Accountant salary in the East Arkansas nonmetro area

Pay in the East Arkansas nonmetro area against Arkansas and the US

The middle half of accountants in the East Arkansas nonmetro area earns $49,330–$77,230. The top tenth earns $103,070 or more, 2.3 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.6 times. The mean ($67,440) is 11% 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 only $27,900 wide, against $36,380 across Arkansas and $42,790 nationally: employers in the East Arkansas nonmetro area pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an accountant here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $11,360 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $16,540, or about $21,342 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 75th and 90th percentiles in the East Arkansas nonmetro area, and the Arkansas statewide median of $66,330 falls between the median and the 75th percentile. An offer at the national rate would beat what three quarters of local accountants earn.

What a hire really costs in the East Arkansas 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 $17,620 to the $60,690 median and brings it to $78,310 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 East Arkansas nonmetro area

Of the 12 roles we track in the East Arkansas nonmetro area, this one ranks #2 by median pay, after project coordinators ($66,540); marketing specialists come next at $58,700.

Measured against the US median, accountants rank #6 of the 12 roles we track in the East Arkansas nonmetro area (-27.5%), between marketing specialists (-25.5%) and administrative assistants (-28.0%). The typical role here is at -27.7%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Accountants hold 7.7% of the jobs in these 12 roles in the East Arkansas nonmetro area, 7.8% across Arkansas and 9.8% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Arkansas

Across the 9 areas of Arkansas with data for this job, the median runs from $59,770 in Hot Springs to $77,190 in Fayetteville-Springdale, a gap of $17,420 a year. All 7 areas in Arkansas with more accountants than the East Arkansas nonmetro area also pay more, among them Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR ($65,810) and Fayetteville-Springdale, AR ($77,190).

the East Arkansas nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the East Arkansas nonmetro area is #464 of 521 US areas for this job. It is a small market, and its pay is in the bottom quarter of US areas. No metro area outside Arkansas pays accountants less than the East Arkansas nonmetro area; the table shows the next lowest outside Arkansas. Of the three markets with about as many accountants, all three pay more.

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