What are the main factors that influence an Acountant'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 Acountant?

The Internet industry offers the highest average compensation for Acountant roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Acountant's salary?

An Acountant's salary grows with experience: starting around $44,675 for beginners, reaching about $71,022 at mid-level, and approach $94,284 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Acountant?

Acountant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Acountant roles are District of Columbia $59,246, California $59,021, Massachusetts $58,234. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

Acountant Salary in Wisconsin

How much does an Acountant make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Acountant in Wisconsin is $52,637 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $25.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,712
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $48,957 to $57,387
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $45,607

10% $45,607

50% (Median) $52,637

90% $61,712

Acountant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,387	$4,782	$1,104	$28
Average	$52,637	$4,386	$1,012	$25
25th Percentile	$48,957	$4,080	$941	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Acountant Salaries

An Acountant'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 Acountant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Acountant'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): $44,675
Early Career (1-2 years): $51,648
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $71,022
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $83,823
Expert (over 8 years): $94,284

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Laboratory Support Technician I	less than 1 year	$44,675
Acountant	1-2 years	$51,648
Laboratory Support Technician III	2-4 years	$71,022
Laboratory Support Technician IV	5-8 years	$83,823
Laboratory Supervisor	over 8 years	$94,284

How Do Acountant 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 Acountants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $59,246.
California: $59,021.
Massachusetts: $58,234.

District of Columbia $59,246 California $59,021 Massachusetts $58,234 Washington $58,020 New Jersey $57,999 Alaska $57,924 Connecticut $57,186 New York $56,886

Hawaii $55,928 Rhode Island $55,479 Maryland $55,174 Minnesota $54,756 Colorado $54,596 Illinois $54,542 Oregon $54,339 Delaware $54,189

New Hampshire $54,095 Virginia $53,884 Pennsylvania $53,269 Nevada $52,958 North Dakota $52,857 Michigan $52,696 Wisconsin $52,637 Vermont $52,520

Texas $52,193 Maine $52,172 Arizona $52,140 Ohio $52,102 Georgia $51,610 Indiana $51,364 Wyoming $51,316 Utah $51,241

Iowa $51,209 Kansas $50,952 Louisiana $50,877 North Carolina $50,850 Missouri $50,839 Florida $50,631 Montana $50,518 Nebraska $50,411

Kentucky $50,353 South Carolina $50,138 Tennessee $50,005 Idaho $49,951 New Mexico $49,561 Oklahoma $49,475 Alabama $49,159 South Dakota $48,630

Arkansas $48,341 West Virginia $48,185 Mississippi $47,720

Top Paying Cities for Acountant

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: $51,201
Greenville: $51,688
Hancock: $50,748

