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SALARY GUIDE
ACCOUNTING & FINANCE
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HIRING AT A GLANCE
HOT POSITIONS
• Accounting manager • Information technology auditor
• Business analyst • Internal auditor
• Business systems analyst • Payroll professional
• Compliance officer • Senior accountant
• Financial analyst • Staff accountant
ICD-10
The move to implement the 10th revision of the World Health Organization’s
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) is driving the need for
specialized financial staff. The new standards will have a significant impact
on the revenue cycle and reimbursement process within provider and payer
organizations and their need for finance, revenue cycle and operations staff.
VALUE-BASED REIMBURSEMENT
The industry shift from a traditional fee-for-service to more value-based
reimbursement contracts is expected to change how providers generate
revenue. The increased adoption of this methodology is expected to create
new positions, new processes and more collaboration among finance,
revenue cycle and operations departments.
CORPORATE ACCOUNTING
Title 2015 2016 % Change
Corporate Controller a
– Company Revenue in Millions
$500+ $ 159,000 - $ 224,750 $ 166,750 - $ 234,750 4.6%
$250 to $500 $ 140,000 - $ 192,000 $ 146,750 - $ 200,250 4.5%
$100 to $250 $ 123,500 - $ 161,250 $ 129,250 - $ 168,250 4.5%
$50 to $100 $ 105,000 - $ 141,250 $ 110,250 - $ 146,750 4.4%
To $50 $ 92,000 - $ 123,000 $ 96,500 - $ 128,000 4.4%
Controller a – Company Revenue in Millions
$500+ $ 153,000 - $ 209,000 $ 161,250 - $ 217,250 4.6%
$250 to $500 $ 129,500 - $ 172,250 $ 136,000 - $ 179,250 4.5%
$100 to $250 $ 108,250 - $ 148,250 $ 114,750 - $ 153,000 4.4%
$50 to $100 $ 90,000 - $ 124,750 $ 95,000 - $ 129,250 4.4%
To $50 $ 79,250 - $ 106,000 $ 83,250 - $ 110,000 4.3%
Divisional Controller a – Company Revenue in Millions
$500+ $ 141,750 - $ 194,500 $ 148,500 - $ 203,250 4.6%
$250 to $500 $ 129,000 - $ 171,750 $ 135,250 - $ 179,000 4.5%
$100 to $250 $ 112,500 - $ 151,000 $ 118,250 - $ 156,750 4.4%
$50 to $100 $ 101,500 - $ 130,500 $ 107,000 - $ 135,250 4.4%
To $50 $ 89,500 - $ 117,750 $ 94,000 - $ 122,250 4.3%
Assistant Controller a – Company Revenue in Millions
$500+ $ 118,500 - $ 160,000 $ 124,250 - $ 167,000 4.6%
$250 to $500 $ 107,000 - $ 139,500 $ 113,000 - $ 144,500 4.5%
$100 to $250 $ 89,000 - $ 115,500 $ 93,250 - $ 120,250 4.4%
$50 to $100 $ 75,250 - $ 99,500 $ 78,500 - $ 104,000 4.4%
To $50 $ 63,500 - $ 87,750 $ 67,000 - $ 90,750 4.3%
Assistant Treasurer – Company Revenue in Millions
$500+ $ 114,000 - $ 159,000 $ 119,500 - $ 165,750 4.5%
$250 to $500 $ 104,000 - $ 137,000 $ 109,750 - $ 142,000 4.5%
$100 to $250 $ 89,000 - $ 113,750 $ 93,250 - $ 118,500 4.4%
$50 to $100 $ 74,500 - $ 98,000 $ 78,000 - $ 102,000 4.3%
To $50 $ 62,500 - $ 85,000 $ 66,000 - $ 87,750 4.2%
Tax Director a – Company Revenue in Millions
$250+ $ 158,500 - $ 257,750 $ 167,000 - $ 269,250 4.8%
$100 to $250 $ 114,500 - $ 176,250 $ 120,500 - $ 184,000 4.7%
Tax Manager – Company Revenue in Millions
$250+ $ 112,000 - $ 158,250 $ 117,750 - $ 165,500 4.8%
$100 to $250 $ 88,000 - $ 124,750 $ 92,750 - $ 130,000 4.7%
(The title above is a senior management position. The tax manager titles on Page 14 are line-manager positions.)
