BY THE NUMBERS:
The Massachusetts Accounting Industry
The accounting sector is growing
rapidly in Massachusetts, with
the state's Labor and Workforce
De elopment ffice recently
projecting a 12 percent increase in
accounting jobs by the year 2022.
bookkeepers,
accountants &
auditing clerks
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According to the latest report from the National
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Massachusetts was
listed as the third highest paying state for
bookkeepers, accountants and auditing clerks
in 2015. There were 41,720 bookkeepers,
accountants and auditing clerks employed in
Massachusetts in 2015.
$46
,828
$51,612
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The median annual Accountant I salary in
Boston is $51,612, as of May 31, 2016, with a
range usually between $46,828 and $57,581 –
not including bonus and benefit information
and other factors that impact base pay.
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