Accountant salary in the North Georgia nonmetro area

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

Accountants at the 90th percentile earn $127,050, 2.7 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.6. The middle half of accountants in the North Georgia nonmetro area earns $59,430–$96,770. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is only $37,340 wide, against $44,280 across Georgia and $42,790 nationally: employers in the North Georgia 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 $20,940 a year in pay and about $27,019 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $16,400 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 North Georgia nonmetro area, and the Georgia statewide median of $81,900 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in the North Georgia nonmetro area

At the $75,830 median, a local hire costs about $97,845 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $22,015 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 North Georgia nonmetro area

Of the 17 roles we track in the North Georgia nonmetro area, this one ranks #2 by median pay, after project coordinators ($77,550); executive assistants come next at $63,860.

Measured against the US median, accountants rank #3 of the 17 roles we track in the North Georgia nonmetro area (-9.4%), between payroll specialists (-7.9%) and HR assistants (-9.4%). The typical role here is at -14.9%, so, measured against the US, accountants cost more in the North Georgia nonmetro area than the area's general pay level would suggest. Accountants hold 6.9% of the jobs in these 17 roles in the North Georgia nonmetro area, 8.6% across Georgia and 9.1% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

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. Of the 4 areas in Georgia with more accountants than the North Georgia nonmetro area, 1 pays less: the South Georgia nonmetro area ($75,440).

the North Georgia nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the North Georgia nonmetro area is #215 of 521 US areas for this job. Both its size and its pay sit in the middle half of US areas. Outside Georgia, Palm Bay-Melbourne and Kingsport-Bristol pay just above the North Georgia nonmetro area and Gainesville and Billings just below. All four are within $110 a year of the median in the North Georgia nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many accountants, two pay more.

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