What are the main factors that influence an Accountant/Assistant Controller's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Accountant/Assistant Controller?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Accountant/Assistant Controller roles, with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.

How does experience change An Accountant/Assistant Controller's salary?

An Accountant/Assistant Controller's salary grows with experience: starting around $154,924 for beginners, reaching about $158,081 at mid-level, and approach $167,648 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Accountant/Assistant Controller?

Accountant/Assistant Controller salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Accountant/Assistant Controller roles are District of Columbia $185,810, California $185,105, Massachusetts $182,639. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Accountant/Assistant Controller roles make?

Salaries for Accountant/Assistant Controller level roles vary by specialization: Corporate Controller: $308,003; Portfolio Controller: $264,019; Project Controller: $254,368; Financial Controller: $254,100; Controller: $254,040.

Accountant/Assistant Controller Salary in Wisconsin

How much does an Accountant/Assistant Controller make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Accountant/Assistant Controller in Wisconsin is $165,085 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $79.

However, an Accountant/Assistant Controller's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $200,348
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $150,924 to $183,543
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $138,032

10% $138,032

50% (Median) $165,085

90% $200,348

Accountant/Assistant Controller Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$183,543	$15,295	$3,530	$88
Average	$165,085	$13,757	$3,175	$79
25th Percentile	$150,924	$12,577	$2,902	$73

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Key Factors That Influence Accountant/Assistant Controller Salaries

An Accountant/Assistant Controller's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Accountant/Assistant Controller Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Accountant/Assistant Controller's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $154,924
Early Career (1-2 years): $155,976
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $158,081
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $161,239
Expert (over 8 years): $167,648

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Accountant/Assistant Controller	less than 1 year	$154,924
Early Career Level Accountant/Assistant Controller	1-2 years	$155,976
Mid-Level Level Accountant/Assistant Controller	2-4 years	$158,081
Senior-Level Level Accountant/Assistant Controller	5-8 years	$161,239
Expert Level Accountant/Assistant Controller	over 8 years	$167,648

How Do Accountant/Assistant Controller Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Accountant/Assistant Controllers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $185,810.
California: $185,105.
Massachusetts: $182,639.

District of Columbia $185,810 California $185,105 Massachusetts $182,639 Washington $181,967 New Jersey $181,900 Alaska $181,665 Connecticut $179,349 New York $178,409

Hawaii $175,405 Rhode Island $173,996 Maryland $173,039 Minnesota $171,730 Colorado $171,227 Illinois $171,059 Oregon $170,421 Delaware $169,951

New Hampshire $169,656 Virginia $168,995 Pennsylvania $167,065 Nevada $166,091 North Dakota $165,773 Michigan $165,269 Wisconsin $165,085 Vermont $164,715

Texas $163,692 Maine $163,625 Arizona $163,524 Ohio $163,406 Georgia $161,862 Indiana $161,090 Wyoming $160,939 Utah $160,704

Iowa $160,604 Kansas $159,798 Louisiana $159,563 North Carolina $159,479 Missouri $159,446 Florida $158,791 Montana $158,439 Nebraska $158,103

Kentucky $157,919 South Carolina $157,247 Tennessee $156,828 Idaho $156,660 New Mexico $155,435 Oklahoma $155,166 Alabama $154,176 South Dakota $152,515

Arkansas $151,609 West Virginia $151,122 Mississippi $149,662

Top Paying Cities for Accountant/Assistant Controller

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Green Lake: $160,580
Greenville: $162,107
Hancock: $159,159