Green Lake, WI $51,201

Greenville, WI $51,688

Hancock, WI $50,748

Hortonville, WI $51,580

Iola, WI $50,973

King, WI $51,363

Larsen, WI $51,485

Leopolis, WI $50,910

Manawa, WI $51,163

Marion, WI $51,005

Menasha, WI $51,730

Neenah, WI $51,636

Neshkoro, WI $51,017

New London, WI $51,367

Ogdensburg, WI $51,048

Omro, WI $51,300

Pickett, WI $51,342

Pine River, WI $51,143

Plainfield, WI $50,842

Poy Sippi, WI $51,179

Princeton, WI $51,079

Readfield, WI $51,433

Redgranite, WI $51,193

Ripon, WI $51,291

Rosendale, WI $51,317

Saxeville, WI $51,087

Scandinavia, WI $51,014

Tilleda, WI $50,833

Van Dyne, WI $51,381

Waukau, WI $51,292

Waupaca, WI $51,154

Wautoma, WI $51,035

Weyauwega, WI $51,242

Wild Rose, WI $51,050

Winnebago, WI $51,499

Winneconne, WI $51,379

Wilson, WI $52,221

Boyd, WI $50,869

Cadott, WI $50,905

Chetek, WI $50,768

Chippewa Falls, WI $51,014

Colfax, WI $50,953

Conrath, WI $50,665

Cornell, WI $50,796

Dallas, WI $51,059

Downing, WI $51,977

Downsville, WI $51,599

Durand, WI $51,550

Eau Galle, WI $51,436

Eleva, WI $51,070

Elk Mound, WI $50,957

Elmwood, WI $51,930

Fairchild, WI $51,007

Fall Creek, WI $51,037

Gilmanton, WI $51,302

Holcombe, WI $50,709

Humbird, WI $50,951

Independence, WI $51,154

Jim Falls, WI $50,839

Knapp, WI $51,949

Maiden Rock, WI $52,012

Menomonie, WI $51,550

Merrillan, WI $50,880

Mondovi, WI $51,173

Nelson, WI $51,783

New Auburn, WI $50,747

Osseo, WI $51,189

Pepin, WI $52,191

Pigeon Falls, WI $51,303

Plum City, WI $51,942

Prairie Farm, WI $51,500

Ridgeland, WI $51,224

Rock Falls, WI $50,979

Sand Creek, WI $50,775

Sheldon, WI $50,643

Spring Valley, WI $52,256

Stanley, WI $50,882

Stockholm, WI $52,314

Strum, WI $51,155

Thorp, WI $50,858

Wheeler, WI $51,335

Whitehall, WI $51,088

Spooner, WI $50,628

Almena, WI $51,336

Ashland, WI $50,577

Balsam Lake, WI $52,173

Barron, WI $51,014

Barronett, WI $50,649

Bayfield, WI $50,578

Benoit, WI $50,504

Birchwood, WI $50,559

Brill, WI $50,770

Bruce, WI $50,616

Brule, WI $51,050

Cable, WI $50,401

Cameron, WI $50,783

Centuria, WI $52,460

Comstock, WI $51,476

Cornucopia, WI $50,645

Couderay, WI $50,426

Cumberland, WI $51,097

Danbury, WI $50,930

Drummond, WI $50,551

Edgewater, WI $50,529

Exeland, WI $50,464

Foxboro, WI $51,231

Frederic, WI $51,380

Gordon, WI $50,806

Grand View, WI $50,448

Grantsburg, WI $51,693

Haugen, WI $50,825

Hawthorne, WI $51,217

Hayward, WI $50,464

Herbster, WI $50,715

Hertel, WI $50,641

High Bridge, WI $50,501

Iron River, WI $50,864

Ladysmith, WI $50,621

Lake Nebagamon, WI $51,104

La Pointe, WI $50,492

Luck, WI $51,976

Maple, WI $51,224

Marengo, WI $50,480

Mason, WI $50,487

Mikana, WI $50,765

Milltown, WI $52,193

Minong, WI $50,783

Odanah, WI $50,692

Ojibwa, WI $50,377

Glidden, WI $50,395

Harshaw, WI $50,629

Hawkins, WI $50,533

Hazelhurst, WI $50,637

Heafford Junction, WI $50,680

Hurley, WI $50,536

Iron Belt, WI $50,441

Kennan, WI $50,541

