Accountant salary in the Sussex Delaware nonmetro area

Pay in the Sussex Delaware nonmetro area against Delaware and the US

The middle half of accountants in the Sussex Delaware nonmetro area earns $72,340–$117,140. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $118,660, only 2.1 times the bottom tenth, against 2.6 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. The mean ($91,390) is no higher than the median, so few high earners skew the figures here. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $44,800 wide, between the figure for Delaware ($46,180) and the US figure ($42,790).

What to budget for an accountant here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $23,830 a year in pay and about $30,748 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $20,970 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 25th percentile and the median in the Sussex Delaware nonmetro area, and the Delaware statewide median of $95,020 falls between the median and the 75th percentile.

What a hire really costs in the Sussex Delaware nonmetro area

Pay is only part of it. Benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², which adds about $27,090 to the $93,310 median and brings it to $120,400 a year. 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 Sussex Delaware nonmetro area

Of the 16 roles we track in the Sussex Delaware nonmetro area, this one ranks #2 by median pay, after project coordinators ($101,040); sales development representatives come next at $82,790.

Measured against the US median, accountants rank #2 of the 16 roles we track in the Sussex Delaware nonmetro area (+11.5%), between sales development representatives (+18.3%) and customer support specialists (+1.8%). The typical role here is at -4.3%, so, measured against the US, accountants cost more in the Sussex Delaware nonmetro area than the area's general pay level would suggest. Accountants hold 10.1% of the jobs in the 15 of these roles with a job count in the Sussex Delaware nonmetro area, 13.2% across Delaware and 9.8% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Delaware

Across the 2 areas of Delaware with data for this job, the median runs from $72,730 in Dover to $93,310 in the Sussex Delaware nonmetro area, a gap of $20,580 a year. No other area in Delaware has as many accountants, and the other one pays less.

the Sussex Delaware nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the Sussex Delaware nonmetro area is #250 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 Delaware, Carson City and Worcester pay just above the Sussex Delaware nonmetro area and Kennewick-Richland and Longview-Kelso just below. All four are within $760 a year of the median in the Sussex Delaware nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many accountants, none pays as much.

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