Green Lake, WI $160,580

Greenville, WI $162,107

Hancock, WI $159,159

Hortonville, WI $161,767

Iola, WI $159,865

King, WI $161,089

Larsen, WI $161,470

Leopolis, WI $159,667

Manawa, WI $160,459

Marion, WI $159,964

Menasha, WI $162,240

Neenah, WI $161,945

Neshkoro, WI $160,003

New London, WI $161,099

Ogdensburg, WI $160,099

Omro, WI $160,889

Pickett, WI $161,022

Pine River, WI $160,399

Plainfield, WI $159,454

Poy Sippi, WI $160,510

Princeton, WI $160,196

Readfield, WI $161,307

Redgranite, WI $160,553

Ripon, WI $160,862

Rosendale, WI $160,943

Saxeville, WI $160,223

Scandinavia, WI $159,993

Tilleda, WI $159,426

Van Dyne, WI $161,144

Waukau, WI $160,864

Waupaca, WI $160,433

Wautoma, WI $160,058

Weyauwega, WI $160,708

Wild Rose, WI $160,107

Winnebago, WI $161,513

Winneconne, WI $161,137

Wilson, WI $163,779

Boyd, WI $159,538

Cadott, WI $159,652

Chetek, WI $159,221

Chippewa Falls, WI $159,995

Colfax, WI $159,802

Conrath, WI $158,899

Cornell, WI $159,310

Dallas, WI $160,136

Downing, WI $163,012

Downsville, WI $161,829

Durand, WI $161,673

Eau Galle, WI $161,315

Eleva, WI $160,167

Elk Mound, WI $159,813

Elmwood, WI $162,866

Fairchild, WI $159,973

Fall Creek, WI $160,067

Gilmanton, WI $160,897

Holcombe, WI $159,036

Humbird, WI $159,795

Independence, WI $160,433

Jim Falls, WI $159,444

Knapp, WI $162,926

Maiden Rock, WI $163,124

Menomonie, WI $161,674

Merrillan, WI $159,573

Mondovi, WI $160,491

Nelson, WI $162,406

New Auburn, WI $159,157

Osseo, WI $160,542

Pepin, WI $163,685

Pigeon Falls, WI $160,899

Plum City, WI $162,905

Prairie Farm, WI $161,517

Ridgeland, WI $160,651

Rock Falls, WI $159,882

Sand Creek, WI $159,244

Sheldon, WI $158,830

Spring Valley, WI $163,890

Stanley, WI $159,580

Stockholm, WI $164,069

Strum, WI $160,436

Thorp, WI $159,505

Wheeler, WI $161,000

Whitehall, WI $160,226

Spooner, WI $158,781

Almena, WI $161,003

Ashland, WI $158,622

Balsam Lake, WI $163,630

Barron, WI $159,993

Barronett, WI $158,848

Bayfield, WI $158,625

Benoit, WI $158,394

Birchwood, WI $158,565

Brill, WI $159,229

Bruce, WI $158,746

Brule, WI $160,105

Cable, WI $158,070

Cameron, WI $159,268

Centuria, WI $164,527

Comstock, WI $161,441

Cornucopia, WI $158,837

Couderay, WI $158,150

Cumberland, WI $160,255

Danbury, WI $159,729

Drummond, WI $158,540

Edgewater, WI $158,472

Exeland, WI $158,268

Foxboro, WI $160,674

Frederic, WI $161,142

Gordon, WI $159,340

Grand View, WI $158,217

Grantsburg, WI $162,123

Haugen, WI $159,400

Hawthorne, WI $160,631

Hayward, WI $158,268

Herbster, WI $159,055

Hertel, WI $158,825

High Bridge, WI $158,385

Iron River, WI $159,523

Ladysmith, WI $158,759

Lake Nebagamon, WI $160,275

La Pointe, WI $158,355

Luck, WI $163,010

Maple, WI $160,652

Marengo, WI $158,320

Mason, WI $158,342

Mikana, WI $159,211

Milltown, WI $163,690

Minong, WI $159,270

Odanah, WI $158,983

Ojibwa, WI $157,994

Glidden, WI $158,053

Harshaw, WI $158,786

Hawkins, WI $158,484

Hazelhurst, WI $158,811

Heafford Junction, WI $158,946

Hurley, WI $158,493

Iron Belt, WI $158,197

Kennan, WI $158,509

