What are the main factors that influence an Accountant/Cost Analyst'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/Cost Analyst?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Accountant/Cost Analyst roles, with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.

How does experience change An Accountant/Cost Analyst's salary?

An Accountant/Cost Analyst's salary grows with experience: starting around $78,594 for beginners, reaching about $81,152 at mid-level, and approach $84,242 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Accountant/Cost Analyst?

Accountant/Cost Analyst salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Accountant/Cost Analyst roles are District of Columbia $93,449, California $93,095, Massachusetts $91,854. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

Accountant/Cost Analyst Salary in Ohio

How much does an Accountant/Cost Analyst make in Ohio? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Accountant/Cost Analyst in Ohio is $82,182 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $40.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $96,349
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $76,086 to $89,597
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,537

10% $70,537

50% (Median) $82,182

90% $96,349

Accountant/Cost Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,597	$7,466	$1,723	$43
Average	$82,182	$6,848	$1,580	$40
25th Percentile	$76,086	$6,341	$1,463	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Accountant/Cost Analyst Salaries

An Accountant/Cost Analyst'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/Cost Analyst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Accountant/Cost Analyst'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): $78,594
Early Career (1-2 years): $78,779
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $81,152
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $84,036
Expert (over 8 years): $84,242

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Accountant/Cost Analyst	less than 1 year	$78,594
Early Career Level Accountant/Cost Analyst	1-2 years	$78,779
Mid-Level Level Accountant/Cost Analyst	2-4 years	$81,152
Senior-Level Level Accountant/Cost Analyst	5-8 years	$84,036
Expert Level Accountant/Cost Analyst	over 8 years	$84,242

How Do Accountant/Cost Analyst 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/Cost Analysts. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $93,449.
California: $93,095.
Massachusetts: $91,854.

District of Columbia $93,449 California $93,095 Massachusetts $91,854 Washington $91,516 New Jersey $91,483 Alaska $91,365 Connecticut $90,200 New York $89,727

Hawaii $88,216 Rhode Island $87,507 Maryland $87,026 Minnesota $86,368 Colorado $86,115 Illinois $86,030 Oregon $85,710 Delaware $85,473

New Hampshire $85,325 Virginia $84,992 Pennsylvania $84,022 Nevada $83,532 North Dakota $83,372 Michigan $83,118 Wisconsin $83,026 Vermont $82,840

Texas $82,325 Maine $82,291 Arizona $82,241 Ohio $82,182 Georgia $81,405 Indiana $81,017 Wyoming $80,941 Utah $80,823

Iowa $80,772 Kansas $80,367 Louisiana $80,249 North Carolina $80,207 Missouri $80,190 Florida $79,861 Montana $79,683 Nebraska $79,515

Kentucky $79,422 South Carolina $79,084 Tennessee $78,873 Idaho $78,789 New Mexico $78,173 Oklahoma $78,038 Alabama $77,540 South Dakota $76,704

Arkansas $76,248 West Virginia $76,003 Mississippi $75,269

Top Paying Cities for Accountant/Cost Analyst

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:

