Side-by-side distribution
Accountant
$94,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 32.3%
- Live roles
- 1,332
Risk Analyst
$135,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 36.3%
- Live roles
- 542
Highest-paying jobs
Accountant / Finance (Senior/Lead)
Senior Accountant Expert
Staff Accountant
Senior Accountant (Contract to Hire)
Senior Accountant
Senior Technical Accountant
Sr. Accountant
Technical Accountant
Senior Revenue Accountant
VP Finance & Deputy Chief Accountant
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Data Analyst, Credit Risk
Agentic Risk Analyst
Engineering Manager, GRC Platform
Senior Operations Analyst, User Safety & Risk Operations
Underwriting/Credit Model Risk Senior Manager - Machine Learning
GRC Program Manager, US Government Compliance
Senior Data Scientist / Analyst, Fraud & Risk
Product Policy Manager, Product Risk
Governance, Risk, and Compliance Manager - Privacy
Governance, Risk, and Compliance Manager - FedRAMP
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Hunt St
|
$25,300 | 13 |
Supporting Strategies
|
$67,600 | 10 |
| SE Sezzle | $42,000 | 6 |
Remote
|
$38,351 | 6 |
CoreWeave
|
$114,000 | 5 |
Consigli Construction
|
$82,000 | 5 |
Partner One Capital
|
$73,454 | 5 |
| LO Lookers | $45,841 | 5 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| TB TD Bank | $84,137 | 23 |
Strive Health
|
$111,500 | 10 |
Coinbase
|
$120,399 | 8 |
|
OpenAI
|
$234,000 | 7 |
Monzo
|
$87,089 | 7 |
|
Polymarket
|
$181,250 | 4 |
Ivalua
|
$208,000 | 3 |
Luster National
|
$155,000 | 3 |
Accountant salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | $140,400 | 4 |
| Toronto | $139,200 | 3 |
| San Francisco | $122,000 | 31 |
| Austin | $121,750 | 4 |
| New York | $105,000 | 65 |
| Boston | $105,000 | 13 |
| Denver | $92,750 | 8 |
| Los Angeles | $90,000 | 13 |
| Chicago | $90,000 | 24 |
| Berlin | $72,813 | 3 |
Accountant vs Risk Analyst: which pays more?
The median for Accountant is $94,000 per year (typically $70,000–$114,000), versus $135,000 for Risk Analyst ($105,000–$179,076). That puts Risk Analyst about 44% 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.