| The area of accounting currently
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| | average salary of an accountant with one
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| experiencing strong growth in the number
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| | to three years of experience earned
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| of people employed in the field. In 2004,
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| | $33,000 to $52,000, and the average
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| accountants and auditors held about 1.2
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| | salary of an accountant at senior level
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| million jobs in the United States. These
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| | accounting or auditing earned between
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| numbers are expected to grow at a faster
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| | $40,750 and $67,750. Accounting managers
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| than average rate through 2014, mostly
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| | were reported to be earning $48,000 to
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| because of the increasing number of
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| | $90,000, and directors of accounting and
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| businesses, but also due to changing
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| | auditing earned $64,750 to $200,750.When
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| financial laws and regulations, as well
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| | employed by the Federal government, the
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| as increased scrutiny of company
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| | average salary of an accountant varies
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| finances.The average salary of an
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| | just as much. According to the U.S.
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| accountant can vary greatly through the
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| | Department of Labor, the average salary
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| many different fields of accounting. An
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| | of an individual working as a junior
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| average salary of an accountant depends
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| | accountant or auditor in 2005 was
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| much on not only which area of accounting
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| | $24,677. Those who had a superior
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| the accountant is employed, but also the
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| | academic record might start at $30,567,
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| geographic region in which the accountant
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| | while accountants with a master's degree
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| is employed. For example, accountants,
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| | and/or two or more years of professional
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| and especially Certified Professional
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| | work experience as an accountant usually
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| Accountants (CPAs), in large metro areas
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| | start at a salary of $37,390. Initial
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| will earn more than CPAs in smaller
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| | salary bases were slightly higher in
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| cities nationwide.According to the United
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| | selected areas where the prevailing local
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| States Department of Labor, the average
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| | pay level was higher, such as in large
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| salary of an accountant, or the median
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| | metro areas. Accountants employed by the
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| wage and salary earnings of an accountant
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| | Federal government in a nonsupervisory,
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| or auditor, was $50,770 in May 2004. The
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| | supervisory, or managerial position made
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| middle half of the occupation earned
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| | an average of $74,907 per year in 2005,
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| between $39,890 and $66,900. The top 10
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| | and auditors earned an average of $78,890
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| percent of accountants and auditors
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| | that same year.Accountants and auditors
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| earned more than $88,610 annually, and
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| | that are self employed or earn their own
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| the bottom 10 percent earned less than
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| | firms may have an upper end or lower end
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| $32,320. The U.S. Department of Labor
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| | salary, depending on the size of their
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| also collected median annual earnings
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| | firm, their geographic location, the
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| from May 2004 in the industries that
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| | number of clients serviced, and other
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| currently employ the largest number of
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| | factors. Earning potentials and the
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| accountants and auditors, and the average
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| | average salary of an accountant who is
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| salary of an accountant in these areas is
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| | self employed can vary greatly because of
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| as follows:Federal Executive Branch of
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| | these reasons. A more experienced
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| the government and the United States
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| | accountant has the opportunity to have a
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| Postal Service - $56,900
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| | larger firm and more clients, thus
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| Accounting, tax preparation,
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| | earning more money, than an accountant
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| bookkeeping, and payroll services -
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| | who is just starting out in the field. It
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| $53,870
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| | is because of this that many accountants
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| Management of companies and enterprises
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| | begin their careers working for other
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| - $52,260
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| | firms, and start their own firm once
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| Local government - $47,400
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| | receiving experience, as well as
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| State government - $43,400According to a
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| | compensation, in the field.Other factors
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| salary survey reported by the National
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| | may play a key role in determining the
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| Association of Colleges and Employers
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| | average salary of an accountant. Not only
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| (NACE), candidates for bachelor's
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| | does geographic location and the job
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| degrees, soon to be graduating in the
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| | position or work experience affect the
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| field of accounting, received starting
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| | average salary of an accountant, but
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| wage offers from a variety of sources
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| | other things may also affect salary, such
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| averaging $43,269 per year in 2005, and
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| | as level of education obtained by the
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| master's degree candidates in accounting
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| | accountant, as well as Certified Public
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| were offered $46,251 as an initial
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| | Accountant (CPA) certification.
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| average wage.The varied salary levels of
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| | Generally, those with master's degree and
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| different positions in the accounting
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| | more experience will receive higher
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| field greatly affects the average salary
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| | salary levels and obtain a higher level
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| of an accountant. A 2005 salary survey by
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| | job responsibility position in the work
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| Robert Half International, a staffing
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| | place. Those that are CPAs also tend to
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| services firm specializing in accounting
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| | receive higher salaries, and therefore,
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| and finance, accountants and auditors
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| | the average salary of an accountant is
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| with up to one year of work experience
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| | almost a gray area due to all of the
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| earned $28,250 to $45,000 annually. The
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| | factors involved.
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