Accountant Salary by City (2026)

Mid-career New York baseline: $62,000. Each city lists local-market pay and a COLI-scaled lifestyle equivalent — the equivalent is not market pay.

Highest Adjusted
Zurich
$75,888
Median City
Rome
$30,566
Best Value
Dubai
$44,888

Accountant Salary — All 113 Cities

#CityLocal marketLifestyle equivalentCOLITake-Home %
1ZurichCHF 36,169CHF 61,488122.465.6%
2GenevaCHF 36,169CHF 59,579118.661.6%
3New York$62,000$62,000100.068.0%
4San Francisco$62,000$60,51297.669.0%
5SingaporeS$50,076S$70,83487.777.5%
6London£32,681£40,85187.574.2%
7Copenhagenkr 196,785kr 337,28985.763.8%
8Amsterdam€38,376€43,42282.663.0%
9Boston$62,000$51,08882.469.3%
10Tel Aviv₪122,739₪181,43181.376.6%
11Miami$62,000$49,66280.178.3%
12Washington DC$62,000$49,47679.869.8%
13Seattle$62,000$49,29079.578.3%
14Oslokr 323,857kr 488,89978.569.2%
15San Diego$62,000$48,05077.569.0%
16Tokyo¥3,649,671¥7,424,19977.377.0%
17Los Angeles$62,000$47,30676.369.0%
18SydneyA$48,454A$65,63374.589.0%
19Hong KongHK$315,602HK$357,35973.688.4%
20Chicago$62,000$45,38473.273.4%
21Dublin€27,336€38,27072.876.0%
22DubaiAED 130,274AED 162,61872.4100.0%
23DohaQAR 117,501QAR 157,04569.5100.0%
24Seoul₩29,911,265₩54,233,84668.979.8%
25Philadelphia$62,000$42,65668.875.3%
26Luxembourg City€34,170€35,95768.473.9%
27MelbourneA$48,454A$60,08368.289.0%
28Abu DhabiAED 130,274AED 152,28667.8100.0%
29Portland$62,000$41,66467.268.4%
30Denver$62,000$40,73465.773.9%
31VancouverC$57,081C$54,89965.470.4%
32Austin$62,000$40,17664.878.3%
33Tampa$62,000$39,99064.578.3%
34Stockholmkr 383,821kr 362,93764.361.0%
35PerthA$48,454A$55,94263.589.0%
36Atlanta$62,000$39,18463.272.8%
37Nashville$62,000$38,93662.878.3%
38Osaka¥3,649,671¥6,031,56262.877.0%
39Dallas$62,000$38,75062.578.3%
40TorontoC$57,081C$52,29662.368.9%
41Edinburgh£32,681£28,99262.175.1%
42Munich€34,170€32,33061.564.7%
43Minneapolis$62,000$38,06861.470.5%
44AucklandNZ$51,953NZ$60,74560.880.4%
45Houston$62,000$37,32460.278.3%
46Charlotte$62,000$37,07659.873.8%
47Phoenix$62,000$36,51858.975.8%
48Raleigh$62,000$36,33258.673.8%
49Helsinki€23,130€30,59558.284.9%
50Las Vegas$62,000$36,08458.278.3%
51Milan€16,822€30,38557.867.6%
52Nice€34,170€27,70452.767.6%
53MontrealC$57,081C$43,73452.163.1%
54Fukuoka¥3,649,671¥4,936,66051.477.0%
55Berlin€34,170€26,91551.264.7%
56Brussels€23,656€26,44250.378.0%
57Rome€16,822€25,91749.367.6%
58Vienna€23,130€25,33848.272.4%
59Paris€34,170€24,65546.967.6%
60Shanghai¥91,823¥192,82946.270.2%
61TaipeiNT$627,470NT$878,45844.889.1%
62Beijing¥91,823¥181,56043.570.2%
63RiyadhSAR 102,300SAR 99,04542.690.2%
64Panama City$12,400$26,22642.388.6%
65Barcelona€16,822€22,13242.173.4%
66Shenzhen¥91,823¥174,88241.970.2%
67São PauloR$56,304R$130,75141.877.3%
68Guangzhou¥91,823¥161,52638.770.2%
69Madrid€16,822€19,97638.073.4%
70Bangkok฿269,008฿714,79337.294.4%
71CancúnMX$168,072MX$376,06235.887.4%
72Lisbon€14,719€18,24234.772.4%
73Valencia€16,822€17,61133.573.4%