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $50,624

Lake Tomahawk, WI $50,652

Land O Lakes, WI $50,584

Laona, WI $50,612

Long Lake, WI $50,473

Mc Naughton, WI $50,658

Manitowish Waters, WI $50,580

Mellen, WI $50,416

Mercer, WI $50,491

Minocqua, WI $50,677

Montreal, WI $50,549

Park Falls, WI $50,529

Phelps, WI $50,584

Phillips, WI $50,552

Prentice, WI $50,591

Presque Isle, WI $50,560

Saint Germain, WI $50,687

Saxon, WI $50,461

Sayner, WI $50,618

Star Lake, WI $50,486

Three Lakes, WI $50,628

Tony, WI $50,614

Tripoli, WI $50,505

Upson, WI $50,291

Wabeno, WI $50,616

Woodruff, WI $50,698

La Crosse, WI $50,342

Alma, WI $51,624

Alma Center, WI $50,944

Arcadia, WI $51,130

Arkdale, WI $50,751

Bangor, WI $50,452

Black River Falls, WI $50,778

Blair, WI $50,933

Camp Douglas, WI $50,826

Cashton, WI $50,507

Cataract, WI $50,587

Chaseburg, WI $50,425

Cochrane, WI $51,535

Coon Valley, WI $50,404

De Soto, WI $50,512

Dodge, WI $50,987

Eastman, WI $50,655

Ettrick, WI $50,609

Ferryville, WI $50,594

Fountain City, WI $51,312

Galesville, WI $50,763

Gays Mills, WI $50,753

Genoa, WI $50,462

Hillsboro, WI $50,934

Hixton, WI $50,943

Holmen, WI $50,459

Hustler, WI $51,011

Kendall, WI $50,871

La Farge, WI $50,793

Lynxville, WI $50,660

Mather, WI $50,765

Melrose, WI $50,599

Millston, WI $50,656

Mindoro, WI $50,495

Mount Sterling, WI $50,836

Necedah, WI $50,770

Norwalk, WI $50,567

Oakdale, WI $50,828

Onalaska, WI $50,380

Ontario, WI $50,788

Readstown, WI $50,735

Rockland, WI $50,442

Seneca, WI $50,886

Soldiers Grove, WI $50,791

Sparta, WI $50,547

Steuben, WI $50,747

Stoddard, WI $50,383

Taylor, WI $50,833

Tomah, WI $50,854

Trempealeau, WI $50,757

Palmyra, WI $51,904

Tunnel City, WI $50,829

Viola, WI $50,825

Viroqua, WI $50,508

Warrens, WI $50,750

Westby, WI $50,482

West Salem, WI $50,407

Wilton, WI $50,826

Eau Claire, WI $51,154

Altoona, WI $51,224

Arkansaw, WI $51,761

Augusta, WI $51,026

Bay City, WI $52,231

Bloomer, WI $50,851

Boyceville, WI $51,653

Glen Flora, WI $50,531

Wales, WI $52,614

Bagley, WI $50,664

Beetown, WI $50,715

Benton, WI $50,915

Bloomington, WI $50,724

Boscobel, WI $50,833

Cassville, WI $50,663

Cuba City, WI $50,824

Dickeyville, WI $50,867

Fennimore, WI $50,894

Glen Haven, WI $50,636

Hazel Green, WI $50,742

Kieler, WI $50,882

Lancaster, WI $50,778

Mount Hope, WI $50,716

Patch Grove, WI $50,899

Platteville, WI $50,994

Potosi, WI $50,677

Prairie Du Chien, WI $50,788

Sinsinawa, WI $50,722

Stitzer, WI $50,878

Wauzeka, WI $50,741

Woodman, WI $50,685

Portage, WI $51,802

Adams, WI $50,984

Arlington, WI $52,325

Baraboo, WI $51,806

Beaver Dam, WI $51,759

Brandon, WI $51,208

Briggsville, WI $51,479

Burnett, WI $51,410

Cambria, WI $51,729

Cazenovia, WI $51,026

Columbus, WI $52,167

Dalton, WI $51,434

Dellwood, WI $50,813

Doylestown, WI $52,086

Elroy, WI $50,885

Endeavor, WI $51,415

Fairwater, WI $51,308

Fall River, WI $52,019

Fox Lake, WI $51,504

