $106,650 $100,100 13
Mississauga Mid CA$58,125 – CA$108,750 CA$84,500 18
Nashville Mid $56,000 – $94,950 $62,500 11
Nashville Senior $73,875 – $97,200 $85,010 10
New York Entry $73,125 – $128,750 $100,000 24
New York Mid $91,197 – $145,000 $122,500 106
New York Senior $92,500 – $137,250 $109,686 106
New York Lead $158,250 – $229,003 $187,500 43
Ottawa Mid CA$64,500 – CA$111,467 CA$76,247 12
Palo Alto Senior $122,625 – $160,625 $147,500 12
Richmond Mid $85,138 – $126,625 $103,208 11
San Diego Senior $90,955 – $110,702 $104,500 14
San Francisco Mid $120,000 – $182,500 $150,000 51
San Francisco Senior $130,000 – $183,125 $161,250 44
San Francisco Lead $177,500 – $279,250 $234,000 15
San Jose Senior $133,213 – $179,075 $172,895 12
Seattle Mid $89,813 – $133,048 $96,081 10
Toronto Entry CA$50,850 – CA$57,375 CA$54,500 11
Toronto Mid CA$70,000 – CA$110,000 CA$82,411 57
Toronto Senior CA$77,500 – CA$100,000 CA$88,375 45
Toronto Lead CA$132,681 – CA$161,250 CA$155,000 11
Vancouver Mid CA$64,513 – CA$107,594 CA$85,706 22
Vancouver Senior CA$78,500 – CA$102,500 CA$91,545 15
Washington Mid $84,000 – $136,900 $127,500 11

Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.

Top 60 of 130 ranges by sample size.

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.

Pay by market

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