Accountant salary in Mankato, MN

Pay in Mankato against Minnesota and the US

The middle half of accountants in Mankato earns $63,450–$94,850. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $117,310, only 2.1 times the bottom tenth, against 2.6 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. The mean ($82,950) is 8% 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 $31,400 wide, against $36,830 across Minnesota and $42,790 nationally: employers in Mankato pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an accountant here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $18,190 a year in pay and about $23,471 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $13,210 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 Mankato, and the Minnesota statewide median of $81,600 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Mankato

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 $22,256 to the $76,660 median and brings it to $98,916 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 Mankato

Of the 15 roles we track in Mankato, this one ranks #2 by median pay, after project coordinators ($80,970); executive assistants come next at $74,880.

Measured against the US median, accountants rank #13 of the 15 roles we track in Mankato (-8.4%), between marketing specialists (-7.3%) and sales development representatives (-13.1%). The typical role here is at -0.2%, so, measured against the US, accountants cost less in Mankato than the area's general pay level would suggest. Accountants hold 8.5% of the jobs in these 15 roles in Mankato, 10.5% across Minnesota and 9.3% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Minnesota

Across the 9 areas of Minnesota with data for this job, the median runs from $73,830 in the Northwest Minnesota nonmetro area to $86,500 in Minneapolis-St. Paul, a gap of $12,670 a year. Of the 7 areas in Minnesota with more accountants than Mankato, 1 pays less: the Northwest Minnesota nonmetro area ($73,830).

Mankato against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Mankato is #400 of 521 US areas for this job. The market is small, and its pay sits near the middle of the US range. Outside Minnesota, La Crosse-Onalaska and Chattanooga pay just above Mankato and Bloomington and Harrisonburg just below. All four are within $130 a year of the median in Mankato. Of the three markets with about as many accountants, one pays more.

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