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $158,769

Lake Tomahawk, WI $158,858

Land O Lakes, WI $158,645

Laona, WI $158,733

Long Lake, WI $158,298

Mc Naughton, WI $158,877

Manitowish Waters, WI $158,634

Mellen, WI $158,118

Mercer, WI $158,353

Minocqua, WI $158,936

Montreal, WI $158,535

Park Falls, WI $158,472

Phelps, WI $158,644

Phillips, WI $158,543

Prentice, WI $158,665

Presque Isle, WI $158,568

Saint Germain, WI $158,967

Saxon, WI $158,258

Sayner, WI $158,751

Star Lake, WI $158,338

Three Lakes, WI $158,781

Tony, WI $158,738

Tripoli, WI $158,397

Upson, WI $157,726

Wabeno, WI $158,746

Woodruff, WI $159,003

La Crosse, WI $157,885

Alma, WI $161,908

Alma Center, WI $159,773

Arcadia, WI $160,357

Arkdale, WI $159,169

Bangor, WI $158,231

Black River Falls, WI $159,254

Blair, WI $159,738

Camp Douglas, WI $159,402

Cashton, WI $158,402

Cataract, WI $158,655

Chaseburg, WI $158,145

Cochrane, WI $161,627

Coon Valley, WI $158,081

De Soto, WI $158,419

Dodge, WI $159,907

Eastman, WI $158,868

Ettrick, WI $158,722

Ferryville, WI $158,677

Fountain City, WI $160,929

Galesville, WI $159,206

Gays Mills, WI $159,174

Genoa, WI $158,263

Hillsboro, WI $159,741

Hixton, WI $159,771

Holmen, WI $158,253

Hustler, WI $159,984

Kendall, WI $159,545

La Farge, WI $159,300

Lynxville, WI $158,882

Mather, WI $159,211

Melrose, WI $158,692

Millston, WI $158,870

Mindoro, WI $158,365

Mount Sterling, WI $159,436

Necedah, WI $159,229

Norwalk, WI $158,590

Oakdale, WI $159,411

Onalaska, WI $158,006

Ontario, WI $159,285

Readstown, WI $159,119

Rockland, WI $158,201

Seneca, WI $159,592

Soldiers Grove, WI $159,293

Sparta, WI $158,529

Steuben, WI $159,155

Stoddard, WI $158,014

Taylor, WI $159,424

Tomah, WI $159,491

Trempealeau, WI $159,186

Palmyra, WI $162,784

Tunnel City, WI $159,414

Viola, WI $159,400

Viroqua, WI $158,405

Warrens, WI $159,164

Westby, WI $158,325

West Salem, WI $158,088

Wilton, WI $159,402

Eau Claire, WI $160,433

Altoona, WI $160,651

Arkansaw, WI $162,336

Augusta, WI $160,031

Bay City, WI $163,811

Bloomer, WI $159,481

Boyceville, WI $161,997

Glen Flora, WI $158,479

Wales, WI $165,011

Bagley, WI $158,895

Beetown, WI $159,055

Benton, WI $159,682

Bloomington, WI $159,083

Boscobel, WI $159,426

Cassville, WI $158,894

Cuba City, WI $159,399

Dickeyville, WI $159,533

Fennimore, WI $159,617

Glen Haven, WI $158,806

Hazel Green, WI $159,140

Kieler, WI $159,578

Lancaster, WI $159,253

Mount Hope, WI $159,058

Patch Grove, WI $159,632

Platteville, WI $159,931

Potosi, WI $158,937

Prairie Du Chien, WI $159,283

Sinsinawa, WI $159,077

Stitzer, WI $159,567

Wauzeka, WI $159,137

Woodman, WI $158,962

Portage, WI $162,463

Adams, WI $159,901

Arlington, WI $164,106

Baraboo, WI $162,477

Beaver Dam, WI $162,331

Brandon, WI $160,602

Briggsville, WI $161,453

Burnett, WI $161,235

Cambria, WI $162,237

Cazenovia, WI $160,031

Columbus, WI $163,609

Dalton, WI $161,312

Dellwood, WI $159,362

Doylestown, WI $163,354

Elroy, WI $159,590

Endeavor, WI $161,250

Fairwater, WI $160,916

Fall River, WI $163,146

