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I recently passed my last part of the exam in December, ran that application to the post office, and received my license in January! Now, I am looking for advice on what should the reward be for this HUGE(in my opinion) accomplishment.
Background information: I work for a small local firm (staff auditor) with 40-50 professionals. No standard bonus or raise, no assistance with exam fees or material – the only thing we get is pay for the time spent sitting for the exam. I have been with the firm for almost 2 years, and I also have my masters. My starting salary was not even in the same ball park (LOW 40k’s) as my peers who were hired at regional firms, and it was barely adjusted for inflation last year. I accepted the offer as I desparately needed a job, travel is minimal, and busy season is fairly mild compared to large firms. We also have the perk of banking a certain amount of overtime to take as vacation later.
I have been doing my research looking for articles and comparable salary information (primarily Robert Half – where I am not even in the salary range for my job!) to present to the HR partner. Robert Half suggests +5-10% for certifications and graduate degrees. What are your opinions? What do other similar sized firms do for becoming a CPA? I saw several posts from two years ago (about the time that I was hired), where people took jobs with similar low salaries – how much of an improvement have any of you seen? Can I expect a small firm to be competative compared to what Robert Half reports?
(PS: There are about 3 of us at our firm that will be in the same situation by annual review time, and we are all hoping for a big increase.)
THANK YOU for your advice!!!
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