Top U.S. accounting job candidates command starting yearly salaries well into six figures in an extremely competitive market for talent, according to a new salary guide for 2018 published by staffing services provider Robert Half.
Unlike past salary guides, the latest guide does not estimate how much salaries for various positions are increasing or falling compared with the previous year's guide.
Instead, the salary benchmarking charts provide a range of salaries for each type of finance and accounting position, with estimated salaries for candidates in the 25th, 50th, 75th, and 95th percentiles based on candidates' experience level and skills as well as the job's complexity.
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