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Accounting salary in Palo Alto

Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 19, 2026

Accounting pay in Palo Alto is measured from 12 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is senior, where 12 postings put the middle half between $122,625 and $160,625, with a median of $147,500.

Against the 27 other measured markets for accounting at senior, this sits below 2 of them; San Jose leads at $172,895.

18 accounting roles are open in Palo Alto right now, 18 listing pay.

LevelMarket rangeMedianSample
Senior $122,625 – $160,625 $147,500 12

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

Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.

Open accounting roles in Palo Alto · 18 with stated pay

this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $90,000–$207,000scale $50,000–$290,000

Sr. Accountant AppLovin · Palo Alto New $131,580–$172,000 3d ago Revenue Accounting Manager Rubrik Job Board · Palo Alto $141,300–$211,900 2w ago VP, Corporate Controller MongoDB · Palo Alto $154,000–$303,000 2w ago Senior Accountant Globality, Inc. · Palo Alto $90,000–$150,000 2w ago Senior Accountant II BridgeBio Pharma · Palo Alto $135,000–$155,000 4w ago Senior Analyst, SEC Reporting & Technical Accounting BridgeBio Pharma · Palo Alto $135,000–$155,000 4w ago Senior Manager of Accounting, Fixed Assets & Logistics wing · Remote · US $159,000–$207,000 5w ago Senior Analyst (R&D Finance/Accounting) Summit Therapeutics · Palo Alto $117,000–$130,000 8w ago Director, Corporate Accounting Rubrik Job Board · Palo Alto $218,900–$262,700 2mo ago Billing Coordinator Stblaw · Palo Alto $80,000–$95,000 2mo ago Senior Accountant 23Andme · Palo Alto $130,000–$170,000 2mo ago Executive Director - Assistant Controller Stanford Medicine Children's Health · Remote · US $221,000–$255,000 4mo ago Senior Accountant BitGo · Palo Alto $150,000–$165,000 5mo ago Revenue Accounting Manager Palantir · Palo Alto $90,000–$150,000 5mo ago Senior Manager of Corporate Accounting wing · Palo Alto $199,000–$207,000 7mo ago Senior Revenue Accountant Palantir · Palo Alto $90,000–$140,000 1y ago Senior Fund Accountant (Remote) Decile Group · Remote · US $90,000–$125,000 4y ago Senior Manager, Corporate Accounting Palantir · Palo Alto $140,000–$200,000 4y ago