Accountant salary in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC

Pay in Pinehurst-Southern Pines against North Carolina and the US

Pay is more spread out here than nationally: the top tenth earns $129,580 or more, 2.9 times the bottom tenth, against 2.6 times across the US. Two offers for the same title can sit far apart. The middle half of accountants in Pinehurst-Southern Pines earns $60,220–$97,760. The mean ($82,320) 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 $37,540 wide, against $42,970 across North Carolina and $42,790 nationally: employers in Pinehurst-Southern Pines pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for an accountant here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $22,010 a year in pay and about $28,400 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $15,530 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 Pinehurst-Southern Pines, and the North Carolina statewide median of $82,050 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Pinehurst-Southern Pines

At the $75,750 median, a local hire costs about $97,742 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $21,992 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 Pinehurst-Southern Pines

Of the 14 roles we track in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, this one ranks #2 by median pay, after project coordinators ($95,280); marketing specialists come next at $64,080.

Measured against the US median, accountants rank #4 of the 14 roles we track in Pinehurst-Southern Pines (-9.5%), between data entry specialists (-9.0%) and administrative assistants (-10.3%). The typical role here is at -17.6%, so, measured against the US, accountants cost more in Pinehurst-Southern Pines than the area's general pay level would suggest. Accountants hold 8.5% of the jobs in the 13 of these roles with a job count in Pinehurst-Southern Pines, 9.8% across North Carolina and 9.6% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in North Carolina

Across the 18 areas of North Carolina with data for this job, the median runs from $73,740 in Jacksonville to $92,910 in Charlotte-Concord, a gap of $19,170 a year. Of the 14 areas in North Carolina with more accountants than Pinehurst-Southern Pines, 3 pay less: the Western North Carolina nonmetro area ($74,770), the Central North Carolina nonmetro area ($75,120) and Greenville, NC ($75,140).

Pinehurst-Southern Pines against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Pinehurst-Southern Pines is #424 of 521 US areas for this job. The market is small, and its pay sits near the middle of the US range. Outside North Carolina, Sierra Vista-Douglas and Billings pay just above Pinehurst-Southern Pines and Provo-Orem and Sherman-Denison just below. All four are within $100 a year of the median in Pinehurst-Southern Pines. Of the three markets with about as many accountants, one pays more.

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