a. Bonuses and incentives reflect an increasingly large part of overall pay at this level and are not included in the
salary ranges listed above. Advanced degrees or professional certifications also are assumed at this level.
Unless otherwise noted (see footnote “a”), add 5 to 15 percent for graduate degrees or professional certifications.
CORPORATE ACCOUNTING
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CORPORATE ACCOUNTING
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CORPORATE ACCOUNTING
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CORPORATE ACCOUNTING
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CORPORATE ACCOUNTING
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CORPORATE ACCOUNTING
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CORPORATE ACCOUNTING
Title 2015 2016 % Change
CORPORATE ACCOUNTING
Title 2015 2016 % Change
HEALTHCARE
Title 2015 2016 % Change
All Companies
Medical Billing Manager/
$ 53,750 - $ 75,750 $ 55,250 - $ 81,000 5.2%
Supervisor
Medical Biller $ 37,500 - $ 50,000 $ 39,500 - $ 52,500 5.1%
Billing Support Specialist $ 31,750 - $ 39,750 $ 33,500 - $ 41,500 4.9%
Medical Collections Manager/
$ 55,500 - $ 77,750 $ 57,500 - $ 82,500 5.1%
Supervisor
Medical Collections Specialist $ 38,500 - $ 50,250 $ 40,250 - $ 53,000 5.1%
Third-Party Biller $ 41,000 - $ 52,000 $ 43,000 - $ 54,500 4.8%
Payment Poster $ 36,000 - $ 44,500 $ 38,500 - $ 45,750 4.7%
Charge Entry Clerk $ 34,750 - $ 42,500 $ 36,500 - $ 44,500 4.9%
Patient Financial Counselor $ 41,000 - $ 53,500 $ 43,250 - $ 55,750 4.8%
Patient Accountant $ 37,500 - $ 52,500 $ 39,750 - $ 54,750 5.0%
Claims Examiner/Analyst $ 43,000 - $ 53,500 $ 45,250 - $ 55,750 4.7%
Healthcare Claims Processor $ 38,000 - $ 49,000 $ 40,250 - $ 51,000 4.9%
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
Title/Experience 2015 2016 % Change
a. Bonuses and incentives reflect an increasingly large d. Large firms = $250+ million in revenue
part of overall pay at this level and are not included in Midsize firms = $25 million to $250 million in revenue
the salary ranges listed above. Advanced degrees or Small firms = up to $25 million in revenue
professional certifications also are assumed at this level. e. Salary does not reflect overtime or bonuses, which are
significant portions of compensation for these positions.
Unless otherwise noted (see footnote “a”), add 5 to 15 percent for graduate degrees or professional certifications.
PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
Title/Experience 2015 2016 % Change
a. Bonuses and incentives reflect an increasingly large d. Large firms = $250+ million in revenue
part of overall pay at this level and are not included in Midsize firms = $25 million to $250 million in revenue
the salary ranges listed above. Advanced degrees or Small firms = up to $25 million in revenue
professional certifications also are assumed at this level. e. Salary does not reflect overtime or bonuses, which are
significant portions of compensation for these positions.
Unless otherwise noted (see footnote “a”), add 5 to 15 percent for graduate degrees or professional certifications.