Dublin: $82,027
Etna: $81,689
Fredericktown: $79,768

Dublin, OH $82,027

Etna, OH $81,689

Fredericktown, OH $79,768

Galena, OH $81,690

Gambier, OH $79,672

Granville, OH $81,234

Hebron, OH $81,103

Hilliard, OH $82,142

Homer, OH $80,884

Nankin, OH $79,811

Nevada, OH $79,082

Howard, OH $79,459

Irwin, OH $80,441

Jacksontown, OH $80,890

Johnstown, OH $81,463

Kilbourne, OH $81,205

Kirkersville, OH $81,409

Lewis Center, OH $81,840

Magnetic Springs, OH $80,575

Martinsburg, OH $79,915

Marysville, OH $80,586

Mechanicsburg, OH $79,450

Milford Center, OH $80,208

Millersport, OH $81,118

Mingo, OH $79,345

Mount Liberty, OH $80,838

Mount Vernon, OH $80,205

New Albany, OH $81,982

Newark, OH $80,719

Heath, OH $80,633

North Lewisburg, OH $79,557

Ostrander, OH $81,114

Pataskala, OH $81,721

Plain City, OH $81,515

Powell, OH $81,810

Radnor, OH $80,558

Raymond, OH $79,821

Reynoldsburg, OH $82,059

Rosewood, OH $79,131

Saint Louisville, OH $80,391

Saint Paris, OH $78,794

Summit Station, OH $81,949

Sunbury, OH $81,480

Thornville, OH $80,545

Unionville Center, OH $81,117

Urbana, OH $78,641

Utica, OH $80,662

Westerville, OH $82,077

Westville, OH $78,411

Woodstock, OH $79,560

Columbus, OH $82,226

Adelphi, OH $78,103

Amanda, OH $80,233

Ashville, OH $81,495

Baltimore, OH $81,321

Bloomingburg, OH $79,843

Bremen, OH $79,985

Brice, OH $82,184

Canal Winchester, OH $81,818

Carbon Hill, OH $78,412

Carroll, OH $81,371

Circleville, OH $79,330

Clarksburg, OH $78,274

Commercial Point, OH $81,809

Derby, OH $81,419

Galloway, OH $82,066

Grove City, OH $82,207

Groveport, OH $82,096

Harrisburg, OH $81,804

Haydenville, OH $78,469

Jeffersonville, OH $79,522

Lancaster, OH $80,512

Laurelville, OH $78,289

Lithopolis, OH $81,745

Lockbourne, OH $82,073

Logan, OH $78,568

London, OH $80,365

Milledgeville, OH $79,514

Mount Sterling, OH $80,680

Murray City, OH $78,194

New Holland, OH $79,389

Orient, OH $81,673

Pickerington, OH $81,869

Pleasantville, OH $80,770

Rockbridge, OH $79,184

Rushville, OH $80,315

Sedalia, OH $79,805

South Bloomingville, OH $78,185

South Solon, OH $79,482

Stoutsville, OH $79,691

Sugar Grove, OH $79,835

Tarlton, OH $78,974

Thurston, OH $81,011

Wilkesville, OH $77,783

Willow Wood, OH $75,780

Winchester, OH $79,095

Zaleski, OH $78,153

Athens, OH $77,285

Albany, OH $77,773

Amesville, OH $76,684

Barlow, OH $75,316

Bartlett, OH $75,999

Belpre, OH $75,047

Beverly, OH $76,144

Buchtel, OH $78,362

Carbondale, OH $78,059

Chauncey, OH $78,188

Chester, OH $76,208

Coal Run, OH $75,955

Coolville, OH $75,666

Cutler, OH $75,877

Dexter City, OH $76,241

Fleming, OH $75,381

Glouster, OH $77,951

Graysville, OH $76,918

Guysville, OH $76,278

Hockingport, OH $75,444

Jacksonville, OH $78,227

Langsville, OH $77,572

Little Hocking, OH $75,339

Long Bottom, OH $75,970

Lowell, OH $75,870

Lower Salem, OH $76,239

Macksburg, OH $76,086

Marietta, OH $75,443

Middleport, OH $77,367

Millfield, OH $77,793

Nelsonville, OH $78,197

New Marshfield, OH $78,017

New Matamoras, OH $76,305

Newport, OH $75,705

Pomeroy, OH $77,075

Portland, OH $76,137

Racine, OH $76,333

Reedsville, OH $75,785

Reno, OH $75,763

Rutland, OH $77,356

Shade, OH $76,896

Sharpsburg, OH $76,688

Stewart, OH $76,243

Syracuse, OH $77,130

The Plains, OH $78,126

Trimble, OH $78,128

Tuppers Plains, OH $75,793

Vincent, OH $75,388

Waterford, OH $75,778

Watertown, OH $75,577

Whipple, OH $75,814

Wingett Run, OH $76,148

Lima, OH $78,038

Beaverdam, OH $78,066

Gomer, OH $78,108

Ada, OH $78,323

Alger, OH $78,424

Antwerp, OH $78,832

Arlington, OH $79,002

Belmore, OH $79,202

