What are the main factors that influence an Accounting Contractor'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 Accounting Contractor?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Accounting Contractor roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change An Accounting Contractor's salary?

An Accounting Contractor's salary grows with experience: starting around $78,375 for beginners, reaching about $80,816 at mid-level, and approach $83,910 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Accounting Contractor?

Accounting Contractor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Accounting Contractor roles are District of Columbia $88,819, California $88,482, Massachusetts $87,302. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Accounting Contractor roles make?

Salaries for Accounting Contractor level roles vary by specialization: Contractor Sales: $101,470; Mechanical Contractor: $96,963; Tile Contractor: $88,967; Builder Contractor: $73,296; engineering contractor: $70,561.

Accounting Contractor Salary in Colorado

How much does an Accounting Contractor make in Colorado? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Accounting Contractor in Colorado is $81,848 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

However, an Accounting Contractor's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $96,031
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $76,011 to $89,272
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,698

10% $70,698

50% (Median) $81,848

90% $96,031

Accounting Contractor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,272	$7,439	$1,717	$43
Average	$81,848	$6,821	$1,574	$39
25th Percentile	$76,011	$6,334	$1,462	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Accounting Contractor Salaries

An Accounting Contractor'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 Accounting Contractor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Accounting Contractor'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): $78,375
Early Career (1-2 years): $78,550
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $80,816
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $83,704
Expert (over 8 years): $83,910

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Accounting Contractor	less than 1 year	$78,375
Early Career Level Accounting Contractor	1-2 years	$78,550
Mid-Level Level Accounting Contractor	2-4 years	$80,816
Senior-Level Level Accounting Contractor	5-8 years	$83,704
Expert Level Accounting Contractor	over 8 years	$83,910

How Do Accounting Contractor 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 Accounting Contractors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $88,819.
California: $88,482.
Massachusetts: $87,302.

District of Columbia $88,819 California $88,482 Massachusetts $87,302 Washington $86,982 New Jersey $86,949 Alaska $86,837 Connecticut $85,730 New York $85,281

Hawaii $83,845 Rhode Island $83,171 Maryland $82,714 Minnesota $82,088 Colorado $81,848 Illinois $81,767 Oregon $81,462 Delaware $81,238

New Hampshire $81,097 Virginia $80,781 Pennsylvania $79,858 Nevada $79,393 North Dakota $79,240 Michigan $79,000 Wisconsin $78,912 Vermont $78,735

Texas $78,246 Maine $78,214 Arizona $78,165 Ohio $78,109 Georgia $77,371 Indiana $77,002 Wyoming $76,930 Utah $76,818

Iowa $76,770 Kansas $76,385 Louisiana $76,272 North Carolina $76,232 Missouri $76,216 Florida $75,903 Montana $75,735 Nebraska $75,574

Kentucky $75,486 South Carolina $75,165 Tennessee $74,965 Idaho $74,885 New Mexico $74,299 Oklahoma $74,171 Alabama $73,697 South Dakota $72,903

Arkansas $72,470 West Virginia $72,237 Mississippi $71,539

Top Paying Cities for Accounting Contractor

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:

Glen Haven: $80,245
Hygiene: $83,034
Johnstown: $80,424

Glen Haven, CO $80,245

Hygiene, CO $83,034

Johnstown, CO $80,424

Laporte, CO $79,532

Livermore, CO $79,274

Loveland, CO $80,173

Lyons, CO $82,888

Masonville, CO $79,583

Mead, CO $81,337

Milliken, CO $80,312

Niwot, CO $83,685

Red Feather Lakes, CO $79,492

Severance, CO $79,646

Timnath, CO $79,544

Wellington, CO $79,098

Windsor, CO $79,658

Brighton, CO $81,633

Ault, CO $79,507

Briggsdale, CO $79,528

Carr, CO $78,161

Eastlake, CO $81,845

Eaton, CO $79,758

Evans, CO $80,164

Fort Lupton, CO $81,400

Galeton, CO $79,766

Gilcrest, CO $80,602

Gill, CO $79,897

Greeley, CO $79,966

Henderson, CO $81,759

Hudson, CO $81,132

Keenesburg, CO $80,741

Kersey, CO $79,906

La Salle, CO $80,463

Lucerne, CO $79,881

Nunn, CO $79,254

Orchard, CO $79,519

Pierce, CO $79,557

Ohio City, CO $80,376

Parlin, CO $79,998

Penrose, CO $79,299

Pitkin, CO $80,276

Poncha Springs, CO $79,732

Powderhorn, CO $79,831

Rockvale, CO $78,939

Sargents, CO $79,597

Twin Lakes, CO $82,226

Westcliffe, CO $78,983

Wetmore, CO $78,475

Durango, CO $80,055

Cahone, CO $79,857

Cortez, CO $79,797

Dolores, CO $79,987

Dove Creek, CO $79,778

Egnar, CO $79,822

Hesperus, CO $79,355

Lewis, CO $79,998

Mancos, CO $79,796

Marvel, CO $79,353

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $79,382

Pleasant View, CO $79,628

Rico, CO $80,007

Towaoc, CO $79,464

Yellow Jacket, CO $79,903

Montrose, CO $80,306

Austin, CO $80,410

Bedrock, CO $79,802

Cedaredge, CO $80,492

Cory, CO $80,391

Crawford, CO $80,163

Delta, CO $80,304

Eckert, CO $80,430

Hotchkiss, CO $80,380

Lazear, CO $80,320

Naturita, CO $79,964

Norwood, CO $79,995

Nucla, CO $80,087

Olathe, CO $80,216

Ophir, CO $80,082

Ouray, CO $80,069

Paonia, CO $80,749

Paradox, CO $79,846

Placerville, CO $80,008

Redvale, CO $80,033

Ridgway, CO $80,058

Silverton, CO $79,923

Somerset, CO $80,994

Telluride, CO $80,097

Grand Junction, CO $80,800

Platteville, CO $80,781

Roggen, CO $79,947

Weldona, CO $79,330

Wiggins, CO $79,755

Fort Morgan, CO $79,362

Log Lane Village, CO $79,622

Akron, CO $78,787

Amherst, CO $78,534

Atwood, CO $79,063

Brush, CO $79,058

Crook, CO $78,839

Eckley, CO $78,590

Fleming, CO $78,989

Grover, CO $78,927

Haxtun, CO $78,973

Hereford, CO $78,423

Hillrose, CO $79,135

Holyoke, CO $78,734

Idalia, CO $78,340

Iliff, CO $79,045

Julesburg, CO $78,727

Lindon, CO $78,449

Merino, CO $79,132

New Raymer, CO $79,114

Otis, CO $78,858

Ovid, CO $78,754

Padroni, CO $78,845

Paoli, CO $78,974

Peetz, CO $78,823

Sedgwick, CO $78,783

Snyder, CO $79,073

Sterling, CO $79,199

Stoneham, CO $79,118

Vernon, CO $78,414

Woodrow, CO $78,613

Wray, CO $78,571

Yuma, CO $78,834

Anton, CO $78,470

Arapahoe, CO $77,851

Arriba, CO $78,133

Bethune, CO $78,249

Burlington, CO $78,176

Calhan, CO $79,413

Cascade, CO $80,066

Cheyenne Wells, CO $77,964

Cope, CO $78,433

Cripple Creek, CO $79,915

Divide, CO $79,958

Flagler, CO $78,214

Florissant, CO $79,893

Fountain, CO $79,406

Genoa, CO $78,186

Green Mountain Falls, CO $80,046

Guffey, CO $79,807

Hugo, CO $77,707

Joes, CO $78,510

Karval, CO $77,257

Kirk, CO $78,445

Kit Carson, CO $77,867

Limon, CO $78,658

Lake George, CO $80,013

Manitou Springs, CO $80,066