Fox Lake, WI $161,530

Friendship, WI $159,419

Friesland, WI $162,029

Grand Marsh, WI $159,971

Hillpoint, WI $160,966

Kingston, WI $161,465

Lake Delton, WI $161,879

La Valle, WI $160,253

Lime Ridge, WI $160,852

Loganville, WI $161,337

Lyndon Station, WI $160,468

Markesan, WI $160,684

Marquette, WI $161,240

Mauston, WI $159,862

Montello, WI $160,681

New Lisbon, WI $159,421

North Freedom, WI $162,555

Oxford, WI $160,708

Packwaukee, WI $161,347

Pardeeville, WI $162,561

Poynette, WI $163,591

Randolph, WI $162,232

Reedsburg, WI $161,290

Rio, WI $163,416

Rock Springs, WI $161,503

Union Center, WI $160,312

Waupun, WI $160,938

Westfield, WI $159,936

Wisconsin Dells, WI $161,215

Wonewoc, WI $159,706

Wyocena, WI $162,926

Amery, WI $164,569

Baldwin, WI $165,558

Beldenville, WI $165,252

Clayton, WI $162,416

Clear Lake, WI $163,724

Cushing, WI $164,014

Deer Park, WI $164,900

Dresser, WI $166,011

East Ellsworth, WI $164,833

Ellsworth, WI $165,103

Glenwood City, WI $164,088

Hager City, WI $165,526

Hammond, WI $167,508

Hudson, WI $170,159

New Richmond, WI $167,912

Osceola, WI $168,345

Prescott, WI $168,808

River Falls, WI $168,597

Roberts, WI $168,550

Saint Croix Falls, WI $165,027

Somerset, WI $169,493

Star Prairie, WI $167,468

Pell Lake, WI $162,342

Pleasant Prairie, WI $162,493

Powers Lake, WI $162,619

Rochester, WI $163,274

Salem, WI $162,748

Silver Lake, WI $162,789

Somers, WI $162,294

South Milwaukee, WI $167,097

Springfield, WI $162,413

Sturtevant, WI $162,326

Sullivan, WI $163,165

Trevor, WI $162,826

Twin Lakes, WI $162,755

Union Grove, WI $162,678

Walworth, WI $162,070

Radisson, WI $158,196

Waterford, WI $164,135

Waukesha, WI $166,627

Whitewater, WI $161,856

Williams Bay, WI $161,914

Wilmot, WI $162,817

Woodworth, WI $162,619

Zenda, WI $161,906

Milwaukee, WI $168,005

Saint Francis, WI $167,931

Racine, WI $162,215

Afton, WI $161,743

Albany, WI $162,846

Arena, WI $162,901

Argyle, WI $161,936

Avalon, WI $161,767

Avoca, WI $160,837

Barneveld, WI $162,915

Belleville, WI $163,920

Belmont, WI $160,377

Beloit, WI $161,594

Black Earth, WI $163,928

Blanchardville, WI $162,362

Blue Mounds, WI $163,443

Blue River, WI $159,367

Brodhead, WI $161,735

Brooklyn, WI $163,999

Browntown, WI $160,666

Cambridge, WI $163,920

Gile, WI $159,023

Clinton, WI $161,861

Wausau, WI $159,550

Marshfield, WI $159,619

Abbotsford, WI $159,461

Amherst, WI $159,885

Amherst Junction, WI $159,706

Aniwa, WI $158,924

Antigo, WI $159,082

Arpin, WI $159,303

Athens, WI $159,095

Auburndale, WI $159,224

Babcock, WI $158,976

Birnamwood, WI $159,020

Blenker, WI $159,202

Bowler, WI $159,328

Brokaw, WI $159,337

Bryant, WI $158,738

Chili, WI $159,426

Colby, WI $159,375

Curtiss, WI $159,303

Custer, WI $159,481

Deerbrook, WI $158,728

Dorchester, WI $159,313

Edgar, WI $159,221

Eland, WI $159,201

Elcho, WI $158,805

Elderon, WI $159,296

Elton, WI $158,942

Galloway, WI $159,447

Gilman, WI $158,954

Jump River, WI $158,815

Gleason, WI $158,761

Granton, WI $159,417

Greenwood, WI $159,499

Hannibal, WI $158,927