74SantiagoCLP 9,300,000CLP 19,297,50033.280.3%
75Kuala LumpurRM 50,422RM 82,69232.885.9%
76Mexico CityMX$168,072MX$341,39732.587.4%
77Montevideo$U 390,768$U 846,66432.581.9%
78Split€11,565€16,71731.860.0%
79Málaga€16,822€16,40231.273.4%
80San José (CR)₡5,647,229₡9,788,53031.289.3%
81Playa del CarmenMX$168,072MX$323,53930.887.4%
82Athens€13,142€16,08630.674.0%
83PragueKč 371,440Kč 437,15630.674.0%
84Phuket฿269,008฿586,05330.594.4%
85Porto€14,719€15,82330.172.4%
86Tallinn€13,668€15,19328.989.9%
87Cape TownR 203,367R 320,86928.481.9%
88Warsawzł 58,265zł 68,94728.480.5%
89Lagos₦7,843,373₦26,765,51227.370.7%
90Manila₱313,035₱932,14826.892.0%
91Ho Chi Minh City₫139,500,000₫409,200,00026.481.0%
92BudapestFt 4,453,916Ft 5,812,36026.166.5%
93LimaS/22,970S/59,26225.887.0%
94Buenos AiresAR$8,291,566AR$17,688,67525.658.3%
95Bali (Denpasar)Rp 86,137,048Rp 242,140,81325.387.0%
96Riga€11,565€13,30025.369.5%
97Phnom Penh$4,960$15,37624.8100.0%
98NairobiKSh 640,542KSh 1,977,67424.773.8%
99JakartaRp 86,137,048Rp 234,484,18724.587.0%
100Hanoi₫139,500,000₫373,550,00024.181.0%
101Krakowzł 58,265zł 57,78023.880.5%
102Istanbul₺337,312₺458,34723.164.4%
103BogotáCOP 28,348,193COP 59,015,78322.992.0%
104Chiang Mai฿269,008฿434,25622.694.4%
105Bucharestlei 47,228lei 59,03522.555.0%
106Mumbai₹515,889₹1,150,43122.393.7%
107CasablancaMAD 54,203MAD 133,09922.188.5%
108Bangalore₹515,889₹1,073,04820.893.7%
109MedellínCOP 28,348,193COP 52,573,01220.492.0%
110Delhi₹515,889₹1,005,98319.593.7%
111MarrakechMAD 54,203MAD 115,63419.288.5%
112Chennai₹515,889₹975,02918.993.7%
113CairoE£211,771E£508,25116.873.7%

Data covers 113 cities. Local market = verified / OECD / COLI badge (same as /is-my-salary-good/). Lifestyle equivalent = NYC baseline × city COLI / 100 — not market pay. Updated 2026.

Salary Range

Typical accountant salary range (New York baseline, USD):

Entry Level
$35,000
Mid-Career
$62,000
Senior
$110,000

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average accountant salary in 2026?

The mid-career accountant New York baseline is $62,000. Each city shows two numbers: local-market pay (verified national stats, OECD estimate, or COLI fallback) and a lifestyle equivalent (NYC baseline scaled by city COLI). The equivalent is not what someone earns locally.

Which city pays accountants the most?

The highest COLI-scaled lifestyle equivalent for a accountant is Zurich at $75,888 USD. That figure is purchasing-power scaled from the New York baseline, not local market pay. See both columns in the table for all 113 cities.

How is the salary adjusted for each city?

Local-market pay uses the same country multipliers as /is-my-salary-good/ (verified national statistics, OECD wage ratios, or COLI fallback). Lifestyle equivalent starts from the New York baseline and scales by city COLI (NYC = 100). Take-home percentage is tax and social contributions on the local-market figure.