Accountant salary in Palm Bay-Melbourne, FL

Pay in Palm Bay-Melbourne against Florida and the US

Accountants at the 90th percentile earn $129,220, 2.6 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.6. The middle half of accountants in Palm Bay-Melbourne earns $61,550–$101,170. The mean ($85,420) is 13% 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 $39,620 wide, against $40,410 across Florida and $42,790 nationally: employers in Palm Bay-Melbourne 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 $25,310 over the median, the 25th only $14,310 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $32,658 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne, and the Florida statewide median of $79,250 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Palm Bay-Melbourne

At the $75,860 median, a local hire costs about $97,884 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $22,024 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne

Of the 17 roles we track in Palm Bay-Melbourne, this one ranks #2 by median pay, after project coordinators ($103,870); marketing specialists come next at $73,350.

Measured against the US median, accountants rank #11 of the 17 roles we track in Palm Bay-Melbourne (-9.3%), between office managers (-8.8%) and payroll specialists (-9.7%). The typical role here is at -7.4%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Accountants hold 8.3% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Palm Bay-Melbourne, 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. Of the 7 areas in Florida with more accountants than Palm Bay-Melbourne, 1 pays less: Tallahassee, FL ($61,840).

Palm Bay-Melbourne against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Palm Bay-Melbourne is #98 of 521 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job, with pay near the middle of the US range. Outside Florida, Athens-Clarke County and Kingsport-Bristol pay just above Palm Bay-Melbourne and Billings and Sierra Vista-Douglas just below. All four are within $80 a year of the median in Palm Bay-Melbourne. Of the three markets with about as many accountants, one pays more.

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