Accountant salary in Norwich-New London, CT

Pay in Norwich-New London against Connecticut and the US

The middle half of accountants in Norwich-New London earns $71,410–$106,740. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $134,420, only 2.2 times the bottom tenth, against 2.6 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. The mean ($93,740) is 14% 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 $35,330 wide, against $45,650 across Connecticut and $42,790 nationally: employers in Norwich-New London 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 $24,210 over the median, the 25th only $11,120 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $31,239 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 Norwich-New London, and the Connecticut statewide median of $97,550 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Norwich-New London

At the $82,530 median, a local hire costs about $106,490 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $23,960 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 Norwich-New London

Of the 16 roles we track in Norwich-New London, this one ranks #2 by median pay, after project coordinators ($109,800); recruiters come next at $76,810.

Measured against the US median, accountants rank #13 of the 16 roles we track in Norwich-New London (-1.4%), between executive assistants (-0.4%) and sales development representatives (-8.9%). The typical role here is at +2.3%, so, measured against the US, accountants cost less in Norwich-New London than the area's general pay level would suggest. Accountants hold 7.1% of the jobs in these 16 roles in Norwich-New London, 9.4% across Connecticut and 9.2% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Connecticut

Across the 6 areas of Connecticut with data for this job, the median runs from $82,530 in Norwich-New London to $102,020 in Bridgeport-Stamford, a gap of $19,490 a year. All 4 areas in Connecticut with more accountants than Norwich-New London also pay more, among them Hartford-West Hartford, CT ($95,940) and Bridgeport-Stamford, CT ($102,020).

Norwich-New London against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Norwich-New London is #266 of 521 US areas for this job. It is a mid-sized market, and its pay is in the top quarter of US areas. Outside Connecticut, Dallas-Fort Worth and Vineland pay just above Norwich-New London and Burlington-South Burlington and Binghamton just below. All four are within $430 a year of the median in Norwich-New London. Of the three markets with about as many accountants, two pay more.

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