Hatley, WI $159,139

Hewitt, WI $159,904

Irma, WI $158,833

Junction City, WI $159,140

Loyal, WI $159,484

Lublin, WI $159,088

Marathon, WI $159,192

Mattoon, WI $159,510

Medford, WI $159,142

Merrill, WI $159,088

Milladore, WI $159,197

Mosinee, WI $159,301

Neillsville, WI $159,637

Nekoosa, WI $159,357

Nelsonville, WI $160,053

Ogema, WI $158,712

Owen, WI $159,337

Pearson, WI $158,674

Pelican Lake, WI $158,684

Phlox, WI $159,392

Woodville, WI $164,645

Houlton, WI $170,577

Abrams, WI $159,555

Amberg, WI $158,590

Armstrong Creek, WI $158,630

Athelstane, WI $158,692

Black Creek, WI $161,283

Bonduel, WI $159,998

Brillion, WI $161,139

Cecil, WI $159,751

Coleman, WI $159,417

Combined Locks, WI $162,354

Crivitz, WI $159,130

De Pere, WI $159,897

Dunbar, WI $158,524

Fence, WI $158,358

Florence, WI $158,592

Forest Junction, WI $161,599

Gillett, WI $159,635

Goodman, WI $158,623

Greenleaf, WI $160,510

Green Valley, WI $159,679

Gresham, WI $159,578

Hilbert, WI $161,538

Kaukauna, WI $162,154

Freedom, WI $161,953

Keshena, WI $159,750

Kimberly, WI $162,364

Krakow, WI $159,681

Lakewood, WI $158,885

Lena, WI $159,526

Little Chute, WI $162,357

Little Suamico, WI $159,515

Marinette, WI $159,617

Mountain, WI $158,978

Neopit, WI $159,359

Niagara, WI $158,764

Nichols, WI $160,570

Oconto, WI $159,511

Oconto Falls, WI $159,598

Oneida, WI $159,696

Pembine, WI $158,662

Peshtigo, WI $159,483

Porterfield, WI $159,067

Potter, WI $161,225

Pound, WI $159,244

Pulaski, WI $159,739

Pickerel, WI $158,823

Pittsville, WI $159,186

Plover, WI $159,721

Port Edwards, WI $159,805

Rib Lake, WI $158,931

Ringle, WI $159,088

Rosholt, WI $159,416

Rothschild, WI $159,698

Rudolph, WI $159,249

Schofield, WI $159,567

Spencer, WI $159,454

Stetsonville, WI $159,214

Stevens Point, WI $159,651

Stratford, WI $159,320

Summit Lake, WI $158,852

Tigerton, WI $159,575

Tomahawk, WI $158,951

Unity, WI $159,328

Vesper, WI $159,273

Westboro, WI $158,724

White Lake, WI $158,805

Willard, WI $159,464

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $159,557

Withee, WI $159,241

Wittenberg, WI $159,382

Rhinelander, WI $159,040

Argonne, WI $158,529

Boulder Junction, WI $158,628

Brantwood, WI $158,481

Butternut, WI $158,222

Catawba, WI $158,531

Clam Lake, WI $157,674

Conover, WI $158,711

Crandon, WI $158,957

Eagle River, WI $158,947

Fifield, WI $158,430

Poplar, WI $160,886

Port Wing, WI $159,563

Seymour, WI $160,377

Oak Creek, WI $165,967

Adell, WI $162,725

Allenton, WI $163,319

Ashippun, WI $163,844

Belgium, WI $164,321

Brookfield, WI $167,634

Brownsville, WI $161,102

Butler, WI $167,731

Campbellsport, WI $161,898

Cascade, WI $161,763

Cedarburg, WI $166,206

Cedar Grove, WI $163,566

Chilton, WI $161,231

Cleveland, WI $160,585

Clyman, WI $162,561

Colgate, WI $165,940

Delafield, WI $164,945

Eden, WI $161,052

Elkhart Lake, WI $161,040

Fredonia, WI $164,279

Germantown, WI $166,630

Glenbeulah, WI $160,961

Grafton, WI $166,236

Greenbush, WI $160,956

Hartford, WI $164,477

Hartland, WI $165,447

Hingham, WI $162,467

