How much do accountants make in the private industry?

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  • January 19, 2015 at 3:47 pm #191497
    mike0910
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    Assuming one aspires to be nothing higher than a senior accountant and does not get the CPA, how much do accountants make in the private industry in a city like Houston, Texas? Let’s say the person has 7 years of experience in accounting.

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  • January 19, 2015 at 4:00 pm #642682
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    I would say $60k-$80k.

    January 19, 2015 at 4:10 pm #642683
    Anonymous
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    Go check out Salary.com. It'll answer you question.

    January 19, 2015 at 4:18 pm #642684
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    Check out the Robert Half salary guides.

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    January 19, 2015 at 8:36 pm #642685
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    7 years experience in Houston? If you aren't at 80k or higher, you're doing something wrong.

    January 19, 2015 at 10:47 pm #642686
    Martin
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    Senior Accountant in private from 65K to 80K here in South Florida.

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    January 20, 2015 at 12:40 am #642687
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    I'm making 75K in pharmaceuticals industry.

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    January 20, 2015 at 1:29 am #642688
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    The years of experience beyond 4-5 probably won't get you a further premium assuming you've not done any more advanced work than senior acct.

    I'll mostly agree with the above. I would estimate total compensation (base, bonus, 401k match, etc) will probably put you in the 75-100k range. Unfortunately, without a promotion or moving into a very specialized group/function or somewhere that you have a rare skillset at that level, raises will probably be 1-3% per year afterwards, if that.

    January 20, 2015 at 2:21 am #642689
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    I'd say that around the $80k mark would be accurate in most larger cities. Senior at my last company made about $90-95k (California), but she came from a large public corporation, and my company was notorious for offering higher to incentive prospective employees.

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    January 20, 2015 at 3:05 pm #642690
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    60k to 80k sounds about right for Houston, but where you are in that spectrum really depends on the company and the industry.

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