Accountant salary in Wichita, KS

Pay in Wichita against Kansas and the US

Accountants at the 90th percentile earn $133,460, 2.5 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 2.6. The middle half of accountants in Wichita earns $62,840–$104,310. The mean ($88,220) is 11% 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 $41,470 wide, between the figure for Kansas ($37,690) and the US figure ($42,790).

What to budget for an accountant here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $25,040 over the median, the 25th only $16,430 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $32,310 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 Wichita, and the Kansas statewide median of $79,000 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Wichita

At the $79,270 median, a local hire costs about $102,284 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $23,014 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 Wichita

Of the 17 roles we track in Wichita, this one ranks #2 by median pay, after project coordinators ($89,170); recruiters come next at $65,390.

Measured against the US median, accountants rank #3 of the 17 roles we track in Wichita (-5.3%), between payroll specialists (-0.8%) and virtual receptionists (-6.5%). The typical role here is at -12.2%, so, measured against the US, accountants cost more in Wichita than the area's general pay level would suggest. Accountants hold 9.6% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Wichita, 8.6% across Kansas and 9.1% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Kansas

Across the 5 areas of Kansas with data for this job, the median runs from $65,900 in Manhattan to $79,270 in Wichita, a gap of $13,370 a year. No other area in Kansas has as many accountants, and all 4 others pay less.

Wichita against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Wichita is #67 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 Kansas, Rapid City and Indianapolis-Carmel pay just above Wichita and Huntsville and Lansing-East Lansing just below. All four are within $60 a year of the median in Wichita. Of the three markets with about as many accountants, two pay more.

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