Accountant salary in the Northwest Oklahoma nonmetro area

Pay in the Northwest Oklahoma nonmetro area against Oklahoma and the US

Accountants at the 90th percentile earn $121,070, 2.7 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.6. The middle half of accountants in the Northwest Oklahoma nonmetro area earns $57,080–$93,510. The mean ($80,190) 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 $36,430 wide, against $44,250 across Oklahoma and $42,790 nationally: employers in the Northwest Oklahoma 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 $21,990 over the median, the 25th only $14,440 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $28,374 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 median and the 75th percentile in the Northwest Oklahoma nonmetro area, and the Oklahoma statewide median of $79,370 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in the Northwest Oklahoma nonmetro area

At the $71,520 median, a local hire costs about $92,284 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $20,764 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 Northwest Oklahoma nonmetro area

Of the 15 roles we track in the Northwest Oklahoma nonmetro area, this one ranks #2 by median pay, after project coordinators ($90,590); recruiters come next at $57,180.

Measured against the US median, accountants rank #4 of the 15 roles we track in the Northwest Oklahoma nonmetro area (-14.5%), between data entry specialists (-13.0%) and virtual receptionists (-15.1%). The typical role here is at -19.9%, so, measured against the US, accountants cost more in the Northwest Oklahoma nonmetro area than the area's general pay level would suggest. Accountants hold 8.2% of the jobs in these 15 roles in the Northwest Oklahoma nonmetro area, 9.7% across Oklahoma and 9.2% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Oklahoma

Across the 8 areas of Oklahoma with data for this job, the median runs from $64,640 in the Southeast Oklahoma nonmetro area to $83,990 in the Northeast Oklahoma nonmetro area, a gap of $19,350 a year. Of the 4 areas in Oklahoma with more accountants than the Northwest Oklahoma nonmetro area, 1 pays less: the Southeast Oklahoma nonmetro area ($64,640).

the Northwest Oklahoma nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the Northwest Oklahoma nonmetro area is #292 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 Oklahoma, Bowling Green and Kankakee pay just above the Northwest Oklahoma nonmetro area and Sebring and Weirton-Steubenville just below. All four are within $90 a year of the median in the Northwest Oklahoma nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many accountants, all three pay more.

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