Accounting Manager salary

11 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026

The best-evidenced figure here is for accounting manager roles at mid level across the United States: 225 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $112,700 and $145,000, with a median of $130,000.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $130,000 and senior $151,900. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 17% more.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 5 of the 11 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.

Every measured range

11 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Mid	$112,700 – $145,000	$130,000	225
Canada · country-wide	Mid	CA$110,000 – CA$121,500	CA$117,500	17
United States · country-wide	Senior	$127,100 – $162,500	$151,900	37
Remote · United States	Mid	$116,875 – $146,250	$129,750	24
Remote · United States	Senior	$127,500 – $162,500	$136,179	5hint
Boston	Mid	$132,500 – $138,500	$135,000	5hint
Chicago	Mid	$120,100 – $139,400	$125,050	7hint
Denver	Mid	$126,250 – $136,850	$132,125	8hint
New York	Mid	$128,750 – $150,250	$140,000	15
San Francisco	Mid	$150,000 – $173,250	$162,000	16
Toronto	Mid	CA$114,400 – CA$127,750	CA$120,500	7hint

Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.

Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.

by the team behind remoteroles