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Accountant Career Market Report 2026

3,474 active jobs. 1,392 companies. Median salary $80K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-05-28.

3,474
Active Job Openings
1,392
Companies Hiring
$80K
Median Salary (US)
60%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Accountant market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 60% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $80K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $65K to $125K.

Remote roles pay 6% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

Excel is the most-demanded skill at 49%

SAP demand rose +20.5pp — fastest-growing skill

Lextorahlds leads hiring with 92 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Senior → Lead (+$27K, +32%)

Salary increase: +$27K · Sample: Senior → Lead

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior184$75K$83K$125K
Staff67$60K$70K$105K
Mid-Level30$64K$80K$166K
Junior22$54K$62K$88K
Entry-Level5$50K$60K$78K
Lead4$86K$110K$125K

What jumps out

Senior → Lead: +$27K (32%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States224$80KUSD
Remote19$85KUSD
United Kingdom5$27KGBP

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site3.1%
Remote10.2%
Hybrid2.7%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Excel
49%
Financial Reporting
49%
GAAP
34%
CPA
28%
Accounts Payable
22%
SAP
20%
AI/LLM
20%
SOX Compliance
18%
Accounts Receivable
17%
Auditing
15%
IFRS
12%
Financial Analysis
10%

Skills on the Rise

SAP ↑+20.5ppExcel ↑+15.7ppFinancial Reporting ↑+12.0ppGAAP ↑+8.6ppAccounts Payable ↑+6.9pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-50.6ppAttention to Detail ↓-20.3ppSustainability ↓-6.0pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Lextorahlds922.6%
Jobsforhumanity621.8%
Onlyexperts361.0%
Cw260.7%
Surbanajurong250.7%
Intel210.6%
Livenation170.5%
Jll160.5%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States1,097
Philippines174
India164
Remote143
United Kingdom131
Nigeria109
Canada86
Poland84

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree39.2%812
Bachelor's Degree29.1%603
Master's Degree16.4%340
MBA2.3%47

Certifications

CPA (35%)CMA (4%)MBA (3%)

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