Matheson, CO $78,600

Peyton, CO $79,788

Ramah, CO $78,092

Rush, CO $78,279

Seibert, CO $78,181

Simla, CO $78,958

Stratton, CO $78,259

U S A F Academy, CO $80,061

Victor, CO $79,879

Vona, CO $78,226

Wild Horse, CO $77,717

Woodland Park, CO $80,000

Yoder, CO $78,580

Colorado Springs, CO $80,067

Clifton, CO $80,749

Fruita, CO $80,549

Gateway, CO $79,982

Glade Park, CO $80,258

Loma, CO $80,578

Mack, CO $80,363

Palisade, CO $80,603

Whitewater, CO $80,253

Glenwood Springs, CO $81,579

Dinosaur, CO $80,231

Aspen, CO $83,107

Snowmass Village, CO $83,104

Avon, CO $82,358

Basalt, CO $82,842

Carbondale, CO $82,534

Collbran, CO $80,524

Craig, CO $81,115

De Beque, CO $80,514

Eagle, CO $82,021

Edwards, CO $82,197

Parachute, CO $80,934

Battlement Mesa, CO $80,859

Gypsum, CO $81,613

Hamilton, CO $81,461

Hayden, CO $81,231

Maybell, CO $80,331

Meeker, CO $81,468

Meredith, CO $82,570

Mesa, CO $80,485

Minturn, CO $82,107

Molina, CO $80,436

New Castle, CO $81,297

Rangely, CO $80,558

Red Cliff, CO $82,096

Rifle, CO $81,096

Silt, CO $81,063

Slater, CO $80,729

Snowmass, CO $82,937

Wolcott, CO $82,070

Woody Creek, CO $83,101

Vail, CO $82,459

Pueblo, CO $77,636

Colorado City, CO $78,167

Aguilar, CO $78,508

Arlington, CO $77,126

Avondale, CO $77,844

Beulah, CO $78,172

Boncarbo, CO $78,547

Boone, CO $78,096

Branson, CO $77,904

Campo, CO $77,615

Cheraw, CO $77,764

Crowley, CO $77,930

Eads, CO $77,820

Fort Lyon, CO $77,734

Fowler, CO $77,957

Gardner, CO $78,720

Granada, CO $77,995

Hartman, CO $78,144

Hasty, CO $77,905

Haswell, CO $77,444

Hoehne, CO $78,420

Holly, CO $77,898

Kim, CO $77,824

La Junta, CO $77,874

Lamar, CO $78,112

Las Animas, CO $77,831

La Veta, CO $78,857

Mc Clave, CO $77,917

Manzanola, CO $77,814

Model, CO $77,933

Olney Springs, CO $77,681

Ordway, CO $77,294

Pritchett, CO $77,828

Rocky Ford, CO $77,702

Rye, CO $78,287

Sheridan Lake, CO $77,850

Springfield, CO $77,987

Sugar City, CO $77,087

Swink, CO $77,796

Trinchera, CO $78,084

Trinidad, CO $78,422

Two Buttes, CO $77,983

Vilas, CO $77,971

Walsenburg, CO $78,441

Walsh, CO $77,890

Weston, CO $78,695

Wiley, CO $77,845

Alamosa, CO $79,456

Antonito, CO $79,406

Arboles, CO $79,566

Arvada, CO $81,848

Aurora, CO $81,792

Bayfield, CO $79,790

Broomfield, CO $82,208

Commerce City, CO $81,656

Dupont, CO $81,812

Eldorado Springs, CO $83,760

Lafayette, CO $83,017

Louisville, CO $83,120

Westminster, CO $81,811

Wheat Ridge, CO $81,807

Agate, CO $78,908

Bennett, CO $80,960

Byers, CO $79,993

Castle Rock, CO $80,347

Deer Trail, CO $79,465

Elbert, CO $79,840

Elizabeth, CO $80,513

Englewood, CO $81,792

Franktown, CO $80,295

Kiowa, CO $79,934

Larkspur, CO $80,087

Littleton, CO $81,711

Lone Tree, CO $81,495

Louviers, CO $81,382

Monument, CO $80,008

Palmer Lake, CO $80,016

Parker, CO $81,197

Sedalia, CO $80,388

Strasburg, CO $80,702

Watkins, CO $81,308

Denver, CO $81,783

Thornton, CO $81,848

Boulder, CO $84,164

Golden, CO $81,800

Alma, CO $81,340

Bailey, CO $81,155

Black Hawk, CO $82,618

Bond, CO $82,062

Breckenridge, CO $81,514

Buffalo Creek, CO $80,874

Burns, CO $81,535

Central City, CO $82,153

Clark, CO $80,762

Climax, CO $81,608

Coalmont, CO $80,623

Como, CO $80,347

Conifer, CO $81,366