Benton Ridge, OH $78,768

Bluffton, OH $78,256

Buckland, OH $78,350

Cairo, OH $78,042

Cecil, OH $78,952

Celina, OH $79,028

Chickasaw, OH $79,341

Cloverdale, OH $78,603

Coldwater, OH $79,109

Columbus Grove, OH $78,178

Continental, OH $78,886

Convoy, OH $78,760

Delphos, OH $78,394

Dola, OH $78,609

Dunkirk, OH $78,792

Dupont, OH $78,740

Elgin, OH $78,660

Findlay, OH $79,167

Jenera, OH $78,645

Forest, OH $79,039

Fort Jennings, OH $78,389

Fort Loramie, OH $79,186

Fort Recovery, OH $79,003

Glandorf, OH $78,542

Grover Hill, OH $78,815

Harrod, OH $78,151

Haviland, OH $78,848

Kalida, OH $78,459

Bowling Green, OH $80,951

Oregon, OH $81,403

Northwood, OH $81,393

Zanesville, OH $78,882

Ava, OH $77,726

Barnesville, OH $78,081

Beallsville, OH $77,924

Belle Valley, OH $77,596

Belmont, OH $78,436

Bethesda, OH $78,260

Blue Rock, OH $78,022

Brownsville, OH $80,387

Buffalo, OH $77,806

Byesville, OH $77,719

Caldwell, OH $77,074

Cambridge, OH $77,884

Chandlersville, OH $77,805

Chesterhill, OH $76,701

Corning, OH $78,242

Crooksville, OH $78,591

Cumberland, OH $77,569

Derwent, OH $77,563

Duncan Falls, OH $78,555

Greenford, OH $76,691

East Fultonham, OH $79,167

Loveland, OH $81,652

Lynchburg, OH $80,017

Manchester, OH $78,622

Marathon, OH $81,200

Martinsville, OH $79,876

Miamiville, OH $81,938

Midland, OH $80,218

Milford, OH $81,802

Morrow, OH $80,920

Moscow, OH $81,195

Mount Orab, OH $80,888

Mowrystown, OH $79,720

Neville, OH $81,015

New Richmond, OH $81,620

Newtonsville, OH $81,241

New Vienna, OH $79,553

Owensville, OH $81,520

Pleasant Plain, OH $81,046

Port William, OH $79,987

Reesville, OH $79,708

Ripley, OH $79,120

Russellville, OH $79,642

Sabina, OH $79,629

Sardinia, OH $79,855

Sinking Spring, OH $78,496

Terrace Park, OH $82,007

Williamsburg, OH $81,245

Wilmington, OH $80,148

Cincinnati, OH $82,013

Maximo, OH $79,306

Mechanicstown, OH $78,958

Middlebranch, OH $79,493

Midvale, OH $79,113

Millersburg, OH $79,360

Mineral City, OH $79,267

Minerva, OH $79,201

Mount Eaton, OH $79,450

Mount Hope, OH $79,443

Nashville, OH $79,297

Navarre, OH $79,414

New Philadelphia, OH $79,095

North Georgetown, OH $78,720

North Lawrence, OH $79,644

Orrville, OH $79,671

Paris, OH $79,317

Robertsville, OH $79,356

Sandyville, OH $79,363

Sebring, OH $78,715

Sherrodsville, OH $79,166

Shreve, OH $79,471

Smithville, OH $79,819

Somerdale, OH $79,272

Stillwater, OH $78,845

Strasburg, OH $79,317

Sugarcreek, OH $79,277

Tuscarawas, OH $78,980

Fairview, OH $78,372

Fultonham, OH $79,310

Glenford, OH $80,463

Gratiot, OH $80,235

Hopewell, OH $79,470

Jerusalem, OH $77,895

Junction City, OH $79,319

Kimbolton, OH $78,113

Kipling, OH $77,752

Laings, OH $77,661

Lewisville, OH $77,358

Lore City, OH $77,863

Mcconnelsville, OH $77,604

Malaga, OH $77,866

Malta, OH $77,876

Morristown, OH $78,615

Mount Perry, OH $79,402

Moxahala, OH $78,616

New Concord, OH $77,931

New Lexington, OH $78,885

New Straitsville, OH $78,442

Norwich, OH $78,065

Old Washington, OH $78,003

Philo, OH $78,429

Pleasant City, OH $77,554

Quaker City, OH $77,784

Roseville, OH $78,958

Salesville, OH $77,767

Sarahsville, OH $77,329

Senecaville, OH $77,623

Shawnee, OH $78,495

Somerset, OH $79,570

Stafford, OH $77,362

Stockport, OH $76,486

Summerfield, OH $77,400

Sycamore Valley, OH $76,959

White Cottage, OH $79,152

Woodsfield, OH $77,703

Adamsville, OH $78,190

Bakersville, OH $78,893

Baltic, OH $79,235

Blissfield, OH $78,971

Conesville, OH $78,550

Coshocton, OH $78,806

Dresden, OH $78,837

Frazeysburg, OH $79,351

Fresno, OH $79,025

Uhrichsville, OH $78,920