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Title/Experience 2015 2016 % Change
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Title/Experience 2015 2016 % Change
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Title/Experience 2015 2016 % Change
Operations
Director of Operations $ 95,250 - $ 136,250 $ 100,250 - $ 141,250 4.3%
Operations Manager $ 57,500 - $ 84,250 $ 60,500 - $ 87,250 4.2%
Banking Operations Specialist –
$ 58,000 - $ 77,000 $ 60,500 - $ 80,500 4.4%
5+ Years
Banking Operations Specialist –
$ 49,500 - $ 62,750 $ 51,750 - $ 65,250 4.2%
3 to 5 Years
Banking Operations Specialist –
$ 40,000 - $ 52,750 $ 42,000 - $ 54,750 4.3%
1 to 3 Years
Fund Operations Specialist –
$ 64,750 - $ 78,000 $ 68,000 - $ 81,000 4.4%
5+ Years
Fund Operations Specialist –
$ 53,000 - $ 66,750 $ 55,500 - $ 69,250 4.2%
3 to 5 Years
Fund Operations Specialist –
$ 42,500 - $ 55,500 $ 44,500 - $ 57,750 4.3%
1 to 3 Years
Client Service Representative –
$ 54,000 - $ 67,500 $ 56,750 - $ 70,000 4.3%
5+ Years
Client Service Representative –
$ 46,250 - $ 57,500 $ 48,500 - $ 59,750 4.3%
3 to 5 Years
Client Service Representative –
$ 38,000 - $ 47,000 $ 40,250 - $ 48,250 4.1%
1 to 3 Years
Sales/Trader Assistant $ 39,000 - $ 62,250 $ 41,250 - $ 64,500 4.4%
Performance Analyst $ 54,500 - $ 74,250 $ 57,250 - $ 77,000 4.3%
Loan Processor $ 41,750 - $ 56,000 $ 44,000 - $ 58,500 4.9%
Loan Underwriter $ 47,000 - $ 68,500 $ 49,750 - $ 71,250 4.8%
Loan Administrator $ 39,250 - $ 59,750 $ 41,750 - $ 62,000 4.8%
Mortgage Processor $ 32,500 - $ 44,500 $ 34,500 - $ 46,250 4.9%
Mortgage Underwriter $ 41,500 - $ 61,250 $ 43,750 - $ 64,000 4.9%
Unless otherwise noted (see footnote “a”), add 5 to 15 percent for graduate degrees or professional certifications.
LOCAL VARIANCES
ALABAMA FLORIDA MAINE
Birmingham . . . . . . . 95.0 Fort Myers . . . . . . . . . 90.0 Portland . . . . . . . . . . 95.0
Huntsville . . . . . . . . . 93.0 Jacksonville . . . . . . . . 95.0
MARYLAND
Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . 86.0 Melbourne . . . . . . . . . 90.5
Miami/ Baltimore . . . . . . . . 103.0
ARIZONA
Fort Lauderdale . . . 107.0 MASSACHUSETTS
Phoenix . . . . . . . . . . 112.0 Orlando . . . . . . . . . . 99.5
Tucson . . . . . . . . . . . 103.5 Boston . . . . . . . . . . . 133.0
St. Petersburg . . . . . . 96.5 Springfield . . . . . . . . 104.0
ARKANSAS Tampa . . . . . . . . . . . . 98.0
West Palm Beach . . . 100.5 MICHIGAN
Fayetteville . . . . . . . . 95.0
Little Rock . . . . . . . . . 95.0 Ann Arbor . . . . . . . . 101.5
GEORGIA Detroit . . . . . . . . . . . 100.0
CALIFORNIA Atlanta . . . . . . . . . . 106.5 Grand Rapids . . . . . . 85.5
