Side-by-side distribution
Accountant
$85,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 28.3%
- Live roles
- 3,535
Bookkeeper
$40,166
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 28.2%
- Live roles
- 149
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Accountant Expert
Corporate / Controllership Accountant
Managed Services - Private Asr - Senior Accountant
Senior Accountant
Lead Tax Accountant, Tax Audit & Compliance
Senior Forward Deployed Accountant
Senior Forward Deployed Accountant
Sr. Accountant
Sr. Accountant, AI Operations
Senior Technical Accountant
Highest-paying jobs
Bookkeeper
Front end/Bookkeeper
Front End Manager/Bookkeeper- FT
Bookkeeper
Bookkeeper
Full Charge Bookkeeper
Legal Bookkeeper (Full Time Role)
Bookkeeper - Part-time
Bookkeeper - Greenfield Village
Front End Manager/Bookkeeper - FT
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
BDO Canada
|
$79,000 | 27 |
Supporting Strategies
|
$70,200 | 14 |
U.S. Bank
|
$72,520 | 11 |
Hunt St
|
$24,005 | 11 |
CoreWeave
|
$114,000 | 10 |
Colliers International
|
$73,906 | 10 |
Cushman & Wakefield
|
$55,500 | 9 |
Anduril Industries
|
$118,000 | 8 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Loblaw
|
$42,172 | 14 |
|
Hunt St
|
$20,488 | 7 |
| BE Buc-ee's | $43,680 | 2 |
D2B
|
$16,014 | 2 |
Scalesource
|
$15,000 | 2 |
|
Cynch AI
|
$75,000 | 1 |
|
The Boutique COO
|
$62,400 | 1 |
|
SMB Team
|
$60,320 | 1 |
Accountant salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $120,000 | 47 |
| Austin | $118,875 | 4 |
| Seattle | $103,222 | 6 |
| Atlanta | $102,125 | 4 |
| New York | $101,875 | 86 |
| Boston | $101,750 | 19 |
| Los Angeles | $96,450 | 22 |
| Denver | $90,900 | 27 |
| Chicago | $90,500 | 47 |
| Toronto | $71,767 | 28 |
Accountant vs Bookkeeper: which pays more?
The median for Accountant is $85,000 per year (typically $70,000–$104,563), versus $40,166 for Bookkeeper ($19,006–$49,595). That puts Accountant about 112% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Accountant and Bookkeeper are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.