Horicon, WI $162,089

Hubertus, WI $165,719

Hustisford, WI $162,738

Iron Ridge, WI $162,980

Ixonia, WI $163,487

Jackson, WI $165,732

Johnson Creek, WI $162,983

Juneau, WI $162,087

Kewaskum, WI $163,388

Kiel, WI $160,758

Kohler, WI $161,451

Lannon, WI $166,862

Lebanon, WI $162,896

Lomira, WI $161,857

Malone, WI $161,094

Mayville, WI $161,911

Menomonee Falls, WI $167,112

Merton, WI $165,719

Mount Calvary, WI $161,230

Nashotah, WI $164,908

Neosho, WI $163,546

Newburg, WI $164,945

New Holstein, WI $161,003

Newton, WI $160,433

North Lake, WI $166,295

Oakfield, WI $160,803

Oconomowoc, WI $164,261

Okauchee, WI $164,729

Oostburg, WI $162,762

Pewaukee, WI $166,164

Plymouth, WI $161,258

Port Washington, WI $165,229

Random Lake, WI $163,499

Richfield, WI $165,808

Rubicon, WI $163,829

Saint Cloud, WI $161,215

Saukville, WI $165,434

Sheboygan, WI $161,914

Sheboygan Falls, WI $161,369

Slinger, WI $164,994

Stockbridge, WI $161,592

Sussex, WI $166,291

West Bend, WI $164,136

Theresa, WI $162,826

Thiensville, WI $167,432

Waldo, WI $162,321

Watertown, WI $162,779

Mequon, WI $167,003

Woodland, WI $163,126

Bassett, WI $162,757

Benet Lake, WI $162,604

Big Bend, WI $165,294

Bristol, WI $162,624

Burlington, WI $162,930

Caledonia, WI $163,539

Camp Lake, WI $162,806

Cudahy, WI $167,800

Darien, WI $162,037

Delavan, WI $161,968

Dousman, WI $163,816

Eagle, WI $163,515

Cobb, WI $160,926

Cottage Grove, WI $164,860

Cross Plains, WI $164,447

Dane, WI $164,437

Darlington, WI $160,835

Deerfield, WI $164,407

De Forest, WI $164,621

Dodgeville, WI $161,648

Edgerton, WI $163,561

Edmund, WI $161,278

Evansville, WI $163,113

Footville, WI $162,092

Fort Atkinson, WI $162,859

Gotham, WI $161,643

Gratiot, WI $160,115

Hanover, WI $162,059

Highland, WI $160,709

Hollandale, WI $162,621

Janesville, WI $162,186

Shawano, WI $159,842

Sherwood, WI $162,013

Shiocton, WI $160,874

Sobieski, WI $159,541

Suamico, WI $159,498

Suring, WI $159,298

Townsend, WI $158,957

Wausaukee, WI $158,863

Wrightstown, WI $161,535

Zachow, WI $159,802

Algoma, WI $159,508

Baileys Harbor, WI $159,070

Brussels, WI $159,491

Casco, WI $159,523

Collins, WI $160,773

Denmark, WI $159,713

Egg Harbor, WI $159,196

Ellison Bay, WI $158,924

Ephraim, WI $159,194

Fish Creek, WI $159,088

Forestville, WI $159,494

Francis Creek, WI $159,897

Kellnersville, WI $160,003

Kewaunee, WI $159,598

Luxemburg, WI $159,526

Manitowoc, WI $160,198

Maplewood, WI $159,466

Maribel, WI $159,902

Mishicot, WI $159,768

New Franken, WI $159,503

Reedsville, WI $160,329

Saint Nazianz, WI $160,644

Sister Bay, WI $159,100

Sturgeon Bay, WI $159,521

Tisch Mills, WI $159,696

Two Rivers, WI $159,755

Valders, WI $160,568

Washington Island, WI $158,832

Whitelaw, WI $160,010

Green Bay, WI $159,479

East Troy, WI $163,515

Elkhorn, WI $162,389

Elm Grove, WI $167,731

Fontana, WI $162,007

Franksville, WI $163,432

Genesee Depot, WI $164,690

Genoa City, WI $162,468

Greendale, WI $167,610

Hales Corners, WI $167,323

Franklin, WI $166,358

Helenville, WI $162,597

Honey Creek, WI $163,004