Friendship, WI $50,831

Friesland, WI $51,663

Grand Marsh, WI $51,007

Hillpoint, WI $51,324

Kingston, WI $51,483

Lake Delton, WI $51,615

La Valle, WI $51,097

Lime Ridge, WI $51,288

Loganville, WI $51,443

Lyndon Station, WI $51,165

Markesan, WI $51,234

Marquette, WI $51,411

Mauston, WI $50,972

Montello, WI $51,233

New Lisbon, WI $50,831

North Freedom, WI $51,831

Oxford, WI $51,242

Packwaukee, WI $51,446

Pardeeville, WI $51,833

Poynette, WI $52,161

Randolph, WI $51,728

Reedsburg, WI $51,428

Rio, WI $52,106

Rock Springs, WI $51,495

Union Center, WI $51,116

Waupun, WI $51,315

Westfield, WI $50,996

Wisconsin Dells, WI $51,403

Wonewoc, WI $50,922

Wyocena, WI $51,949

Amery, WI $52,473

Baldwin, WI $52,788

Beldenville, WI $52,691

Clayton, WI $51,787

Clear Lake, WI $52,203

Cushing, WI $52,296

Deer Park, WI $52,579

Dresser, WI $52,933

East Ellsworth, WI $52,557

Ellsworth, WI $52,643

Glenwood City, WI $52,320

Hager City, WI $52,778

Hammond, WI $53,410

Hudson, WI $54,256

New Richmond, WI $53,539

Osceola, WI $53,677

Prescott, WI $53,825

River Falls, WI $53,757

Roberts, WI $53,742

Saint Croix Falls, WI $52,619

Somerset, WI $54,043

Star Prairie, WI $53,397

Pell Lake, WI $51,763

Pleasant Prairie, WI $51,811

Powers Lake, WI $51,851

Rochester, WI $52,060

Salem, WI $51,893

Silver Lake, WI $51,905

Somers, WI $51,748

South Milwaukee, WI $53,279

Springfield, WI $51,786

Sturtevant, WI $51,758

Sullivan, WI $52,025

Trevor, WI $51,917

Twin Lakes, WI $51,895

Union Grove, WI $51,870

Walworth, WI $51,676

Radisson, WI $50,441

Waterford, WI $52,335

Waukesha, WI $53,129

Whitewater, WI $51,608

Williams Bay, WI $51,627

Wilmot, WI $51,914

Woodworth, WI $51,851

Zenda, WI $51,624

Milwaukee, WI $53,568

Saint Francis, WI $53,545

Racine, WI $51,722

Afton, WI $51,572

Albany, WI $51,924

Arena, WI $51,941

Argyle, WI $51,634

Avalon, WI $51,580

Avoca, WI $51,283

Barneveld, WI $51,946

Belleville, WI $52,266

Belmont, WI $51,136

Beloit, WI $51,524

Black Earth, WI $52,269

Blanchardville, WI $51,769

Blue Mounds, WI $52,114

Blue River, WI $50,814

Brodhead, WI $51,569

Brooklyn, WI $52,291

Browntown, WI $51,228

Cambridge, WI $52,266

Gile, WI $50,705

Clinton, WI $51,609

Wausau, WI $50,873

Marshfield, WI $50,895

Abbotsford, WI $50,844

Amherst, WI $50,980

Amherst Junction, WI $50,922

Aniwa, WI $50,673

Antigo, WI $50,723

Arpin, WI $50,794

Athens, WI $50,728

Auburndale, WI $50,769

Babcock, WI $50,690

Birnamwood, WI $50,704

Blenker, WI $50,762

Bowler, WI $50,802

Brokaw, WI $50,805

Bryant, WI $50,614

Chili, WI $50,833

Colby, WI $50,817

Curtiss, WI $50,794

Custer, WI $50,851

Deerbrook, WI $50,610

Dorchester, WI $50,797

Edgar, WI $50,768

Eland, WI $50,761

Elcho, WI $50,635

Elderon, WI $50,792

Elton, WI $50,679

Galloway, WI $50,840

Gilman, WI $50,683

Jump River, WI $50,638

Gleason, WI $50,621

Granton, WI $50,830

Greenwood, WI $50,857

Hannibal, WI $50,674

Hatley, WI $50,742

