Cost to hire accountants: Georgia, Armenia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan against local pay
Only Georgia and Kazakhstan publish pay for accountant work (official occupation figures), so the starting pay in Armenia and Ukraine is the national average, a placeholder. Between the two with figures, Kazakhstan costs $949 a month as a contractor and Georgia $959. To compare tax and fees at one pay, use the calculator on each country's page. A US hire at the BLS median costs $9,962 a month with benefits.
| Country | Starting pay | Contractor | Take-home | EOR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | $700 | $749 | $616 | $1,575 | placeholder pay |
| Armenia | $870 | $919 | $740 | $1,589 | placeholder pay |
| Kazakhstan | $900 | $949 | – | $1,646 | simplified regime closed |
| Georgia | $910 | $959 | $901 | $1,777 | check regime |
Where the starting pay comes from
- Georgia: Geostat's 2025 average for group «24 Business and Administration Professionals», GEL 2,358.1 ($909)1.
- Kazakhstan: the April 2026 average for the profession «Бухгалтер», KZT 398,577 ($896)2.
- Armenia and Ukraine: no pay figure by occupation, so the national average wage ($8703, $7004), a placeholder.
Regimes that may not fit accountants
- Georgia: small business status may exclude tax or audit consulting, advisory and financial services.
- Kazakhstan: the simplified declaration is closed to accounting.
- Armenia: the micro-business system likely excludes accounting in Yerevan.
Accountants hired at home
| Market | Median pay a month | Employer cost a month |
|---|---|---|
| United States56 | $6,973 | $9,962 |
| United Kingdom78910 | $5,671 | $6,586 |
| Canada1110 | $5,006 | wage only |
| Australia121310 | $6,392 | $7,158 |
Accountants are one of the largest occupations we price: 1,449,500 US jobs, rank 3 of 17, so US pay for them rests on a deep sample.
US pay for accountants spreads wider than for most roles: $56,020 at the 10th percentile, $144,090 at the 90th, 2.6 times apart.
State gaps for accountants are wider than average: District of Columbia $111,530, Arkansas $66,330.
The best-paid industry for accountants with 3,000 or more jobs, oil and gas extraction, pays 33% over the national median.
33% of US accountants work in professional, scientific, and technical services, their largest sector.
UK pay for accountants is 81% of the US median, above the usual ratio.
UK pay for accountants rose only 1.4% in the year to April 2026, one of the weakest changes of the roles with an ONS figure.
Canadian provinces differ widely for accountants: C$35.00 an hour in Manitoba against C$66.43 in Nunavut.
Australia publishes no figure for the job itself: the row above is the full-time group «Accountants, auditors and company secretaries» plus super.
| US sector | Jobs | Median a year |
|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 474,030 | $84,490 |
| Finance and Insurance | 119,450 | $93,290 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 105,120 | $91,940 |
| Manufacturing | 90,380 | $87,790 |
| US pay | A year | A month | Employer cost × Ukraine contractor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $56,020 | $4,668 | 8.9× |
| 25th | $67,020 | $5,585 | 10.7× |
| Median | $83,680 | $6,973 | 13.3× |
| 75th | $109,810 | $9,151 | 17.5× |
| 90th | $144,090 | $12,008 | 22.9× |
| Statistics | Code | Occupation as published |
|---|---|---|
| US, BLS (SOC 2018) | 13-2011 | Accountants and Auditors |
| UK, ONS (SOC 2020) | 2421 | Chartered and certified accountants |
| Canada, ESDC (NOC 2021) | 11100 | Financial auditors and accountants |
| Australia, ABS (ANZSCO) | 2211 | Accountants |
| ISCO-08 (ILO), used for Georgia | 2411 | unit group in «Business and Administration Professionals» |
Questions
How much does it cost to hire an accountant remotely?
$749–$959 a month as a contractor in the four countries here, $1,575–$1,777 through an employer of record. A US hire costs about $9,962.
Which country is cheapest to hire an accountant from?
Of the countries with an official accountant figure, Kazakhstan ($949 a month as a contractor) against Georgia ($959); the others have no pay by occupation to compare.
Not tax or legal advice: rates depend on the person’s registration and activity. Corrections: hello@silkstaff.com.
Sources
14 sources, with links
- Geostat: average monthly nominal earnings of employees by occupation (ISCO-08), 2021 and 2025, xlsx: geostat.ge
- Бюро национальной статистики РК: распределение заработной платы работников по основным профессиям и должностям (2026), форма 2-Т, апрель 2026, xlsx: stat.gov.kz
- Armstat, average monthly nominal wage, August 2026: armstat.am
- State Statistics Service of Ukraine, average monthly wage of staff employees, August 2026: lv.ukrstat.gov.ua
- BLS OEWS May 2025, 13-2011: bls.gov
- BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, private industry, June 2026: bls.gov
- ONS, ASHE Table 14 (occupation), 2026 provisional: ons.gov.uk
- GOV.UK, rates and thresholds for employers 2026 to 2027: gov.uk
- GOV.UK, workplace pensions: what you, your employer and the government pay: gov.uk
- ECB euro reference rates, 2026-11-03: ecb.europa.eu
- ESDC Job Bank, wages by occupation and economic region, 2025 release: open.canada.ca
- ABS, Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia, May 2025, data cubes 11, 12 and 13: abs.gov.au
- ATO, super guarantee rates: ato.gov.au
- BLS OEWS May 2025, national industry-specific estimates: bls.gov
How these pages are built: methodology and data sources. Last updated 2026-11-12.