Cowdrey, CO $80,297

Dillon, CO $81,465

Dumont, CO $81,860

Evergreen, CO $81,658

Empire, CO $81,487

Fairplay, CO $80,422

Fraser, CO $81,579

Frisco, CO $81,968

Georgetown, CO $81,426

Granby, CO $81,361

Grand Lake, CO $81,316

Grant, CO $80,738

Hartsel, CO $79,994

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $81,252

Idaho Springs, CO $81,722

Idledale, CO $81,716

Indian Hills, CO $81,674

Jamestown, CO $84,029

Jefferson, CO $80,569

Kittredge, CO $81,682

Kremmling, CO $81,244

Leadville, CO $81,508

Mc Coy, CO $81,522

Morrison, CO $81,657

Nederland, CO $83,264

Oak Creek, CO $81,377

Parshall, CO $81,726

Phippsburg, CO $81,457

Pine, CO $80,972

Pinecliffe, CO $83,656

Rand, CO $80,628

Rollinsville, CO $82,876

Shawnee, CO $80,953

Silver Plume, CO $81,081

Steamboat Springs, CO $81,225

Tabernash, CO $81,769

Toponas, CO $81,426

Walden, CO $80,508

Ward, CO $83,045

Winter Park, CO $81,874

Yampa, CO $81,537

Silverthorne, CO $81,898

Longmont, CO $82,710

Allenspark, CO $82,334

Estes Park, CO $81,098

Bellvue, CO $80,060

Berthoud, CO $81,041

Dacono, CO $81,986

Drake, CO $80,089

Erie, CO $82,354

Firestone, CO $81,783

Fort Collins, CO $79,489

Frederick, CO $81,786

Blanca, CO $79,175

Capulin, CO $79,581

Center, CO $79,516

Chama, CO $78,904

Chimney Rock, CO $79,600

Chromo, CO $79,066

Conejos, CO $79,357

Creede, CO $79,773

Crestone, CO $79,212

Del Norte, CO $79,600

Fort Garland, CO $78,997

San Luis, CO $78,676

Homelake, CO $79,525

Hooper, CO $79,261

Ignacio, CO $79,447

Jaroso, CO $78,849

La Jara, CO $79,484

Manassa, CO $79,404

Moffat, CO $79,316

Monte Vista, CO $79,573

Mosca, CO $79,161

Pagosa Springs, CO $79,593

Romeo, CO $79,638

Saguache, CO $79,589

Sanford, CO $79,191

San Pablo, CO $78,785

South Fork, CO $79,679

Villa Grove, CO $79,423

Salida, CO $79,735

Almont, CO $81,787

Buena Vista, CO $81,662

Canon City, CO $79,379

Cimarron, CO $79,915

Coal Creek, CO $78,908

Coaldale, CO $79,540

Cotopaxi, CO $79,317

Crested Butte, CO $82,217

Florence, CO $78,784

Monarch, CO $79,901

Granite, CO $81,101

Gunnison, CO $79,977

Hillside, CO $79,287

Howard, CO $79,683

Lake City, CO $79,910

Nathrop, CO $79,974

Accounting Contractor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Accounting Contractor 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 Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Accounting Contractor positions in Transportation or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Accounting Contractor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Accounting Contractor

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$106,402	$51.0	30%
Pharmaceuticals	$106,402	$51.0	30%
Energy & Utilities	$98,217	$47.0	20%
Financial Services	$98,217	$47.0	20%
Insurance	$94,125	$45.0	15%

Accounting Contractor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Accounting Contractor'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.

$76,011

Average $81,848/year

$89,272

$6,334

Average $6,821/month

$7,439

$1,462

Average $1,574/week

$1,717

$37

Average $39/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$89,272	$7,439	$1,717	$43
Average	$81,848	$6,821	$1,574	$39
25th Percentile	$76,011	$6,334	$1,462	$37

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