Principal Accountant Salary


What is the salary of a Principal Accountant? In the United States, a Principal Accountant earns an average salary of $130,061. The salary range for a Principal Accountant is usually between $85,023 and $166,931 per year, representing the 25th to 75th percentiles respectively. The top 10% of earners, that is the 90th percentile, have an annual salary of $217,218. The highest Principal Accountant salary in the United States was $348,922. The average hourly pay for a Principal Accountant is $62.53.

What are Top Paying States and Employers for Principal Accountant Jobs?

Top 3 states paying the highest average Principal Accountant salary are California, with an average salary of $178,463, followed by Nevada, with an average salary of $140,268, and New York, with an average salary of $123,863. Employers paying the highest salary for a Principal Accountant job are Turlock (CA), San Diego (CA) and Anaheim (CA).

Are you looking for a specific Principal Accountant salary?

Principal Accountant Salary Lookup
Average Salary
$130,061/yr
Records Number
331
Employers Number
76
Job Pay Rank
13,083th

Principal Accountant Salary Statistics


Advertisement

Top Paying Employers for Principal Accountant Jobs

EmployerAverage Salary
Turlock, CA$222,329
San Diego, CA$214,052
Anaheim, CA$198,957
Orange County Sanitation District, CA$194,821
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, CA$191,069
Pasadena, CA$188,839
San Jose, CA$179,539
San Diego County, CA$172,566
Fresno County, CA$161,107
Monrovia, CA$154,544

Principal Accountant Salary in States

Select a state to view specific salary for Principal Accountant and other interesting information


StateAverage SalaryRecords Number
Alaska$77,31010
Alabama$108,0041
Arizona$71,30314
California$178,463168
Connecticut$89,5717
Florida$80,6312
Georgia$61,8191
Illinois$80,5852
Kansas$40,2364
Kentucky$61,45315
Louisiana$68,5284
Massachusetts$49,35113
Maryland$31,7473
Michigan$51,1888
Minnesota$99,20724
New Jersey$71,92023
New Mexico$52,23914
Nevada$140,2686
New York$123,86368
Oregon$25,8581
Rhode Island$67,8567
Texas$57,89713
Virginia$63,05410
Washington$101,21449
Wisconsin$120,5353
Wyoming$79,33235
Advertisement