Accountant salary in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL

Pay in Cape Coral-Fort Myers against Florida and the US

The middle half of accountants in Cape Coral-Fort Myers earns $61,570–$103,650. The top tenth earns $129,500 or more, 2.5 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.6 times. The mean ($87,290) is 10% over the median, so a group of high earners pulls the average up; price a typical hire from the median. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $42,080 wide, between the figure for Florida ($40,410) and the US figure ($42,790).

What to budget for an accountant here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $17,850 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $24,230, or about $31,265 once benefits are added. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $83,680 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, and the Florida statewide median of $79,250 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Cape Coral-Fort Myers

At the $79,420 median, a local hire costs about $102,477 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $23,057 here. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in Cape Coral-Fort Myers

Of the 16 roles we track in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, this one ranks #2 by median pay, after project coordinators ($96,600); marketing specialists come next at $65,180.

Measured against the US median, accountants rank #6 of the 16 roles we track in Cape Coral-Fort Myers (-5.1%), between medical administrative assistants (-4.5%) and project coordinators (-5.6%). The typical role here is at -7.6%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Accountants hold 7.6% of the jobs in these 16 roles in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, 8.0% across Florida and 9.4% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Florida

Across the 24 areas of Florida with data for this job, the median runs from $61,840 in Tallahassee to $84,570 in Naples-Marco Island, a gap of $22,730 a year. Of the 6 areas in Florida with more accountants than Cape Coral-Fort Myers, 3 pay less: Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL ($78,990), Orlando-Kissimmee, FL ($78,630) and Tallahassee, FL ($61,840).

Cape Coral-Fort Myers against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Cape Coral-Fort Myers is #89 of 521 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job, with pay near the middle of the US range. Outside Florida, Virginia Beach-Chesapeake and Peoria pay just above Cape Coral-Fort Myers and Visalia and Charleston-North Charleston just below. All four are within $120 a year of the median in Cape Coral-Fort Myers. Of the three markets with about as many accountants, two pay more.

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