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.
| # | City | Local market | Lifestyle equivalent | COLI | Take-Home % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zurich | CHF 36,169 | CHF 61,488 | 122.4 | 65.6% |
| 2 | Geneva | CHF 36,169 | CHF 59,579 | 118.6 | 61.6% |
| 3 | New York | $62,000 | $62,000 | 100.0 | 68.0% |
| 4 | San Francisco | $62,000 | $60,512 | 97.6 | 69.0% |
| 5 | Singapore | S$50,076 | S$70,834 | 87.7 | 77.5% |
| 6 | London | £32,681 | £40,851 | 87.5 | 74.2% |
| 7 | Copenhagen | kr 196,785 | kr 337,289 | 85.7 | 63.8% |
| 8 | Amsterdam | €38,376 | €43,422 | 82.6 | 63.0% |
| 9 | Boston | $62,000 | $51,088 | 82.4 | 69.3% |
| 10 | Tel Aviv | ₪122,739 | ₪181,431 | 81.3 | 76.6% |
| 11 | Miami | $62,000 | $49,662 | 80.1 | 78.3% |
| 12 | Washington DC | $62,000 | $49,476 | 79.8 | 69.8% |
| 13 | Seattle | $62,000 | $49,290 | 79.5 | 78.3% |
| 14 | Oslo | kr 323,857 | kr 488,899 | 78.5 | 69.2% |
| 15 | San Diego | $62,000 | $48,050 | 77.5 | 69.0% |
| 16 | Tokyo | ¥3,649,671 | ¥7,424,199 | 77.3 | 77.0% |
| 17 | Los Angeles | $62,000 | $47,306 | 76.3 | 69.0% |
| 18 | Sydney | A$48,454 | A$65,633 | 74.5 | 89.0% |
| 19 | Hong Kong | HK$315,602 | HK$357,359 | 73.6 | 88.4% |
| 20 | Chicago | $62,000 | $45,384 | 73.2 | 73.4% |
| 21 | Dublin | €27,336 | €38,270 | 72.8 | 76.0% |
| 22 | Dubai | AED 130,274 | AED 162,618 | 72.4 | 100.0% |
| 23 | Doha | QAR 117,501 | QAR 157,045 | 69.5 | 100.0% |
| 24 | Seoul | ₩29,911,265 | ₩54,233,846 | 68.9 | 79.8% |
| 25 | Philadelphia | $62,000 | $42,656 | 68.8 | 75.3% |
| 26 | Luxembourg City | €34,170 | €35,957 | 68.4 | 73.9% |
| 27 | Melbourne | A$48,454 | A$60,083 | 68.2 | 89.0% |
| 28 | Abu Dhabi | AED 130,274 | AED 152,286 | 67.8 | 100.0% |
| 29 | Portland | $62,000 | $41,664 | 67.2 | 68.4% |
| 30 | Denver | $62,000 | $40,734 | 65.7 | 73.9% |
| 31 | Vancouver | C$57,081 | C$54,899 | 65.4 | 70.4% |
| 32 | Austin | $62,000 | $40,176 | 64.8 | 78.3% |
| 33 | Tampa | $62,000 | $39,990 | 64.5 | 78.3% |
| 34 | Stockholm | kr 383,821 | kr 362,937 | 64.3 | 61.0% |
| 35 | Perth | A$48,454 | A$55,942 | 63.5 | 89.0% |
| 36 | Atlanta | $62,000 | $39,184 | 63.2 | 72.8% |
| 37 | Nashville | $62,000 | $38,936 | 62.8 | 78.3% |
| 38 | Osaka | ¥3,649,671 | ¥6,031,562 | 62.8 | 77.0% |
| 39 | Dallas | $62,000 | $38,750 | 62.5 | 78.3% |
| 40 | Toronto | C$57,081 | C$52,296 | 62.3 | 68.9% |
| 41 | Edinburgh | £32,681 | £28,992 | 62.1 | 75.1% |
| 42 | Munich | €34,170 | €32,330 | 61.5 | 64.7% |
| 43 | Minneapolis | $62,000 | $38,068 | 61.4 | 70.5% |
| 44 | Auckland | NZ$51,953 | NZ$60,745 | 60.8 | 80.4% |
| 45 | Houston | $62,000 | $37,324 | 60.2 | 78.3% |
| 46 | Charlotte | $62,000 | $37,076 | 59.8 | 73.8% |
| 47 | Phoenix | $62,000 | $36,518 | 58.9 | 75.8% |
| 48 | Raleigh | $62,000 | $36,332 | 58.6 | 73.8% |
| 49 | Helsinki | €23,130 | €30,595 | 58.2 | 84.9% |
| 50 | Las Vegas | $62,000 | $36,084 | 58.2 | 78.3% |
| 51 | Milan | €16,822 | €30,385 | 57.8 | 67.6% |
| 52 | Nice | €34,170 | €27,704 | 52.7 | 67.6% |
| 53 | Montreal | C$57,081 | C$43,734 | 52.1 | 63.1% |
| 54 | Fukuoka | ¥3,649,671 | ¥4,936,660 | 51.4 | 77.0% |
| 55 | Berlin | €34,170 | €26,915 | 51.2 | 64.7% |
| 56 | Brussels | €23,656 | €26,442 | 50.3 | 78.0% |
| 57 | Rome | €16,822 | €25,917 | 49.3 | 67.6% |
| 58 | Vienna | €23,130 | €25,338 | 48.2 | 72.4% |
| 59 | Paris | €34,170 | €24,655 | 46.9 | 67.6% |
