Accountant salary in the East Georgia nonmetro area

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

The middle half of accountants in the East Georgia nonmetro area earns $58,280–$96,190. The top tenth earns $124,820 or more, 2.7 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.6 times. The mean ($79,350) is 9% 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 $37,910 wide, against $44,280 across Georgia and $42,790 nationally: employers in the East Georgia nonmetro area pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an accountant here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $23,400 over the median, the 25th only $14,510 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $30,194 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 Georgia nonmetro area, and the Georgia statewide median of $81,900 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in the East Georgia 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 $21,133 to the $72,790 median and brings it to $93,923 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 Georgia nonmetro area

Of the 16 roles we track in the East Georgia nonmetro area, this one ranks #2 by median pay, after project coordinators ($83,200); executive assistants come next at $62,750.

Measured against the US median, accountants rank #3 of the 16 roles we track in the East Georgia nonmetro area (-13.0%), between data entry specialists (-12.3%) and bookkeepers (-14.0%). The typical role here is at -19.0%, so, measured against the US, accountants cost more in the East Georgia nonmetro area than the area's general pay level would suggest. Accountants hold 8.3% of the jobs in these 16 roles in the East Georgia nonmetro area, 8.6% across Georgia and 9.2% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Georgia

Across the 18 areas of Georgia with data for this job, the median runs from $67,800 in Hinesville to $85,820 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs, a gap of $18,020 a year. All 10 areas in Georgia with more accountants than the East Georgia nonmetro area also pay more, among them Atlanta-Sandy Springs, GA ($85,820) and Savannah, GA ($79,790).

the East Georgia nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the East Georgia nonmetro area is #345 of 521 US areas for this job. Both its size and its pay sit in the middle half of US areas. Outside Georgia, Morristown and Tyler pay just above the East Georgia nonmetro area and Santa Fe and Clarksville just below. All four are within $110 a year of the median in the East Georgia nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many accountants, none pays as much.

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