Fresno . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.0 Macon . . . . . . . . . . . . 84.0 Lansing . . . . . . . . . . . 85.0
Irvine . . . . . . . . . . . 128.0 Savannah . . . . . . . . . 84.0
MINNESOTA
Los Angeles . . . . . . . 128.0 HAWAII
Oakland . . . . . . . . . 127.0 Bloomington . . . . . . 105.5
Honolulu . . . . . . . . . 105.0 Duluth . . . . . . . . . . . . 79.6
Ontario . . . . . . . . . . 117.0
Sacramento . . . . . . . 102.0 IDAHO Minneapolis . . . . . . . 106.0
San Diego . . . . . . . . 123.0 Boise . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86.1 Rochester . . . . . . . . 100.5
San Francisco . . . . . 138.0 St. Cloud . . . . . . . . . . 82.0
San Jose . . . . . . . . . 135.0
ILLINOIS St. Paul . . . . . . . . . 102.0
Santa Barbara . . . . . 127.0 Chicago . . . . . . . . . 123.0
MISSOURI
Santa Rosa . . . . . . . 118.1 Naperville . . . . . . . . 112.0
Rockford . . . . . . . . . . 83.0 Kansas City . . . . . . . . 99.2
Stockton . . . . . . . . . . 85.0 St. Joseph . . . . . . . . . 91.0
Springfield . . . . . . . . . 91.0
COLORADO St. Louis . . . . . . . . . 100.0
INDIANA
Boulder . . . . . . . . . . 116.3 NEBRASKA
Colorado Springs . . . 92.3 Fort Wayne . . . . . . . . 82.0
Indianapolis . . . . . . . 96.0 Lincoln . . . . . . . . . . . 86.0
Denver . . . . . . . . . . 104.8 Omaha . . . . . . . . . . . 96.0
Fort Collins . . . . . . . . 95.0 IOWA
Greeley . . . . . . . . . . . 86.0 NEVADA
Cedar Rapids . . . . . . 94.0
Loveland . . . . . . . . . . 92.0 Davenport . . . . . . . . . 95.0 Las Vegas . . . . . . . . . 97.0
Pueblo . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.0 Des Moines . . . . . . . 100.0 Reno . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98.0
CONNECTICUT Sioux City . . . . . . . . . 83.0 NEW HAMPSHIRE
Hartford . . . . . . . . . 116.5 Waterloo/Cedar Falls . 87.0 Manchester/Nashua . 112.0
New Haven . . . . . . . . 112.0 KANSAS NEW JERSEY
Stamford . . . . . . . . . 131.0 Overland Park . . . . . . 99.2 Mount Laurel . . . . . . 115.0
DELAWARE KENTUCKY Paramus . . . . . . . . . 130.0
Wilmington . . . . . . . 105.0 Lexington . . . . . . . . . . 91.5 Princeton . . . . . . . . . 125.0
Louisville . . . . . . . . . . 92.0 Woodbridge . . . . . . 126.5
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington . . . . . . . 133.0 NEW MEXICO
LOUISIANA
Baton Rouge . . . . . . . . 99.0 Albuquerque . . . . . . . . 91.5
New Orleans . . . . . . . 99.0
Source: U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics and Robert Half. City index figures are reflective of
all industries and are not specific to accounting and finance. For more information on average starting salaries
in your city, please contact the Robert Half office nearest you.