Hewitt, WI $50,986

Irma, WI $50,644

Junction City, WI $50,742

Loyal, WI $50,852

Lublin, WI $50,725

Marathon, WI $50,759

Mattoon, WI $50,860

Medford, WI $50,743

Merrill, WI $50,725

Milladore, WI $50,760

Mosinee, WI $50,793

Neillsville, WI $50,900

Nekoosa, WI $50,811

Nelsonville, WI $51,033

Ogema, WI $50,606

Owen, WI $50,805

Pearson, WI $50,593

Pelican Lake, WI $50,597

Phlox, WI $50,822

Woodville, WI $52,497

Houlton, WI $54,389

Abrams, WI $50,874

Amberg, WI $50,567

Armstrong Creek, WI $50,579

Athelstane, WI $50,599

Black Creek, WI $51,425

Bonduel, WI $51,016

Brillion, WI $51,379

Cecil, WI $50,937

Coleman, WI $50,830

Combined Locks, WI $51,767

Crivitz, WI $50,739

De Pere, WI $50,983

Dunbar, WI $50,546

Fence, WI $50,493

Florence, WI $50,567

Forest Junction, WI $51,526

Gillett, WI $50,900

Goodman, WI $50,577

Greenleaf, WI $51,179

Green Valley, WI $50,914

Gresham, WI $50,882

Hilbert, WI $51,507

Kaukauna, WI $51,703

Freedom, WI $51,639

Keshena, WI $50,936

Kimberly, WI $51,770

Krakow, WI $50,914

Lakewood, WI $50,661

Lena, WI $50,865

Little Chute, WI $51,768

Little Suamico, WI $50,861

Marinette, WI $50,894

Mountain, WI $50,690

Neopit, WI $50,812

Niagara, WI $50,622

Nichols, WI $51,198

Oconto, WI $50,860

Oconto Falls, WI $50,888

Oneida, WI $50,919

Pembine, WI $50,590

Peshtigo, WI $50,851

Porterfield, WI $50,719

Potter, WI $51,407

Pound, WI $50,775

Pulaski, WI $50,933

Pickerel, WI $50,641

Pittsville, WI $50,757

Plover, WI $50,927

Port Edwards, WI $50,954

Rib Lake, WI $50,675

Ringle, WI $50,725

Rosholt, WI $50,830

Rothschild, WI $50,920

Rudolph, WI $50,777

Schofield, WI $50,878

Spencer, WI $50,842

Stetsonville, WI $50,766

Stevens Point, WI $50,905

Stratford, WI $50,799

Summit Lake, WI $50,650

Tigerton, WI $50,881

Tomahawk, WI $50,682

Unity, WI $50,802

Vesper, WI $50,784

Westboro, WI $50,609

White Lake, WI $50,635

Willard, WI $50,845

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $50,875

Withee, WI $50,774

Wittenberg, WI $50,819

Rhinelander, WI $50,710

Argonne, WI $50,547

Boulder Junction, WI $50,579

Brantwood, WI $50,532

Butternut, WI $50,449

Catawba, WI $50,548

Clam Lake, WI $50,274

Conover, WI $50,605

Crandon, WI $50,684

Eagle River, WI $50,681

Fifield, WI $50,516

Poplar, WI $51,299

Port Wing, WI $50,877

Seymour, WI $51,136

Oak Creek, WI $52,919

Adell, WI $51,885

Allenton, WI $52,074

Ashippun, WI $52,242

Belgium, WI $52,394

Brookfield, WI $53,450

Brownsville, WI $51,368

Butler, WI $53,481

Campbellsport, WI $51,621

Cascade, WI $51,578

Cedarburg, WI $52,995

Cedar Grove, WI $52,153

Chilton, WI $51,409

Cleveland, WI $51,203

Clyman, WI $51,833

Colgate, WI $52,910

Delafield, WI $52,593

Eden, WI $51,352

Elkhart Lake, WI $51,348

Fredonia, WI $52,381

Germantown, WI $53,130

Glenbeulah, WI $51,323

Grafton, WI $53,004

Greenbush, WI $51,321

Hartford, WI $52,444

Hartland, WI $52,753

Hingham, WI $51,803

Horicon, WI $51,682

Hubertus, WI $52,840

