Accountant salary in the East-Central Montana nonmetro area

Pay in the East-Central Montana nonmetro area against Montana and the US

The middle half of accountants in the East-Central Montana nonmetro area earns $61,890–$97,840. The top tenth earns $119,990 or more, 2.4 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.6 times. The mean ($82,580) 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 $35,950 wide, between the figure for Montana ($35,630) and the US figure ($42,790).

What to budget for an accountant here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $23,340 over the median, the 25th only $12,610 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $30,116 a year in employer cost. 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 East-Central Montana nonmetro area, and the Montana statewide median of $75,810 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in the East-Central Montana nonmetro area

At the $74,500 median, a local hire costs about $96,129 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $21,629 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 the East-Central Montana nonmetro area

Of the 14 roles we track in the East-Central Montana nonmetro area, this one ranks #3 by median pay, between marketing specialists ($76,330) and sales development representatives ($62,230). Project Coordinator is the highest at $79,920.

Measured against the US median, accountants rank #6 of the 14 roles we track in the East-Central Montana nonmetro area (-11.0%), between bookkeepers (-8.5%) and sales development representatives (-11.1%). The typical role here is at -11.4%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Accountants hold 10.0% of the jobs in these 14 roles in the East-Central Montana nonmetro area, 11.4% across Montana and 9.3% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Montana

Across the 8 areas of Montana with data for this job, the median runs from $72,510 in Great Falls to $77,400 in Bozeman, a gap of $4,890 a year. Of the 5 areas in Montana with more accountants than the East-Central Montana nonmetro area, 2 pay less: the West Montana nonmetro area ($73,000) and Missoula, MT ($72,920).

the East-Central Montana nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the East-Central Montana nonmetro area is #394 of 521 US areas for this job. The market is small, and its pay sits near the middle of the US range. Outside Montana, Flint and Myrtle Beach-Conway pay just above the East-Central Montana nonmetro area and Idaho Falls and Lubbock just below. All four are within $110 a year of the median in the East-Central Montana nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many accountants, all three pay more.

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