Starting Salary for fresh college graduate?

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    1dayatatime
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    What is the standard starting salary for a college graduate in the midst of the CPA exams?

    Junior Auditor: ?

    Junior Tax: ?

    Staff Accountant: ?

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  • #758854

    Depends on where you live. I would say lower cost of living is going to be around 40k. Higher is probably in the 50k range.

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    #758855
    DTBird
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    When I graduated with my BS in Acct in 2012, my starting salary was $45K as a Staff Accountant for a Real Estate Developer in Houston TX. That was before obtaining my MS in Acct and pursuing the CPA exam.

    AUD - 78
    BEC - 77
    FAR - 76
    REG - 80
    Texas CPA

    BEC - 77 (5/16)
    AUD - TBD (8/16)
    REG - 80 (1/16)
    FAR - 76 (8/15)

    #758856
    Anonymous
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    Location is key. $40k is typical to high here in South Alabama.

    #758857
    Biff-1955-Tannen
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    About 55k around Minneapolis

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    BEC - 83
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    Nobody calls me chicken

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    BEC 83 Feb 16
    FAR 83 Apr 16
    REG 84 May 16

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    #758858
    Spartans92
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    Starting salary is for regional firms are in the mid 50k for Midwest (Michigan here). Big4 is a little more though.

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    REG- 67, 85
    AUD-63, 74, 80!!
    FAR-65, 62, 57, 79

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    #758859
    Lion_of_the_Rock
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    Small firm, Cleveland, Ohio, tax, all exams passed…$30K.

    BEC - 78
    AUD - 75
    REG - 74, 79
    FAR - 75

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    #758860
    Spartans92
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    @lionoftherock, are you serious? you are underpaid imo.

    BEC - 76
    REG- 67, 85
    AUD-63, 74, 80!!
    FAR-65, 62, 57, 79

    3 down 1 more to go. BEC is on the Line 🙁

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    #758861
    jonnybgood2321
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    40K with no experience and an bachelor degree — Boston

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    #758862
    Jeff01234567
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    Big 4 in California is 60k-70k depending on undergrad or grad and service line.

    BEC - 83 Oct 23
    FAR - 84 Jan 8
    AUD - 81 Feb 26
    REG - 84 May 23

    #758863
    the LAST Coffee
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    Staff Accountant at 20 person CPA firm (I do audits and tax). Just got a raise after working 4 months.

    Started 48.000 (54,500 with paid 200 OT)

    Now 52,000 (59,500 with 200 hours of OT)

    Higher than average for Alaska.

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    BEC 83 (AUG '15)
    AUD 79 (OCT '15)
    REG 71, 78! (NOV '15, FEB '16)

    #758864
    B2RAD
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    i am in michigan, working at a 7 person CPA firm doing audits and tax. i had 2 years experience coming out of school in august of 2015, couldnt get a job at a regional firm due to not having 150. NO O/T >:/ (but i expected that one) i made use of overtime as an intern during 3 tax seasons heheheh

    starting: $46k

    supposed 90 day raise to $48-50k

    CPA passed: $52k

    although the last 4 young college grads hired here only lasted 3-9 months according to the lady thats been here for 3 years. and honestly once i pass the exam i am probably going to go elsewhere. but for 23, stable income, and close to home i am happy most days lol the work is not super difficult either so i am able to have mental power once home to study for the CPA.

    honestly the highest offer i had was for $50k and i had offers from 4 firms. i was disappointed but cant control the pay, but i can control my destiny. and i wasnt about to drive over 40 miles one way to make $50k hahah

    Brad

    AUD - 69 (1/6/16) 69 (10-4-15)
    FAR - Spring 2016
    BEC - 73 (11-23-15) Retake plan Spring 2016
    REG - Summer 2016

    #758865
    tacctfin11
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    Start from the bottom. Whether its 7 bucks an hour or 20.

    Fort Worth Tx CPA

     

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    #758866
    B2RAD
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    @tacctfin11 kinda what i am rolling with. i worked at a McDonalds for 5 years straight and than during the in between time during internships (so almost 8 years total). i have no problem starting at the bottom as i left as a manager at McDonalds and honestly i loved that job but have to move on to further my career but i would take a corporate job with them in a heartbeat, the company really treated me well and makes it hard to be treated crappy in public lol

    Brad

    AUD - 69 (1/6/16) 69 (10-4-15)
    FAR - Spring 2016
    BEC - 73 (11-23-15) Retake plan Spring 2016
    REG - Summer 2016

    #758867
    CPA2BEE
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    I'm in south Orange County in CA (expensive cost of living!)

    2014: BS Business Admin, Accounting degree in progress – $37,500
    2015: BS Business Admin, Accounting Certificate complete, beginning to sit for CPA exam – $43,000
    2016: Same credentials as above but 2 exams passed, moved to new firm – $52,500

    Both places I've worked are small firms. If I could do it over again, I wouldn't have settled for anything less than $40k for my first job.

    CA CPA - est. Dec 2016

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    AUD - 82
    BEC - 80
    REG - 85

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    #758868
    jlp0369
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    2016 starting salary mid-tier firm in NYC: $58,000-68,000

    FAR: 87
    REG: 90
    BEC: 74(ouch), retake 7/16/16
    AUD: 96

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