Uniontown, OH $79,942

Walnut Creek, OH $79,320

Waynesburg, OH $79,360

Wilmot, OH $79,392

Winesburg, OH $79,335

Wooster, OH $79,686

Deersville, OH $78,803

Bowerston, OH $78,994

Zoar, OH $79,319

Tippecanoe, OH $78,789

Canton, OH $79,405

North Canton, OH $79,585

East Canton, OH $79,421

Alvada, OH $79,252

Arcadia, OH $79,548

Ashland, OH $79,577

Attica, OH $79,250

Bascom, OH $79,795

Bellevue, OH $79,647

Bellville, OH $79,450

Berlin Heights, OH $80,754

Bettsville, OH $80,289

Birmingham, OH $80,990

Bloomdale, OH $80,040

Bloomville, OH $79,071

Bucyrus, OH $79,166

Butler, OH $79,250

Castalia, OH $80,099

Chatfield, OH $79,348

Collins, OH $80,545

Crestline, OH $79,160

Flat Rock, OH $79,829

Fostoria, OH $79,906

Galion, OH $79,474

Green Springs, OH $80,050

Greenwich, OH $80,002

Hayesville, OH $79,569

Huron, OH $80,675

Jeromesville, OH $79,423

Kansas, OH $80,233

Loudonville, OH $79,159

Lucas, OH $79,044

Mc Cutchenville, OH $79,166

Melmore, OH $79,207

Milan, OH $80,483

Monroeville, OH $80,056

Union Furnace, OH $78,326

Lafayette, OH $78,058

Kingsville, OH $78,040

Kipton, OH $80,920

Lagrange, OH $81,054

Lorain, OH $81,422

Sheffield Lake, OH $81,198

Macedonia, OH $80,971

Madison, OH $79,485

Mentor, OH $80,862

Middlefield, OH $79,230

Montville, OH $79,404

Newbury, OH $80,366

Northfield, OH $81,127

North Kingsville, OH $78,221

North Olmsted, OH $81,409

Novelty, OH $80,960

Oberlin, OH $81,082

Orwell, OH $78,398

Painesville, OH $80,337

Parkman, OH $79,089

Perry, OH $79,855

Pierpont, OH $77,925

Rock Creek, OH $78,711

Rome, OH $78,713

Thompson, OH $79,536

Twinsburg, OH $80,753

Unionville, OH $78,975

Vermilion, OH $81,089

Wellington, OH $80,742

Wickliffe, OH $81,641

Williamsfield, OH $77,957

Willoughby, OH $81,227

Eastlake, OH $81,360

Windsor, OH $79,106

Cleveland, OH $82,114

Lakewood, OH $82,080

Rocky River, OH $81,977

Euclid, OH $81,917

Beachwood, OH $81,965

Hanoverton, OH $78,587

Hartford, OH $77,027

Hubbard, OH $76,368

Kensington, OH $78,871

Kinsman, OH $77,624

Lake Milton, OH $77,819

Leavittsburg, OH $77,562

Leetonia, OH $77,638

Lisbon, OH $78,256

Lowellville, OH $76,394

Mc Donald, OH $76,328

Masury, OH $76,690

Mesopotamia, OH $78,831

Mineral Ridge, OH $76,509

Negley, OH $78,282

New Middletown, OH $76,665

New Springfield, OH $76,856

Newton Falls, OH $77,936

New Waterford, OH $77,420

Niles, OH $76,469

North Benton, OH $78,530

North Bloomfield, OH $78,108

North Jackson, OH $76,824

North Lima, OH $76,653

Orangeville, OH $77,173

Petersburg, OH $76,918

Rogers, OH $78,092

Salem, OH $77,682

Southington, OH $78,315

Struthers, OH $76,301

Vienna, OH $76,614

Warren, OH $77,226

Washingtonville, OH $77,185

West Farmington, OH $78,564

West Point, OH $78,371

Winona, OH $78,280

Youngstown, OH $76,282

Alliance, OH $79,239

Apple Creek, OH $79,515

Augusta, OH $79,054

Beach City, OH $79,371

Beloit, OH $78,476

Berlin, OH $79,395

Big Prairie, OH $79,187

Bolivar, OH $79,347

Brewster, OH $79,431

Canal Fulton, OH $79,750

Carrollton, OH $79,104

Charm, OH $79,311

Dalton, OH $79,535

Damascus, OH $78,265

Dellroy, OH $79,243

Dennison, OH $79,020

Dover, OH $79,261

Dundee, OH $79,345

East Rochester, OH $79,037

East Sparta, OH $79,406

Fredericksburg, OH $79,487

Glenmont, OH $79,009

Gnadenhutten, OH $78,926

Greentown, OH $79,671

Harlem Springs, OH $78,947

Hartville, OH $79,681

Holmesville, OH $79,472

Homeworth, OH $78,977

Kidron, OH $79,502

Killbuck, OH $79,047

Lakeville, OH $79,175

Leesville, OH $79,022

Limaville, OH $79,298

Louisville, OH $79,423

Magnolia, OH $79,343

Independence, OH $82,028

