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Local Salary Benchmarks
Review the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile for 29 accounting, finance, tax, audit, and finance systems roles.
Insights | 2026 Salary Guide
Finance & AccountingSalary Guide
Localized Compensation Benchmarks & Hiring Insights
Plan with market-specific total-compensation benchmarks for critical accounting, finance, tax, audit, and finance systems roles. Select one of 33 U.S. markets to receive the guide built for your location.
33U.S. markets
29Benchmarked roles
3Pay percentiles
Inside the Guide
Practical Market Intelligence for Compensation and Hiring Decisions
Each city edition combines localized salary data with a concise view of the forces shaping accounting and finance talent in 2026.
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Hiring & Workforce Trends
Understand the priorities influencing candidate decisions, specialized hiring, and finance-team planning.
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Company-Size Adjustments
Apply role-level multipliers when revenue scale materially changes leadership scope and compensation expectations.
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Total Compensation View
Compare figures that combine base salary and bonus for a clearer view of the full cash-compensation market.
2026 Outlook
Finance Talent Strategy Is Becoming More Specialized
Organizations are balancing tighter hiring decisions with growing demand for technical expertise, systems capability, and strategic finance leadership.
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Specialized Expertise Remains Difficult to Replace
Technical accounting, finance systems, audit, tax, and experienced leadership roles continue to require targeted search strategies and realistic compensation ranges.
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AI Access Is Becoming Part of the Talent Proposition
Professional-grade AI tools, practical training, and clear governance increasingly shape how finance professionals evaluate an employer's ability to support modern work.
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Total Compensation Provides the Better Market Signal
Base salary alone can understate the value of an offer. Employers should compare salary and bonus together, then adjust for role scope, company size, and specialized requirements.
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Flexible Talent Models Support Critical Work
Interim leaders and project professionals can provide continuity, execute priority initiatives, and add capacity while long-term organizational needs are assessed.
Data Methodology
Built From Multiple Market Signals
Salary benchmarks combine RHI's proprietary placement salary data with external market data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Glassdoor. Each edition presents total compensation for the selected city and provides company-size multipliers for revenue-scale adjustments.
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