Accountant salary in the Central Indiana nonmetro area

Pay in the Central Indiana nonmetro area against Indiana and the US

Accountants at the 90th percentile earn $118,900, 2.5 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.6. The middle half of accountants in the Central Indiana nonmetro area earns $59,240–$96,880. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $37,640 wide, against $37,750 across Indiana and $42,790 nationally: employers in the Central Indiana nonmetro area pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an accountant here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $22,190 a year in pay and about $28,632 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $15,450 in pay. 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 the Central Indiana nonmetro area, and the Indiana statewide median of $77,720 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in the Central Indiana nonmetro area

Pay is only part of it. Benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², which adds about $21,684 to the $74,690 median and brings it to $96,374 a year. 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 the Central Indiana nonmetro area

Of the 17 roles we track in the Central Indiana nonmetro area, this one ranks #2 by median pay, after project coordinators ($75,700); office managers come next at $66,040.

Measured against the US median, accountants rank #8 of the 17 roles we track in the Central Indiana nonmetro area (-10.7%), between virtual receptionists (-10.3%) and medical administrative assistants (-13.8%). The typical role here is at -13.8%, so, measured against the US, accountants cost more in the Central Indiana nonmetro area than the area's general pay level would suggest. Accountants hold 8.2% of the jobs in these 17 roles in the Central Indiana nonmetro area, 9.6% across Indiana and 9.1% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Indiana

Across the 15 areas of Indiana with data for this job, the median runs from $63,170 in Terre Haute to $79,290 in Indianapolis-Carmel, a gap of $16,120 a year. Of the 7 areas in Indiana with more accountants than the Central Indiana nonmetro area, 2 pay less: the Northern Indiana nonmetro area ($73,570) and the Southern Indiana nonmetro area ($72,580).

the Central Indiana nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the Central Indiana nonmetro area is #231 of 521 US areas for this job. Both its size and its pay sit in the middle half of US areas. Outside Indiana, Grand Forks and Punta Gorda pay just above the Central Indiana nonmetro area and Rome and Houma-Bayou Cane just below. All four are within $110 a year of the median in the Central Indiana nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many accountants, two pay more.

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