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UNITED STATES
ALABAMA COLORADO INDIANA NEBRASKA
Birmingham Boulder Fishers Omaha
Colorado Springs Fort Wayne
ARIZONA Denver Indianapolis – Downtown
NEVADA
Chandler Englewood Indianapolis – West Las Vegas
Phoenix Fort Collins Merrillville Reno
Phoenix – West Lakewood
Tucson IOWA NEW HAMPSHIRE
CONNECTICUT Cedar Rapids Manchester
ARKANSAS Danbury Davenport Nashua
Fayetteville Hartford Des Moines Portsmouth
Little Rock New Haven West Des Moines NEW JERSEY
CALIFORNIA Shelton Bridgewater
Stamford
KANSAS
Bakersfield Overland Park Jersey City
Burbank DELAWARE Mount Laurel
Carlsbad Wilmington
KENTUCKY Parsippany
Cerritos Lexington Princeton
City of Industry DISTRICT OF Louisville Red Bank
Fairfield COLUMBIA Rutherford
Fremont
LOUISIANA Saddle Brook
Washington Baton Rouge
Fresno Woodbridge
Irvine FLORIDA New Orleans
La Jolla Boca Raton NEW MEXICO
MAINE Albuquerque
Laguna Niguel Brandon Portland
Long Beach Coral Gables NEW YORK
Los Angeles Fort Lauderdale MARYLAND Albany
Los Angeles – LAX Fort Myers Baltimore Brooklyn
Modesto Heathrow Bethesda Buffalo
Monterey Jacksonville Columbia Hauppauge
Oakland Miami – Downtown Greenbelt New York – Midtown
Ontario Orlando Hunt Valley New York – Wall Street
Orange St. Petersburg Queens
Tampa MASSACHUSETTS
Oxnard Boston Rochester
Palm Springs West Palm Beach Syracuse
Braintree
Palo Alto GEORGIA Burlington Union Square
Pasadena Alpharetta Cambridge Uniondale
Pleasanton Atlanta – Buckhead Danvers White Plains
Rancho Bernardo Atlanta – Galleria Framingham
Rancho Cordova NORTH CAROLINA
Atlanta – South Springfield Chapel Hill
Riverside Gwinnett Westborough
Sacramento Charlotte
Macon Charlotte – South
San Diego Savannah MICHIGAN
San Francisco Ann Arbor Greensboro
San Jose HAWAII Dearborn Raleigh
San Mateo Honolulu Grand Rapids OHIO
Santa Barbara Kalamazoo Akron
Santa Clara IDAHO
Lansing Beachwood
Santa Rosa Boise Southfield Blue Ash
Stockton ILLINOIS Troy Canton
Torrance Chicago Cincinnati
Visalia MINNESOTA
Gurnee Bloomington Cleveland
Walnut Creek Hoffman Estates Columbus
Westlake Village Burnsville
Naperville Minneapolis Dayton
Westwood Northbrook Dublin
Woodland Hills Minnetonka
Oakbrook Terrace St. Cloud Easton
Rosemont St. Paul North Olmsted
Tinley Park Toledo
MISSOURI West Chester
Creve Coeur Youngstown
Kansas City
St. Louis
INTERNATIONAL
AUSTRALIA Manitoba GERMANY UNITED ARAB
Brisbane Winnipeg Berlin EMIRATES
Melbourne Ontario Bonn Abu Dhabi
Mount Waverley Brampton Cologne Dubai
Perth Burlington Düsseldorf
Sydney Essen UNITED KINGDOM
Kitchener-Waterloo Birmingham
Markham Frankfurt
AUSTRIA Hamburg Bristol
Vienna Mississauga Cardiff
North York Mannheim
BELGIUM Munich East Midlands
Ottawa Edinburgh
Antwerp Toronto Stuttgart
Brussels Wiesbaden Guildford
Vaughan Leeds
Charleroi JAPAN
Quebec London Central
Ghent Osaka
Groot-Bijgaarden Laval London City
Montreal Tokyo London West
Hasselt
Herentals Quebec City LUXEMBOURG Manchester
Liège West Island Luxembourg Milton Keynes
Roeselare Reading
CHILE THE NETHERLANDS South Coast
Wavre Santiago
Zaventem Amsterdam Swindon
CHINA Eindhoven Windsor
BRAZIL Hong Kong SAR Rotterdam
Barra Shanghai Utrecht
Belo Horizonte
Campinas FRANCE NEW ZEALAND
Rio de Janeiro Aix-en-Provence Auckland
São Paulo Lille SINGAPORE
Lyon Singapore
CANADA Massy
Alberta Paris SWITZERLAND
Calgary – Downtown Paris – La Défense Zurich
Calgary – Suburban Stade de France
Edmonton Versailles
British Columbia
Fraser Valley
Vancouver
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