Thursday, November 8, 2012

Accountant Salaries in the World

We are receiving a lot of questions and searches about accountant salary. So I did a small research to find out how much accountants earn in various English speaking countries - USA, UK, Canada and Australia.

Accountant Salary in the USA

According to PayScale.com accountant salary in the US varies from $30,188 to $62,316 per year. Of course salary depends on the years of experience, State or City you are working or by company size. Visit above link to get more insights about accountant salary in the US.

Accountant Salary in Canada

In Canada accountant should expect to earn C$34,927 - C$61,641 per year. More statistics and analysis by years of experience, province and company size you can find on PayScale website. Interesting statistics of accountant salary in Canada by the company provides glassdoor.com.

Accountant Salary in UK

In London, newly qualified accountant can earn GBP40,000-48,000 per annum, while with 6+ years of experience you should be earning GBP55,000-65,000. In public sector earnings drop by GBP 4,000-5,000. Check other salary tables in UK here.

Accountant Salary in Australia

Average accountant salary in Australia is A$94,963. However records show that maximum accountant salary in Australia is A$600,000! Booming mining sector provides more money to everyone :) You can also check average, min and max accountant salary by the state in Australia.