Side-by-side distribution
Accountant
$85,403
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 27.8%
- Live roles
- 3,536
Financial Analyst
$97,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34.9%
- Live roles
- 3,198
Highest-paying jobs
Corporate / Controllership Accountant
Senior Accountant Expert
Managed Services - Private Asr - Senior Accountant
Senior Accountant
Senior Accountant
Lead Tax Accountant, Tax Audit & Compliance
Senior Forward Deployed Accountant
Senior Forward Deployed Accountant
Senior Technical Accountant
Sr. Accountant, AI Operations
Highest-paying jobs
Financial Analyst
Finance Expert - Public Equities Analyst / PM
Finance Expert - Quant Research & Systematic Trading
Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Finance
Senior Business Systems Analyst, Finance Systems
Finance Systems Analyst, Tax
Sr. Financial Analyst
Financial Analyst Lead - Technology
Financial Analyst Lead - AI Technology
Senior Financial Analyst
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
BDO Canada
|
$79,000 | 26 |
Supporting Strategies
|
$70,200 | 14 |
U.S. Bank
|
$72,520 | 12 |
Hunt St
|
$24,005 | 11 |
Cushman & Wakefield
|
$56,888 | 10 |
Anduril Industries
|
$114,500 | 9 |
CoreWeave
|
$114,000 | 9 |
Colliers International
|
$66,401 | 9 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Bank of America
|
$122,400 | 19 |
Amentum
|
$108,750 | 18 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$117,700 | 17 |
CACI
|
$106,050 | 16 |
|
Cushman & Wakefield
|
$83,250 | 16 |
|
Anduril Industries
|
$89,500 | 15 |
Blue Origin
|
$124,832 | 12 |
Houlihan Lokey
|
$107,500 | 12 |
Accountant salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $120,500 | 43 |
| Seattle | $103,222 | 6 |
| New York | $101,875 | 84 |
| Austin | $101,750 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | $93,744 | 22 |
| Boston | $92,079 | 19 |
| Chicago | $91,088 | 48 |
| Denver | $90,900 | 25 |
| London | $79,000 | 3 |
| Toronto | $70,616 | 25 |
Financial Analyst salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $124,832 | 27 |
| Austin | $109,250 | 15 |
| San Francisco | $105,000 | 36 |
| New York | $103,750 | 128 |
| Los Angeles | $102,125 | 28 |
| Atlanta | $101,700 | 13 |
| Chicago | $99,500 | 78 |
| Boston | $97,908 | 33 |
| Denver | $92,500 | 25 |
| Toronto | $72,005 | 55 |
Accountant vs Financial Analyst: which pays more?
The median for Accountant is $85,403 per year (typically $70,000–$104,647), versus $97,500 for Financial Analyst ($80,250–$117,488). That puts Financial Analyst about 14% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Accountant and Financial Analyst 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.