North Royalton, OH $81,559

Strongsville, OH $81,414

Maple Heights, OH $81,993

Olmsted Falls, OH $81,246

Solon, OH $81,283

Bay Village, OH $81,533

Brecksville, OH $81,228

Brookpark, OH $81,900

Westlake, OH $81,441

Bedford, OH $81,706

Broadview Heights, OH $81,581

Malvern, OH $79,296

Marshallville, OH $79,936

Bradner, OH $80,771

Burgoon, OH $80,500

Clay Center, OH $81,255

Clyde, OH $80,137

Curtice, OH $81,252

Cygnet, OH $80,159

Dunbridge, OH $81,079

Elmore, OH $81,015

Fremont, OH $80,519

Genoa, OH $81,194

Gibsonburg, OH $80,918

Graytown, OH $81,104

Gypsum, OH $80,311

Harbor View, OH $81,398

Helena, OH $80,678

Isle Saint George, OH $80,517

Jerry City, OH $80,247

Kelleys Island, OH $80,316

Lacarne, OH $80,772

Lakeside Marblehead, OH $80,213

Lemoyne, OH $81,150

Lindsey, OH $80,859

Luckey, OH $81,136

Martin, OH $81,165

Middle Bass, OH $80,412

Millbury, OH $81,337

Oak Harbor, OH $80,937

Pemberville, OH $80,969

Portage, OH $80,616

Port Clinton, OH $80,568

Put In Bay, OH $80,435

Risingsun, OH $80,346

Rocky Ridge, OH $81,019

Rossford, OH $81,392

Rudolph, OH $80,259

Stony Ridge, OH $81,258

Vickery, OH $80,267

Walbridge, OH $81,388

Wayne, OH $80,460

West Millgrove, OH $80,247

Williston, OH $81,264

Woodville, OH $81,068

Alvordton, OH $79,477

Archbold, OH $79,650

Berkey, OH $81,187

Blakeslee, OH $79,197

Bryan, OH $79,328

Colton, OH $80,659

Custar, OH $79,988

Defiance, OH $79,150

Delta, OH $80,865

Deshler, OH $79,476

Edgerton, OH $79,115

Edon, OH $79,237

Evansport, OH $79,239

Farmer, OH $78,991

Fayette, OH $79,828

Grand Rapids, OH $80,794

Grelton, OH $80,032

Hamler, OH $79,234

Haskins, OH $81,052

Hicksville, OH $78,873

Holgate, OH $79,121

Holland, OH $81,237

Hoytville, OH $79,644

Jewell, OH $79,204

Kunkle, OH $79,625

Liberty Center, OH $80,498

Lyons, OH $81,000

Mc Clure, OH $80,238

Malinta, OH $79,672

Mark Center, OH $78,947

Maumee, OH $81,274

Metamora, OH $81,112

Milton Center, OH $80,293

Monclova, OH $81,166

Montpelier, OH $79,343

Napoleon, OH $79,926

Neapolis, OH $80,892

New Bavaria, OH $79,102

Ney, OH $79,116

Okolona, OH $79,865

Perrysburg, OH $81,268

Pettisville, OH $80,072

Pioneer, OH $79,326

Ridgeville Corners, OH $79,658

Sherwood, OH $79,004

Stryker, OH $79,295

Swanton, OH $81,072

Sylvania, OH $81,268

Tontogany, OH $80,905

Waterville, OH $81,045

Wauseon, OH $80,464

Weston, OH $80,560

West Unity, OH $79,389

Whitehouse, OH $81,013

Toledo, OH $81,388

Alpha, OH $81,258

Anna, OH $79,105

Ansonia, OH $79,328

Arcanum, OH $80,566

Bellbrook, OH $81,376

Botkins, OH $78,898

Bowersville, OH $79,768

Bradford, OH $80,022

Brookville, OH $81,198

Burkettsville, OH $79,403

Camden, OH $80,646

Casstown, OH $79,423

Cedarville, OH $79,131

Clayton, OH $81,343

Clifton, OH $78,597

Conover, OH $79,165

Covington, OH $80,045

Donnelsville, OH $78,086

Eaton, OH $80,600

Eldorado, OH $80,489

Englewood, OH $81,173

Enon, OH $78,416

Fairborn, OH $80,203

Farmersville, OH $81,230

Fletcher, OH $79,393

Germantown, OH $81,194

Gettysburg, OH $80,059

Gratis, OH $80,943

Greenville, OH $80,107

Hollansburg, OH $79,983

Houston, OH $79,579

Jackson Center, OH $78,917

Jamestown, OH $79,657

Kettlersville, OH $79,016

Laura, OH $80,713

Lewisburg, OH $80,845

Ludlow Falls, OH $80,583

Maplewood, OH $79,146

Medway, OH $79,724

Miamisburg, OH $81,426

New Carlisle, OH $78,700

New Lebanon, OH $81,351

New Madison, OH $80,133

New Paris, OH $80,202

New Weston, OH $79,071

North Hampton, OH $78,152

North Star, OH $79,322

Osgood, OH $79,353

Palestine, OH $79,919

Pemberton, OH $79,239

Phillipsburg, OH $81,024

