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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 EMP LO MAS NT YME S COU US ACH NT ETTS 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 $57,5 81 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. M a s s a c h u s e t t s S o c i e t y o f C e r t i f i e d P u b l i c A c c o u n t a n t s • C PA t r a c k . c o m content_collegeguide_0912.indd 49 49 9/12/16 4:56 PM