What are the main factors that influence an Accountant/Financial 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/Financial Controller?

The Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit industry offers the highest average compensation for Accountant/Financial Controller roles, with salaries approximately 5% above the market median.

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

An Accountant/Financial Controller's salary grows with experience: starting around $90,799 for beginners, reaching about $94,070 at mid-level, and approach $100,023 for experts.

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

Accountant/Financial Controller salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Accountant/Financial Controller roles are District of Columbia $112,444, California $112,017, Massachusetts $110,524. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Accountant/Financial Controller level roles vary by specialization: Corporate Controller: $308,086; Portfolio Controller: $264,118; Project Controller: $254,450; Financial Controller: $254,200; Controller: $254,122.

Accountant/Financial Controller Salary in Vermont

How much does an Accountant/Financial Controller make in Vermont? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Accountant/Financial Controller in Vermont is $99,678 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $48.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $123,404
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $84,758 to $112,097
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $71,174

10% $71,174

50% (Median) $99,678

90% $123,404

Accountant/Financial Controller Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$112,097	$9,341	$2,156	$54
Average	$99,678	$8,307	$1,917	$48
25th Percentile	$84,758	$7,063	$1,630	$41

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Key Factors That Influence Accountant/Financial Controller Salaries

An Accountant/Financial 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/Financial Controller Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Accountant/Financial 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): $90,799
Early Career (1-2 years): $91,554
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $94,070
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $97,091
Expert (over 8 years): $100,023

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Accountant/Financial Controller	less than 1 year	$90,799
Early Career Level Accountant/Financial Controller	1-2 years	$91,554
Mid-Level Level Accountant/Financial Controller	2-4 years	$94,070
Senior-Level Level Accountant/Financial Controller	5-8 years	$97,091
Expert Level Accountant/Financial Controller	over 8 years	$100,023

How Do Accountant/Financial 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/Financial Controllers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $112,444.
California: $112,017.
Massachusetts: $110,524.

District of Columbia $112,444 California $112,017 Massachusetts $110,524 Washington $110,118 New Jersey $110,078 Alaska $109,935 Connecticut $108,534 New York $107,965

Hawaii $106,147 Rhode Island $105,294 Maryland $104,715 Minnesota $103,923 Colorado $103,619 Illinois $103,517 Oregon $103,131 Delaware $102,847

New Hampshire $102,668 Virginia $102,268 Pennsylvania $101,100 Nevada $100,511 North Dakota $100,318 Michigan $100,013 Wisconsin $99,902 Vermont $99,678

Texas $99,059 Maine $99,018 Arizona $98,957 Ohio $98,886 Georgia $97,952 Indiana $97,485 Wyoming $97,393 Utah $97,251

Iowa $97,190 Kansas $96,703 Louisiana $96,560 North Carolina $96,510 Missouri $96,489 Florida $96,093 Montana $95,880 Nebraska $95,677

Kentucky $95,565 South Carolina $95,159 Tennessee $94,905 Idaho $94,803 New Mexico $94,062 Oklahoma $93,900 Alabama $93,300 South Dakota $92,295

Arkansas $91,747 West Virginia $91,452 Mississippi $90,569

Top Paying Cities for Accountant/Financial 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:

Adamant: $102,029
Barre: $102,183
Cabot: $101,958

Adamant, VT $102,029

Barre, VT $102,183

Cabot, VT $101,958

Calais, VT $102,048

East Barre, VT $102,027

East Calais, VT $102,029

East Montpelier, VT $102,097

Eden, VT $101,962

Eden Mills, VT $101,870

Graniteville, VT $102,176

Hyde Park, VT $102,113

Johnson, VT $102,241

Lake Elmore, VT $101,999

Marshfield, VT $101,975

Moretown, VT $102,249

Morrisville, VT $102,236

Moscow, VT $102,288

Northfield, VT $102,124

Northfield Falls, VT $102,601

North Hyde Park, VT $102,105

North Montpelier, VT $102,003

Plainfield, VT $101,989

Roxbury, VT $101,816

South Barre, VT $102,301

Waterbury, VT $102,278

Stowe, VT $102,292

Waitsfield, VT $102,235

Warren, VT $102,044

Washington, VT $101,845

Waterbury Center, VT $102,275

Websterville, VT $102,160

Williamstown, VT $102,041

Wolcott, VT $101,986

Woodbury, VT $101,885

Worcester, VT $101,987

Rutland, VT $101,984

Belmont, VT $101,669

Benson, VT $101,668

Bomoseen, VT $101,828

Brandon, VT $101,903

Bridport, VT $101,914

Castleton, VT $101,847

Center Rutland, VT $101,918

Chittenden, VT $101,683

Cuttingsville, VT $101,647

Danby, VT $101,821

East Middlebury, VT $101,970

East Poultney, VT $101,832

East Wallingford, VT $101,722

Fair Haven, VT $101,758

Florence, VT $101,723

Forest Dale, VT $101,907

Gaysville, VT $101,260

Granville, VT $101,739

Hancock, VT $101,723

Hydeville, VT $101,840

Killington, VT $101,711

Middlebury, VT $102,128

Middletown Springs, VT $101,777

Mount Holly, VT $101,683

North Clarendon, VT $101,832

Orwell, VT $101,821

Pawlet, VT $101,858

Pittsfield, VT $101,770

Pittsford, VT $101,868

Poultney, VT $101,848

Proctor, VT $101,961

Ripton, VT $101,843

Rochester, VT $101,791

Rupert, VT $101,780

Salisbury, VT $101,943

Shoreham, VT $101,857

Stockbridge, VT $101,676

Wallingford, VT $101,731

Wells, VT $101,862

West Pawlet, VT $101,896

West Rupert, VT $101,872

West Rutland, VT $101,810

Whiting, VT $101,861

Saint Johnsbury, VT $101,970

Albany, VT $101,911

Barnet, VT $101,862

Barton, VT $101,900

Beebe Plain, VT $101,931

Concord, VT $101,765

Coventry, VT $102,050

Craftsbury, VT $101,941

Craftsbury Common, VT $101,946

Danville, VT $101,884

Derby, VT $101,931

Derby Line, VT $101,855

East Burke, VT $101,852

East Charleston, VT $101,862

East Hardwick, VT $101,917

East Haven, VT $101,629

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $101,968

Glover, VT $101,870

Granby, VT $101,504

Greensboro, VT $101,835

Greensboro Bend, VT $101,900

Hardwick, VT $102,013

Irasburg, VT $101,875

Island Pond, VT $101,708

Lowell, VT $101,840

Lower Waterford, VT $101,957

Lyndon, VT $101,939

Lyndon Center, VT $102,054

Lyndonville, VT $101,943

Morgan, VT $101,759

Newport, VT $101,992

Newport Center, VT $101,862

North Concord, VT $101,596

North Troy, VT $101,876

Orleans, VT $101,837

Passumpsic, VT $101,976

Peacham, VT $101,771

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $101,979

Sheffield, VT $101,799

Sutton, VT $101,791

Troy, VT $101,886

West Burke, VT $101,859

West Charleston, VT $101,811

West Danville, VT $101,890

Westfield, VT $101,809

West Glover, VT $101,879

Averill, VT $101,286

Beecher Falls, VT $101,943

Canaan, VT $101,689

Gilman, VT $102,137

Guildhall, VT $101,555

Lunenburg, VT $101,776

Norton, VT $101,489

North Bennington, VT $102,622

North Pownal, VT $102,830

Pownal, VT $102,887

White River Junction, VT $101,957

Ascutney, VT $102,005

Barnard, VT $101,726

Bethel, VT $101,789

Bradford, VT $101,895

Bridgewater, VT $101,830

Bridgewater Corners, VT $101,628

Brookfield, VT $101,888

Brownsville, VT $101,832

Chelsea, VT $101,829

Corinth, VT $101,802

East Corinth, VT $101,844

East Randolph, VT $101,864

East Ryegate, VT $101,775

East Thetford, VT $101,901

Fairlee, VT $101,792

Groton, VT $101,819

Hartford, VT $102,222

Hartland, VT $101,865

Hartland Four Corners, VT $101,861

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $102,123

Newbury, VT $101,807

North Hartland, VT $101,937

North Pomfret, VT $101,762

North Thetford, VT $101,899

Norwich, VT $101,879

Plymouth, VT $101,555

Post Mills, VT $101,877

Quechee, VT $101,983

Randolph, VT $101,964