| 60 | Shanghai | ¥91,823 | ¥192,829 | 46.2 | 70.2% |
| 61 | Taipei | NT$627,470 | NT$878,458 | 44.8 | 89.1% |
| 62 | Beijing | ¥91,823 | ¥181,560 | 43.5 | 70.2% |
| 63 | Riyadh | SAR 102,300 | SAR 99,045 | 42.6 | 90.2% |
| 64 | Panama City | $12,400 | $26,226 | 42.3 | 88.6% |
| 65 | Barcelona | €16,822 | €22,132 | 42.1 | 73.4% |
| 66 | Shenzhen | ¥91,823 | ¥174,882 | 41.9 | 70.2% |
| 67 | São Paulo | R$56,304 | R$130,751 | 41.8 | 77.3% |
| 68 | Guangzhou | ¥91,823 | ¥161,526 | 38.7 | 70.2% |
| 69 | Madrid | €16,822 | €19,976 | 38.0 | 73.4% |
| 70 | Bangkok | ฿269,008 | ฿714,793 | 37.2 | 94.4% |
| 71 | Cancún | MX$168,072 | MX$376,062 | 35.8 | 87.4% |
| 72 | Lisbon | €14,719 | €18,242 | 34.7 | 72.4% |
| 73 | Valencia | €16,822 | €17,611 | 33.5 | 73.4% |
| 74 | Santiago | CLP 9,300,000 | CLP 19,297,500 | 33.2 | 80.3% |
| 75 | Kuala Lumpur | RM 50,422 | RM 82,692 | 32.8 | 85.9% |
| 76 | Mexico City | MX$168,072 | MX$341,397 | 32.5 | 87.4% |
| 77 | Montevideo | $U 390,768 | $U 846,664 | 32.5 | 81.9% |
| 78 | Split | €11,565 | €16,717 | 31.8 | 60.0% |
| 79 | Málaga | €16,822 | €16,402 | 31.2 | 73.4% |
| 80 | San José (CR) | ₡5,647,229 | ₡9,788,530 | 31.2 | 89.3% |
| 81 | Playa del Carmen | MX$168,072 | MX$323,539 | 30.8 | 87.4% |
| 82 | Athens | €13,142 | €16,086 | 30.6 | 74.0% |
| 83 | Prague | Kč 371,440 | Kč 437,156 | 30.6 | 74.0% |
| 84 | Phuket | ฿269,008 | ฿586,053 | 30.5 | 94.4% |
| 85 | Porto | €14,719 | €15,823 | 30.1 | 72.4% |
| 86 | Tallinn | €13,668 | €15,193 | 28.9 | 89.9% |
| 87 | Cape Town | R 203,367 | R 320,869 | 28.4 | 81.9% |
| 88 | Warsaw | zł 58,265 | zł 68,947 | 28.4 | 80.5% |
| 89 | Lagos | ₦7,843,373 | ₦26,765,512 | 27.3 | 70.7% |
| 90 | Manila | ₱313,035 | ₱932,148 | 26.8 | 92.0% |
| 91 | Ho Chi Minh City | ₫139,500,000 | ₫409,200,000 | 26.4 | 81.0% |
| 92 | Budapest | Ft 4,453,916 | Ft 5,812,360 | 26.1 | 66.5% |
| 93 | Lima | S/22,970 | S/59,262 | 25.8 | 87.0% |
| 94 | Buenos Aires | AR$8,291,566 | AR$17,688,675 | 25.6 | 58.3% |
| 95 | Bali (Denpasar) | Rp 86,137,048 | Rp 242,140,813 | 25.3 | 87.0% |
| 96 | Riga | €11,565 | €13,300 | 25.3 | 69.5% |
| 97 | Phnom Penh | $4,960 | $15,376 | 24.8 | 100.0% |
| 98 | Nairobi | KSh 640,542 | KSh 1,977,674 | 24.7 | 73.8% |
| 99 | Jakarta | Rp 86,137,048 | Rp 234,484,187 | 24.5 | 87.0% |
| 100 | Hanoi | ₫139,500,000 | ₫373,550,000 | 24.1 | 81.0% |
| 101 | Krakow | zł 58,265 | zł 57,780 | 23.8 | 80.5% |
| 102 | Istanbul | ₺337,312 | ₺458,347 | 23.1 | 64.4% |
| 103 | Bogotá | COP 28,348,193 | COP 59,015,783 | 22.9 | 92.0% |
| 104 | Chiang Mai | ฿269,008 | ฿434,256 | 22.6 | 94.4% |
| 105 | Bucharest | lei 47,228 | lei 59,035 | 22.5 | 55.0% |
| 106 | Mumbai | ₹515,889 | ₹1,150,431 | 22.3 | 93.7% |
| 107 | Casablanca | MAD 54,203 | MAD 133,099 | 22.1 | 88.5% |
| 108 | Bangalore | ₹515,889 | ₹1,073,048 | 20.8 | 93.7% |
| 109 | Medellín | COP 28,348,193 | COP 52,573,012 | 20.4 | 92.0% |
| 110 | Delhi | ₹515,889 | ₹1,005,983 | 19.5 | 93.7% |
| 111 | Marrakech | MAD 54,203 | MAD 115,634 | 19.2 | 88.5% |
| 112 | Chennai | ₹515,889 | ₹975,029 | 18.9 | 93.7% |
| 113 | Cairo | E£211,771 | E£508,251 | 16.8 | 73.7% |
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.
Typical accountant salary range (New York baseline, USD):
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.
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.
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.