Accountant salary in the Northeast Nebraska nonmetro area

Pay in the Northeast Nebraska nonmetro area against Nebraska and the US

Accountants at the 90th percentile earn $108,120, 2.3 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.6. The middle half of accountants in the Northeast Nebraska nonmetro area earns $58,550–$82,820. The mean ($73,640) is 9% 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 $24,270 wide, against $30,670 across Nebraska and $42,790 nationally: employers in the Northeast Nebraska nonmetro area pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an accountant here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $15,140 over the median, the 25th only $9,130 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $19,535 a year in employer cost. 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 75th and 90th percentiles in the Northeast Nebraska nonmetro area, and the Nebraska statewide median of $72,080 falls between the median and the 75th percentile. An offer at the national rate would beat what three quarters of local accountants earn.

What a hire really costs in the Northeast Nebraska nonmetro area

At the $67,680 median, a local hire costs about $87,329 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $19,649 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 Northeast Nebraska nonmetro area

Of the 16 roles we track in the Northeast Nebraska nonmetro area, this one ranks #2 by median pay, after project coordinators ($81,640); recruiters come next at $61,760.

Measured against the US median, accountants rank #12 of the 16 roles we track in the Northeast Nebraska nonmetro area (-19.1%), between recruiters (-18.7%) and project coordinators (-20.2%). The typical role here is at -11.7%, so, measured against the US, accountants cost less in the Northeast Nebraska nonmetro area than the area's general pay level would suggest. Accountants hold 10.4% of the jobs in these 16 roles in the Northeast Nebraska nonmetro area, 10.4% across Nebraska and 9.2% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Nebraska

Across the 6 areas of Nebraska with data for this job, the median runs from $63,730 in the Northwest Nebraska nonmetro area to $77,030 in Omaha, a gap of $13,300 a year. Of the 3 areas in Nebraska with more accountants than the Northeast Nebraska nonmetro area, 2 pay less: Lincoln, NE ($65,170) and the South Nebraska nonmetro area ($64,020).

the Northeast Nebraska nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the Northeast Nebraska nonmetro area is #268 of 521 US areas for this job. It is a mid-sized market, and its pay is in the bottom quarter of US areas. Outside Nebraska, Lake Havasu City-Kingman and Hinesville pay just above the Northeast Nebraska nonmetro area and Lafayette and Florence-Muscle Shoals just below. All four are within $120 a year of the median in the Northeast Nebraska nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many accountants, all three pay more.

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