Kansasville, WI $162,947

Kenosha, WI $162,255

New Berlin, WI $166,800

Lake Geneva, WI $161,918

Lyons, WI $162,789

Mukwonago, WI $164,514

Muskego, WI $165,556

New Munster, WI $162,807

North Prairie, WI $164,425

Fremont, WI $161,008

Rice Lake, WI $159,083

Sarona, WI $158,694

Shell Lake, WI $158,830

Siren, WI $160,436

Solon Springs, WI $159,535

South Range, WI $161,040

Springbrook, WI $158,389

Stone Lake, WI $158,447

Superior, WI $161,211

Trego, WI $158,558

Turtle Lake, WI $162,149

Wascott, WI $159,374

Washburn, WI $158,763

Webster, WI $158,956

Weyerhaeuser, WI $158,697

Winter, WI $157,940

Oshkosh, WI $161,431

Almond, WI $159,686

Appleton, WI $162,366

Bancroft, WI $159,187

Bear Creek, WI $160,615

Berlin, WI $160,726

Big Falls, WI $160,245

Butte Des Morts, WI $161,347

Caroline, WI $159,812

Clintonville, WI $160,224

Coloma, WI $159,266

Dale, WI $161,641

Eldorado, WI $161,048

Embarrass, WI $160,171

Eureka, WI $160,770

Fond Du Lac, WI $161,832

Jefferson, WI $162,723

Juda, WI $161,533

Lake Mills, WI $163,502

Linden, WI $161,111

Livingston, WI $160,283

Lodi, WI $163,911

Lone Rock, WI $161,156

Lowell, WI $162,868

Mc Farland, WI $165,043

Marshall, WI $164,230

Mazomanie, WI $163,844

Merrimac, WI $163,198

Middleton, WI $164,923

Milton, WI $162,257

Mineral Point, WI $161,181

Monroe, WI $161,434

Montfort, WI $160,352

Monticello, WI $162,660

Morrisonville, WI $164,452

Mount Horeb, WI $163,678

Muscoda, WI $160,080

New Glarus, WI $163,326

Oregon, WI $164,767

Orfordville, WI $161,906

Plain, WI $161,646

Prairie Du Sac, WI $163,284

Reeseville, WI $163,198

Rewey, WI $160,464

Richland Center, WI $159,919

Ridgeway, WI $162,807

Sauk City, WI $163,331

Sextonville, WI $161,389

Sharon, WI $161,998

Shullsburg, WI $159,808

South Wayne, WI $160,456

Spring Green, WI $162,269

Stoughton, WI $164,455

Sun Prairie, WI $164,621

Verona, WI $164,576

Waterloo, WI $163,724

Waunakee, WI $164,989

Windsor, WI $164,885

Woodford, WI $161,408

Madison, WI $165,336

Accountant/Assistant Controller Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Accountant/Assistant Controller roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Aerospace & Defense sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Accountant/Assistant Controller positions in Retail & Wholesale or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Accountant/Assistant Controller as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Accountant/Assistant Controller

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$247,627	$119.0	50%

Accountant/Assistant Controller Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Accountant/Assistant Controller's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$150,924

Average $165,085/year

$183,543

$12,577

Average $13,757/month

$15,295

$2,902

Average $3,175/week

$3,530

$73

Average $79/hour

$88

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$183,543	$15,295	$3,530	$88
Average	$165,085	$13,757	$3,175	$79
25th Percentile	$150,924	$12,577	$2,902	$73

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