Accountant salary in the Massachusetts nonmetro area

Pay in the Massachusetts nonmetro area against Massachusetts and the US

The middle half of accountants in the Massachusetts nonmetro area earns $77,280–$109,190. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $148,410, only 2.2 times the bottom tenth, against 2.6 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $31,910 wide, against $49,190 across Massachusetts and $42,790 nationally: employers in the Massachusetts 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 $15,870 a year in pay and about $20,477 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $16,040 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 25th percentile and the median in the Massachusetts nonmetro area, and the Massachusetts statewide median of $99,460 falls between the median and the 75th percentile.

What a hire really costs in the Massachusetts nonmetro area

At the $93,320 median, a local hire costs about $120,413 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $27,093 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 Massachusetts nonmetro area

Of the 14 roles we track in the Massachusetts nonmetro area, this one ranks #2 by median pay, after project coordinators ($96,270); marketing specialists come next at $80,820.

Measured against the US median, accountants rank #6 of the 14 roles we track in the Massachusetts nonmetro area (+11.5%), between medical administrative assistants (+12.1%) and customer support specialists (+7.7%). The typical role here is at +7.4%, so, measured against the US, accountants cost more in the Massachusetts nonmetro area than the area's general pay level would suggest. Accountants hold 9.0% of the jobs in these 14 roles in the Massachusetts nonmetro area, 12.0% across Massachusetts and 9.3% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Massachusetts

Across the 7 areas of Massachusetts with data for this job, the median runs from $84,390 in Amherst Town-Northampton to $100,150 in Boston-Cambridge, a gap of $15,760 a year. Of the 6 areas in Massachusetts with more accountants than the Massachusetts nonmetro area, 3 pay less: Springfield, MA ($92,010), Amherst Town-Northampton, MA ($84,390) and Pittsfield, MA ($84,640).

the Massachusetts nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the Massachusetts nonmetro area is #458 of 521 US areas for this job. The market is small, but its pay is in the top quarter of US areas. Outside Massachusetts, Carson City and Los Angeles-Long Beach pay just above the Massachusetts nonmetro area and Kennewick-Richland and Longview-Kelso just below. All four are within $1,040 a year of the median in the Massachusetts nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many accountants, none pays as much.

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