Piqua, OH $79,731

Pitsburg, OH $80,598

Pleasant Hill, OH $80,377

Port Jefferson, OH $79,216

Potsdam, OH $80,792

Rossburg, OH $79,101

Russia, OH $79,645

Sidney, OH $79,336

South Charleston, OH $78,709

South Vienna, OH $78,903

Spring Valley, OH $81,094

Tipp City, OH $80,723

Tremont City, OH $78,070

Collinsville, OH $80,818

Keene, OH $78,974

Nashport, OH $79,380

Newcomerstown, OH $78,688

Plainfield, OH $78,747

Port Washington, OH $78,816

Stone Creek, OH $79,100

Trinway, OH $79,157

Walhonding, OH $79,061

Warsaw, OH $78,810

West Lafayette, OH $78,834

Adena, OH $78,941

Alledonia, OH $78,130

Amsterdam, OH $78,923

Barton, OH $79,087

Bellaire, OH $78,965

Cadiz, OH $78,752

Bergholz, OH $78,882

Blaine, OH $79,221

Bloomingdale, OH $78,899

Bridgeport, OH $79,179

Brilliant, OH $79,543

Cameron, OH $78,009

Clarington, OH $77,835

Colerain, OH $79,097

Dillonvale, OH $79,067

East Liverpool, OH $78,661

East Springfield, OH $78,903

Empire, OH $79,352

Fairpoint, OH $78,917

Glencoe, OH $78,874

Hammondsville, OH $78,727

Hannibal, OH $77,975

Irondale, OH $78,837

Jacobsburg, OH $78,373

Lansing, OH $79,277

Martins Ferry, OH $79,295

Maynard, OH $79,097

Mingo Junction, OH $79,400

Mount Pleasant, OH $79,265

Neffs, OH $79,048

Piney Fork, OH $79,276

Powhatan Point, OH $78,267

Rayland, OH $79,191

Richmond, OH $78,987

Salineville, OH $78,779

Sardis, OH $77,495

Shadyside, OH $78,893

Smithfield, OH $79,308

Saint Clairsville, OH $78,844

Lafferty, OH $78,686

Steubenville, OH $79,385

Stratton, OH $79,256

Summitville, OH $78,760

Tiltonsville, OH $79,555

New Haven, OH $79,731

New London, OH $80,371

New Riegel, OH $79,339

New Washington, OH $79,092

North Fairfield, OH $80,069

North Robinson, OH $79,499

Norwalk, OH $80,312

Nova, OH $80,150

Oceola, OH $78,914

Old Fort, OH $80,157

Ontario, OH $79,324

Perrysville, OH $79,078

Plymouth, OH $79,492

Polk, OH $79,819

Republic, OH $79,413

Sandusky, OH $80,332

Savannah, OH $79,938

Shelby, OH $79,408

Shiloh, OH $79,547

Sullivan, OH $80,247

Sulphur Springs, OH $79,333

Sycamore, OH $79,053

Tiffin, OH $79,639

Tiro, OH $79,134

Willard, OH $79,705

Wakeman, OH $80,732

Mansfield, OH $79,488

Addyston, OH $82,009

Cleves, OH $81,830

College Corner, OH $80,458

Toronto, OH $79,242

Warnock, OH $78,652

Wellsville, OH $78,638

Wolf Run, OH $78,898

Yorkville, OH $79,402

Bannock, OH $78,849

Freeport, OH $78,465

Harrisville, OH $79,178

Hopedale, OH $78,885

Flushing, OH $78,592

New Athens, OH $78,990

Piedmont, OH $78,428

New Rumley, OH $78,916

Holloway, OH $78,805

Jewett, OH $78,887

Scio, OH $78,927

Amherst, OH $81,285

Andover, OH $77,983

Ashtabula, OH $78,499

Austinburg, OH $78,622

Avon, OH $81,164

Avon Lake, OH $81,107

Berea, OH $81,571

Burton, OH $79,842

Chagrin Falls, OH $81,344

Chardon, OH $80,329

Chesterland, OH $81,030

Columbia Station, OH $81,038

Conneaut, OH $77,452

Dorset, OH $78,178

East Claridon, OH $80,313

Elyria, OH $81,253

North Ridgeville, OH $81,210

Gates Mills, OH $81,486

Geneva, OH $78,902

Grafton, OH $81,068

Grand River, OH $80,536

Huntsburg, OH $79,705

Atwater, OH $79,507

Aurora, OH $80,377

Barberton, OH $80,359

Bath, OH $80,427

Brady Lake, OH $80,161

Brunswick, OH $80,896

Burbank, OH $80,028

Chippewa Lake, OH $80,302

Clinton, OH $80,122

Creston, OH $80,066

Cuyahoga Falls, OH $80,396

Stow, OH $80,381

Doylestown, OH $80,140

Garrettsville, OH $79,017

Green, OH $79,832

Hinckley, OH $80,895

Hiram, OH $79,572

Homerville, OH $80,213

Hudson, OH $80,434

Kent, OH $80,252

Streetsboro, OH $80,264

Lakemore, OH $80,351

Westfield Center, OH $80,236

Litchfield, OH $80,707