Hustisford, WI $51,889

Iron Ridge, WI $51,966

Ixonia, WI $52,128

Jackson, WI $52,844

Johnson Creek, WI $51,967

Juneau, WI $51,682

Kewaskum, WI $52,096

Kiel, WI $51,258

Kohler, WI $51,479

Lannon, WI $53,204

Lebanon, WI $51,940

Lomira, WI $51,608

Malone, WI $51,365

Mayville, WI $51,626

Menomonee Falls, WI $53,284

Merton, WI $52,840

Mount Calvary, WI $51,408

Nashotah, WI $52,581

Neosho, WI $52,147

Newburg, WI $52,593

New Holstein, WI $51,336

Newton, WI $51,154

North Lake, WI $53,023

Oakfield, WI $51,272

Oconomowoc, WI $52,375

Okauchee, WI $52,524

Oostburg, WI $51,897

Pewaukee, WI $52,981

Plymouth, WI $51,417

Port Washington, WI $52,683

Random Lake, WI $52,132

Richfield, WI $52,868

Rubicon, WI $52,237

Saint Cloud, WI $51,403

Saukville, WI $52,749

Sheboygan, WI $51,627

Sheboygan Falls, WI $51,453

Slinger, WI $52,608

Stockbridge, WI $51,524

Sussex, WI $53,022

West Bend, WI $52,335

Theresa, WI $51,917

Thiensville, WI $53,386

Waldo, WI $51,756

Watertown, WI $51,902

Mequon, WI $53,249

Woodland, WI $52,013

Bassett, WI $51,895

Benet Lake, WI $51,847

Big Bend, WI $52,704

Bristol, WI $51,853

Burlington, WI $51,950

Caledonia, WI $52,145

Camp Lake, WI $51,911

Cudahy, WI $53,503

Darien, WI $51,666

Delavan, WI $51,644

Dousman, WI $52,233

Eagle, WI $52,137

Cobb, WI $51,311

Cottage Grove, WI $52,566

Cross Plains, WI $52,434

Dane, WI $52,431

Darlington, WI $51,283

Deerfield, WI $52,421

De Forest, WI $52,490

Dodgeville, WI $51,542

Edgerton, WI $52,152

Edmund, WI $51,424

Evansville, WI $52,009

Footville, WI $51,683

Fort Atkinson, WI $51,928

Gotham, WI $51,540

Gratiot, WI $51,053

Hanover, WI $51,673

Highland, WI $51,242

Hollandale, WI $51,852

Janesville, WI $51,713

Shawano, WI $50,966

Sherwood, WI $51,658

Shiocton, WI $51,295

Sobieski, WI $50,870

Suamico, WI $50,856

Suring, WI $50,792

Townsend, WI $50,684

Wausaukee, WI $50,654

Wrightstown, WI $51,506

Zachow, WI $50,953

Algoma, WI $50,859

Baileys Harbor, WI $50,720

Brussels, WI $50,854

Casco, WI $50,864

Collins, WI $51,263

Denmark, WI $50,925

Egg Harbor, WI $50,760

Ellison Bay, WI $50,673

Ephraim, WI $50,759

Fish Creek, WI $50,725

Forestville, WI $50,855

Francis Creek, WI $50,983

Kellnersville, WI $51,017

Kewaunee, WI $50,888

Luxemburg, WI $50,865

Manitowoc, WI $51,079

Maplewood, WI $50,846

Maribel, WI $50,985

Mishicot, WI $50,942

New Franken, WI $50,858

Reedsville, WI $51,121

Saint Nazianz, WI $51,222

Sister Bay, WI $50,729

Sturgeon Bay, WI $50,864

Tisch Mills, WI $50,919

Two Rivers, WI $50,938

Valders, WI $51,197

Washington Island, WI $50,644

Whitelaw, WI $51,019

Green Bay, WI $50,850

East Troy, WI $52,137

Elkhorn, WI $51,778

Elm Grove, WI $53,481

Fontana, WI $51,656

Franksville, WI $52,110

Genesee Depot, WI $52,512

Genoa City, WI $51,803

Greendale, WI $53,443

Hales Corners, WI $53,351

Franklin, WI $53,044

Helenville, WI $51,844

Honey Creek, WI $51,974

Kansasville, WI $51,956

Kenosha, WI $51,735

