Accountants and auditors prepare and examine financial records to ensure accuracy and regulatory compliance. Based on 31,097 certified H-1B and PERM filings from U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data, the median sponsored salary for a Accountant is $77,626 per year.
| Percentile | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| 10th (entry) | $49,566 |
| 25th | $60,466 |
| 50th (median) | $77,626 |
| 75th | $100,048 |
| 90th (senior) | $124,000 |
Every other salary site shows the LCA-posted wage — the wage for the position. Using USCIS I-129 petition data, we can compare that against the actual pay the sponsored worker received, and the prevailing-wage floor, across 6,162 matched Accountants petitions.
The median worker is paid 3.3% above the posted LCA wage, but the mean actual pay runs 5.0% above the mean posted wage — so the upside is concentrated in the top earners. 32.3% are paid above their posted wage, 59.1% at it, and 8.6% below.
Actual-pay data covers FY2021–FY2024 cap-subject H-1B lottery petitions matched to certified LCAs (aggregates only). Base wage excludes equity and bonuses, so it is not total compensation. Source: I-129 petition data sourced from USCIS, obtained by Bloomberg.
Of 31,097 filings, 2,712 are H-1B (temporary work visa) and 28,385 are PERM (green-card labor certification, 91% of the total).
| # | Employer | Filings | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ERNST & YOUNG LLP | 2,737 | $108,917 |
| 2 | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS | 1,266 | $107,580 |
| 3 | KPMG LLP | 947 | $98,208 |
| 4 | DELOITTE TOUCHE LLP | 764 | $76,137 |
| 5 | Deloitte Tax LLP | 660 | $80,985 |
| 6 | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC. | 339 | $91,742 |
| 7 | PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLP | 243 | $120,398 |
| 8 | The Siegfried Group LLP | 235 | $116,105 |
| 9 | GRANT THORNTON LLP | 214 | $98,532 |
| 10 | BDO USA, LLP | 202 | $98,663 |
| 11 | GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. | 158 | $96,459 |
| 12 | RSM US LLP | 141 | $106,677 |
| 13 | Microsoft Corporation | 131 | $107,351 |
| 14 | Google LLC | 116 | $118,665 |
| 15 | CROSSCOUNTRY CONSULTING, LLC | 81 | $94,037 |
| 16 | FUNARO & CO., P.C. | 59 | $78,876 |
| 17 | AMAZON CORPORATE LLC | 57 | $80,867 |
| 18 | PwC US Tax LLP | 55 | $157,917 |
| 19 | CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC | 54 | $101,107 |
| 20 | JP Morgan Chase & Co. | 54 | $104,256 |
| State | Filings | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|
| California | 6,849 | $80,615 |
| New York | 4,837 | $100,452 |
| Texas | 2,686 | $76,977 |
| New Jersey | 2,469 | $89,313 |
| Illinois | 1,298 | $80,043 |
| Florida | 1,102 | $70,218 |
| Pennsylvania | 925 | $75,815 |
| Virginia | 782 | $77,782 |
| Washington | 773 | $89,232 |
| Georgia | 683 | $68,793 |
| Massachusetts | 682 | $86,382 |
| Maryland | 515 | $70,128 |
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Salaries are the certified offered annual wage on public U.S. Department of Labor H-1B (LCA) and PERM disclosure filings, not a guarantee of pay. Occupation is the DOL-assigned Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code.