Lodi, OH $80,214

Mantua, OH $79,920

Medina, OH $80,462

Mogadore, OH $80,140

Munroe Falls, OH $80,395

Peninsula, OH $80,485

Randolph, OH $79,745

Ravenna, OH $79,703

Rittman, OH $80,084

Rootstown, OH $79,561

Seville, OH $80,207

Sharon Center, OH $80,354

Spencer, OH $80,489

Sterling, OH $80,006

Tallmadge, OH $80,385

Valley City, OH $80,852

Wadsworth, OH $80,301

Wayland, OH $78,686

Richfield, OH $80,630

West Salem, OH $79,910

Windham, OH $78,925

Akron, OH $80,392

Fairlawn, OH $80,392

Franklin, OH $81,092

Troy, OH $80,126

Vandalia, OH $81,220

Verona, OH $80,862

Versailles, OH $79,513

West Alexandria, OH $80,997

West Manchester, OH $80,601

West Milton, OH $80,893

Wilberforce, OH $79,964

Xenia, OH $80,445

Yellow Springs, OH $78,855

Yorkshire, OH $79,100

Christiansburg, OH $78,948

Union City, OH $79,208

Dayton, OH $81,599

Alexandria, OH $81,473

Amlin, OH $82,088

Ashley, OH $80,832

Blacklick, OH $82,098

Bladensburg, OH $79,588

Brinkhaven, OH $78,920

Broadway, OH $80,170

Buckeye Lake, OH $80,943

Cable, OH $79,260

Catawba, OH $78,774

Centerburg, OH $81,100

Croton, OH $81,340

Danville, OH $79,105

Delaware, OH $81,301

Berlin Center, OH $77,583

Bristolville, OH $78,104

Brookfield, OH $76,616

Burghill, OH $77,056

Campbell, OH $76,291

Canfield, OH $76,517

Columbiana, OH $77,121

Cortland, OH $77,315

Deerfield, OH $78,681

Diamond, OH $78,333

East Palestine, OH $77,553

Elkton, OH $78,076

Ellsworth, OH $76,853

Farmdale, OH $77,613

Fowler, OH $76,941

Girard, OH $76,306

Massillon, OH $79,458

Hamilton, OH $81,276

Fairfield, OH $81,778

Harrison, OH $81,712

Harveysburg, OH $80,738

Hooven, OH $81,851

Kings Mills, OH $81,246

Lebanon, OH $80,883

Maineville, OH $81,349

Mason, OH $81,434

Miamitown, OH $81,966

Middletown, OH $81,019

Monroe, OH $81,058

Mount Saint Joseph, OH $82,012

North Bend, OH $81,846

Okeana, OH $81,390

Oregonia, OH $80,743

Overpeck, OH $81,123

Oxford, OH $80,881

Ross, OH $81,777

Seven Mile, OH $81,000

Shandon, OH $81,489

Somerville, OH $80,718

South Lebanon, OH $81,106

Springboro, OH $81,169

Trenton, OH $80,926

Waynesville, OH $80,884

West Chester, OH $81,640

West Elkton, OH $80,830

Aberdeen, OH $78,902

Amelia, OH $81,724

Batavia, OH $81,604

Bentonville, OH $78,977

Bethel, OH $81,110

Blanchester, OH $80,666

Buford, OH $80,241

Camp Dennison, OH $81,917

Chilo, OH $80,770

Clarksville, OH $80,504

Cuba, OH $80,005

Decatur, OH $79,010

Fayetteville, OH $80,532

Feesburg, OH $80,712

Felicity, OH $80,782

Georgetown, OH $80,122

Goshen, OH $81,344

Greenfield, OH $78,633

Hamersville, OH $80,805

Higginsport, OH $80,274

Highland, OH $79,385

Hillsboro, OH $78,912

Leesburg, OH $78,935

Washington Court House, OH $79,366

West Jefferson, OH $81,521

West Rushville, OH $80,349

Williamsport, OH $79,415

Springfield, OH $77,936

Chillicothe, OH $77,067

Bainbridge, OH $78,011

Beaver, OH $77,093

Bidwell, OH $77,401

Blue Creek, OH $76,961

Bourneville, OH $77,418

Cherry Fork, OH $79,073

Chesapeake, OH $75,133

Cheshire, OH $77,370

Coalton, OH $77,698

Creola, OH $78,201

Crown City, OH $75,985

Cynthiana, OH $78,310

Frankfort, OH $77,724

Franklin Furnace, OH $76,335

Friendship, OH $76,372

Gallipolis, OH $77,083

Hallsville, OH $77,576

Hamden, OH $77,850

Haverhill, OH $76,331

Ironton, OH $76,095

Jackson, OH $77,268

Jasper, OH $77,223

Kerr, OH $77,263

Kingston, OH $77,643

Kitts Hill, OH $75,693

Latham, OH $78,188

Londonderry, OH $77,573

Lucasville, OH $76,440

Lynx, OH $77,681

Mc Arthur, OH $78,070

Mc Dermott, OH $76,333

Minford, OH $76,407

New Plymouth, OH $78,018

Oak Hill, OH $76,717

