Accountant salary in North Port-Bradenton, FL

Pay in North Port-Bradenton against Florida and the US

The middle half of accountants in North Port-Bradenton earns $65,270–$104,770. The top tenth earns $134,460 or more, 2.6 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.6 times. The mean ($90,540) is 12% 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 $39,500 wide, against $40,410 across Florida and $42,790 nationally: employers in North Port-Bradenton pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an accountant here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $23,680 a year in pay and about $30,555 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $15,820 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 North Port-Bradenton, and the Florida statewide median of $79,250 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in North Port-Bradenton

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 $23,542 to the $81,090 median and brings it to $104,632 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 North Port-Bradenton

Of the 17 roles we track in North Port-Bradenton, this one ranks #2 by median pay, after project coordinators ($96,510); marketing specialists come next at $73,260.

Measured against the US median, accountants rank #6 of the 17 roles we track in North Port-Bradenton (-3.1%), between administrative assistants (-2.4%) and office managers (-3.5%). The typical role here is at -5.5%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Accountants hold 8.0% of the jobs in these 17 roles in North Port-Bradenton, 7.9% across Florida and 9.1% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Florida

Across the 24 areas of Florida with data for this job, the median runs from $61,840 in Tallahassee to $84,570 in Naples-Marco Island, a gap of $22,730 a year. All 4 areas in Florida with more accountants than North Port-Bradenton pay less, among them Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL ($80,920) and Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL ($78,990).

North Port-Bradenton against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, North Port-Bradenton is #76 of 521 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job and one of the better-paying ones. Outside Florida, Madison and Medford pay just above North Port-Bradenton and Sioux Falls and Rochester just below. All four are within $200 a year of the median in North Port-Bradenton. Of the three markets with about as many accountants, one pays more.

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