Accountant salary in the West North Dakota nonmetro area

Pay in the West North Dakota nonmetro area against North Dakota and the US

The middle half of accountants in the West North Dakota nonmetro area earns $62,130–$99,480. The top tenth earns $134,700 or more, 2.7 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 2.6 times. The mean ($84,980) 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 $37,350 wide, between the figure for North Dakota ($34,820) and the US figure ($42,790).

What to budget for an accountant here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $15,510 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $21,840, or about $28,181 once benefits are added. 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 West North Dakota nonmetro area, and the North Dakota statewide median of $75,730 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in the West North Dakota nonmetro area

At the $77,640 median, a local hire costs about $100,181 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $22,541 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 West North Dakota nonmetro area

Of the 14 roles we track in the West North Dakota nonmetro area, this one ranks #3 by median pay, between project coordinators ($96,860) and recruiters ($76,940). Sales Development Representative is the highest at $116,840.

Measured against the US median, accountants rank #12 of the 14 roles we track in the West North Dakota nonmetro area (-7.2%), between project coordinators (-5.3%) and marketing specialists (-22.1%). The typical role here is at -0.0%, so, measured against the US, accountants cost less in the West North Dakota nonmetro area than the area's general pay level would suggest. Accountants hold 14.7% of the jobs in these 14 roles in the West North Dakota nonmetro area, 13.2% across North Dakota and 9.3% nationally. The job is a bigger part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in North Dakota

Across the 6 areas of North Dakota with data for this job, the median runs from $66,240 in the East North Dakota nonmetro area to $77,640 in the West North Dakota nonmetro area, a gap of $11,400 a year. The one area in North Dakota with more accountants, Fargo, ND-MN ($76,420), pays less: a bigger pool at a lower median.

the West North Dakota nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the West North Dakota nonmetro area is #253 of 521 US areas for this job. Both its size and its pay sit in the middle half of US areas. Outside North Dakota, Winchester and Wausau pay just above the West North Dakota nonmetro area and Hilton Head Island-Bluffton and Davenport-Moline just below. All four are within $40 a year of the median in the West North Dakota nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many accountants, none pays as much.

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