Otway, OH $76,841

Patriot, OH $76,695

Pedro, OH $76,295

Peebles, OH $78,119

Piketon, OH $77,385

Portsmouth, OH $76,333

West Portsmouth, OH $76,359

Proctorville, OH $75,311

Rarden, OH $77,477

Ray, OH $77,746

Richmond Dale, OH $77,436

Rio Grande, OH $76,989

Rock Camp, OH $75,535

Scioto Furnace, OH $76,352

Scottown, OH $75,786

Seaman, OH $78,769

South Point, OH $75,322

South Salem, OH $77,885

South Webster, OH $76,463

Stockdale, OH $77,015

Stout, OH $76,601

Thurman, OH $77,059

Vinton, OH $77,502

Wakefield, OH $76,657

Waterloo, OH $76,506

Waverly, OH $77,399

Wellston, OH $77,782

West Union, OH $78,641

Wheelersburg, OH $76,307

Marion, OH $79,885

Belle Center, OH $78,861

Bellefontaine, OH $79,208

Caledonia, OH $79,614

Cardington, OH $80,701

Carey, OH $79,081

Chesterville, OH $80,526

De Graff, OH $79,181

East Liberty, OH $79,546

Edison, OH $79,790

Fulton, OH $80,743

Green Camp, OH $79,879

Harpster, OH $79,035

Huntsville, OH $79,070

Iberia, OH $79,613

Kenton, OH $79,042

Kirby, OH $79,315

Lakeview, OH $78,676

La Rue, OH $79,231

Lewistown, OH $79,003

Marengo, OH $80,952

Martel, OH $79,530

Middleburg, OH $79,547

Morral, OH $79,176

Mount Gilead, OH $79,856

Mount Victory, OH $79,108

New Bloomington, OH $79,335

Prospect, OH $80,203

Quincy, OH $79,204

Richwood, OH $80,008

Ridgeway, OH $78,958

Roundhead, OH $78,573

Rushsylvania, OH $79,198

Russells Point, OH $78,936

Shauck, OH $79,733

Sparta, OH $80,829

Upper Sandusky, OH $79,066

Waldo, OH $80,638

West Liberty, OH $79,206

West Mansfield, OH $79,495

Wharton, OH $79,026

Zanesfield, OH $79,365

Latty, OH $78,876

Leipsic, OH $78,953

Mc Comb, OH $79,209

Mc Guffey, OH $78,484

Maria Stein, OH $79,107

Melrose, OH $78,901

Mendon, OH $78,785

Middle Point, OH $78,681

Miller City, OH $78,833

Minster, OH $79,125

Montezuma, OH $79,299

Mount Blanchard, OH $79,120

Mount Cory, OH $78,549

New Bremen, OH $78,985

New Hampshire, OH $78,479

New Knoxville, OH $78,781

North Baltimore, OH $79,809

Oakwood, OH $78,930

Ohio City, OH $78,757

Ottawa, OH $78,527

Ottoville, OH $78,515

Pandora, OH $78,395

Paulding, OH $78,898

Payne, OH $78,761

Rawson, OH $78,588

Rockford, OH $78,920

Saint Henry, OH $79,103

Saint Johns, OH $78,460

Saint Marys, OH $78,703

Scott, OH $78,755

Spencerville, OH $78,434

Uniopolis, OH $78,249

Van Buren, OH $79,666

Vanlue, OH $79,060

Van Wert, OH $78,749

Vaughnsville, OH $78,140

Venedocia, OH $78,639

Wapakoneta, OH $78,426

Waynesfield, OH $78,308

Jefferson, OH $78,335

Williamstown, OH $78,791

Lees Creek, OH $79,474

Willshire, OH $78,762

Wren, OH $78,763

Accountant/Cost Analyst Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Accountant/Cost Analyst roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Accountant/Cost Analyst positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Accountant/Cost Analyst as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Accountant/Cost Analyst

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$115,054	$55.0	40%
Biotechnology	$110,945	$53.0	35%
Energy & Utilities	$106,836	$51.0	30%
Insurance	$102,727	$49.0	25%
Internet	$100,262	$48.0	22%

Accountant/Cost Analyst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Accountant/Cost Analyst'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.

$76,086

Average $82,182/year

$89,597

$6,341

Average $6,848/month

$7,466

$1,463

Average $1,580/week

$1,723

$37

Average $40/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,597	$7,466	$1,723	$43
Average	$82,182	$6,848	$1,580	$40
25th Percentile	$76,086	$6,341	$1,463	$37

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