New Berlin, WI $53,184

Lake Geneva, WI $51,628

Lyons, WI $51,905

Mukwonago, WI $52,455

Muskego, WI $52,788

New Munster, WI $51,911

North Prairie, WI $52,427

Fremont, WI $51,338

Rice Lake, WI $50,724

Sarona, WI $50,600

Shell Lake, WI $50,643

Siren, WI $51,155

Solon Springs, WI $50,868

South Range, WI $51,348

Springbrook, WI $50,502

Stone Lake, WI $50,521

Superior, WI $51,402

Trego, WI $50,556

Turtle Lake, WI $51,702

Wascott, WI $50,816

Washburn, WI $50,622

Webster, WI $50,683

Weyerhaeuser, WI $50,601

Winter, WI $50,359

Oshkosh, WI $51,472

Almond, WI $50,916

Appleton, WI $51,771

Bancroft, WI $50,757

Bear Creek, WI $51,212

Berlin, WI $51,248

Big Falls, WI $51,094

Butte Des Morts, WI $51,446

Caroline, WI $50,956

Clintonville, WI $51,088

Coloma, WI $50,782

Dale, WI $51,539

Eldorado, WI $51,350

Embarrass, WI $51,071

Eureka, WI $51,262

Fond Du Lac, WI $51,600

Jefferson, WI $51,885

Juda, WI $51,505

Lake Mills, WI $52,133

Linden, WI $51,370

Livingston, WI $51,106

Lodi, WI $52,263

Lone Rock, WI $51,385

Lowell, WI $51,931

Mc Farland, WI $52,624

Marshall, WI $52,365

Mazomanie, WI $52,242

Merrimac, WI $52,036

Middleton, WI $52,586

Milton, WI $51,736

Mineral Point, WI $51,393

Monroe, WI $51,474

Montfort, WI $51,128

Monticello, WI $51,864

Morrisonville, WI $52,436

Mount Horeb, WI $52,189

Muscoda, WI $51,042

New Glarus, WI $52,077

Oregon, WI $52,536

Orfordville, WI $51,624

Plain, WI $51,541

Prairie Du Sac, WI $52,063

Reeseville, WI $52,036

Rewey, WI $51,164

Richland Center, WI $50,990

Ridgeway, WI $51,911

Sauk City, WI $52,078

Sextonville, WI $51,459

Sharon, WI $51,653

Shullsburg, WI $50,955

South Wayne, WI $51,162

Spring Green, WI $51,740

Stoughton, WI $52,437

Sun Prairie, WI $52,490

Verona, WI $52,475

Waterloo, WI $52,203

Waunakee, WI $52,607

Windsor, WI $52,574

Woodford, WI $51,465

Madison, WI $52,718

Acountant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Acountant roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 38% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Internet and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Acountant positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Acountant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Acountant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Internet	$63,165	$30.0	20%
Energy & Utilities	$60,533	$29.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$58,954	$28.0	12%
Financial Services	$58,954	$28.0	12%
Pharmaceuticals	$57,901	$28.0	10%

Acountant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Acountant'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.

$48,957

Average $52,637/year

$57,387

$4,080

Average $4,386/month

$4,782

$941

Average $1,012/week

$1,104

$24

Average $25/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,387	$4,782	$1,104	$28
Average	$52,637	$4,386	$1,012	$25
25th Percentile	$48,957	$4,080	$941	$24

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