Side-by-side distribution
Accountant
$85,403
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 27.8%
- Live roles
- 3,541
Risk Analyst
$132,800
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 32.3%
- Live roles
- 1,974
Highest-paying jobs
Corporate / Controllership Accountant
Senior Accountant Expert
Managed Services - Private Asr - Senior Accountant
Senior Accountant
Lead Tax Accountant, Tax Audit & Compliance
Senior Technical Accountant
Senior Forward Deployed Accountant
Senior Forward Deployed Accountant
Sr. Accountant, AI Operations
Senior Accountant
Highest-paying jobs
Cyber Risk & Resilience: (Senior) Analyst
Engineering Manager, Clearing, Payments & Risk
Staff Security GRC Analyst
Technical Lead Manager, Risk Aware Planning
Security Risk Analyst, Risk Engineering
Principal Security GRC Analyst
Risk & Independence Contract Specialist Senior Manager - Managed Services
Risk & Independence Contract Specialist Senior Manager - Advisory Consulting Services
Underwriting/Credit Model Risk Senior Manager - Machine Learning
Lead Analyst, Credit Risk Strategy
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 |
CoreWeave
|
$114,000 | 10 |
Cushman & Wakefield
|
$56,888 | 10 |
Colliers International
|
$66,401 | 9 |
Anduril Industries
|
$118,000 | 8 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Bank of America
|
$146,450 | 20 |
BMO
|
$117,500 | 19 |
|
PwC
|
$162,125 | 18 |
State Street
|
$94,375 | 12 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$120,250 | 10 |
Coinbase
|
$96,077 | 10 |
| TB TD Bank | $82,258 | 10 |
RSM
|
$152,000 | 9 |
Accountant salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $120,000 | 43 |
| Seattle | $103,222 | 6 |
| New York | $102,000 | 85 |
| Austin | $101,750 | 3 |
| Atlanta | $101,750 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | $93,744 | 24 |
| Denver | $93,200 | 24 |
| Boston | $92,079 | 19 |
| Chicago | $91,088 | 48 |
| London | $79,000 | 3 |
Risk Analyst salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $199,750 | 42 |
| Seattle | $192,000 | 16 |
| Austin | $173,375 | 16 |
| New York | $162,850 | 123 |
| Los Angeles | $161,250 | 18 |
| London | $161,197 | 4 |
| Atlanta | $159,870 | 18 |
| Denver | $154,700 | 14 |
| Chicago | $152,000 | 77 |
| Boston | $152,000 | 38 |
Accountant vs Risk Analyst: which pays more?
The median for Accountant is $85,403 per year (typically $70,000–$104,600), versus $132,800 for Risk Analyst ($97,500–$163,600). That puts Risk Analyst about 55% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Accountant and Risk 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.