Randolph Center, VT $101,912

Reading, VT $101,639

Sharon, VT $101,787

South Pomfret, VT $101,689

South Royalton, VT $101,816

South Ryegate, VT $101,836

South Strafford, VT $101,811

South Woodstock, VT $101,665

Strafford, VT $101,723

Taftsville, VT $101,991

Thetford, VT $101,901

Thetford Center, VT $101,795

Topsham, VT $101,764

Tunbridge, VT $101,783

Vershire, VT $101,736

Wells River, VT $101,843

West Fairlee, VT $102,030

West Hartford, VT $101,764

West Newbury, VT $101,804

West Topsham, VT $101,845

Wilder, VT $102,227

Windsor, VT $101,906

Woodstock, VT $101,781

Bellows Falls, VT $102,153

Cambridgeport, VT $102,036

Cavendish, VT $101,697

Chester, VT $101,799

Chester Depot, VT $101,762

Grafton, VT $101,722

Londonderry, VT $101,904

Ludlow, VT $101,750

North Springfield, VT $102,105

Perkinsville, VT $101,828

Peru, VT $101,798

Proctorsville, VT $101,714

Saxtons River, VT $102,132

South Londonderry, VT $101,967

Springfield, VT $102,056

Westminster, VT $102,152

Westminster Station, VT $102,159

Weston, VT $101,693

Shaftsbury, VT $102,500

Brattleboro, VT $102,361

Bondville, VT $101,938

East Dover, VT $102,145

Jacksonville, VT $102,402

Jamaica, VT $101,940

Marlboro, VT $102,868

Newfane, VT $102,078

Putney, VT $102,057

Readsboro, VT $102,880

South Newfane, VT $102,114

Stamford, VT $102,806

Townshend, VT $101,986

Vernon, VT $102,674

Wardsboro, VT $102,060

West Dover, VT $102,227

West Dummerston, VT $102,103

West Halifax, VT $102,261

West Townshend, VT $101,848

West Wardsboro, VT $101,850

Whitingham, VT $102,365

Williamsville, VT $102,103

Wilmington, VT $102,303

Burlington, VT $102,583

South Burlington, VT $102,577

Winooski, VT $102,583

Colchester, VT $102,583

Alburgh, VT $102,071

Bakersfield, VT $102,222

Belvidere Center, VT $101,852

Bristol, VT $102,244

Cambridge, VT $102,365

Charlotte, VT $102,444

East Berkshire, VT $102,124

East Fairfield, VT $102,276

Enosburg Falls, VT $101,994

Essex, VT $102,505

Essex Junction, VT $102,512

Fairfax, VT $102,373

Fairfield, VT $102,274

Ferrisburgh, VT $102,330

Franklin, VT $102,000

Grand Isle, VT $102,383

Highgate Center, VT $102,086

Highgate Springs, VT $102,138

Hinesburg, VT $102,442

Huntington, VT $102,364

Isle La Motte, VT $102,198

Jeffersonville, VT $102,296

Jericho, VT $102,419

Jonesville, VT $102,441

Milton, VT $102,468

Monkton, VT $102,359

Montgomery, VT $101,994

Montgomery Center, VT $101,870

New Haven, VT $102,231

North Ferrisburgh, VT $102,376

North Hero, VT $102,274

Richford, VT $101,976

Richmond, VT $102,430

Saint Albans, VT $102,320

Saint Albans Bay, VT $102,306

Shelburne, VT $102,537

Sheldon, VT $102,198

Sheldon Springs, VT $102,449

South Hero, VT $102,475

Starksboro, VT $102,303

Swanton, VT $102,180

Underhill, VT $102,396

Underhill Center, VT $102,399

Vergennes, VT $102,200

Waterville, VT $102,234

Westford, VT $102,447

Williston, VT $102,524

Montpelier, VT $102,166

Bennington, VT $102,697

Arlington, VT $102,336

Dorset, VT $101,938

East Arlington, VT $101,899

East Dorset, VT $101,940

Manchester, VT $102,215

Manchester Center, VT $102,148

Accountant/Financial Controller Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Accountant/Financial Controller roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 0% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit, offers compensation 5% above the average. Conversely, Accountant/Financial Controller positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Accountant/Financial Controller as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Accountant/Financial Controller

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$104,662	$50.0	5%

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

Understanding how an Accountant/Financial 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.

$84,758

Average $99,678/year

$112,097

$7,063

Average $8,307/month

$9,341

$1,630

Average $1,917/week

$2,156

$41

Average $48/hour

$54

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$112,097	$9,341	$2,156	$54
Average	$99,678	$8,307	$1,917	$48
25th Percentile	$84,758	$7,063	$1,630	$41

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