Accountant salary in the Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetro area

Pay in the Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetro area against California and the US

Accountants at the 90th percentile earn $122,830, 2.5 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.6. The middle half of accountants in the Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetro area earns $64,000–$97,800. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $33,800 wide, against $50,040 across California and $42,790 nationally: employers in the Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California 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 $20,010 a year in pay and about $25,819 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $13,790 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 Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetro area, and the California statewide median of $97,050 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in the Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetro area

At the $77,790 median, a local hire costs about $100,374 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $22,584 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 Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetro area

Of the 14 roles we track in the Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetro area, this one ranks #2 by median pay, after project coordinators ($103,670); recruiters come next at $75,860.

Measured against the US median, accountants rank #12 of the 14 roles we track in the Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetro area (-7.0%), between executive assistants (-1.2%) and sales development representatives (-8.9%). The typical role here is at +0.9%, so, measured against the US, accountants cost less in the Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetro area than the area's general pay level would suggest. Accountants hold 8.9% of the jobs in these 14 roles in the Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetro area, 10.8% across California and 9.3% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in California

Across the 28 areas of California with data for this job, the median runs from $74,880 in the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area to $121,700 in San Jose-Sunnyvale, a gap of $46,820 a year. Of the 23 areas in California with more accountants than the Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetro area, 2 pay less: the North Coast Region of California nonmetro area ($74,880) and Chico, CA ($77,680).

the Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetro area is #414 of 521 US areas for this job. The market is small, and its pay sits near the middle of the US range. Outside California, Lewiston and Owensboro pay just above the Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetro area and Lexington-Fayette and Prescott Valley-Prescott just below. All four are within $20 a year of the median in the Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many accountants, one pays more.

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