Accountant: salaries and requirements
As of September 28, 2026, the cvGO database holds 199 active jobs for “Accountant”. Median pay among jobs that state it: US & Canada — $162,000 per year (n = 78); CIS — $10,700 per year (n = 16). Most requested skills: month-end close, revenue recognition, US GAAP.
Pay by region
| Region | Median | 25–75% | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| US & Canada | $162,000 per year | $119,300 per year – $210,000 per year | 78 |
| Europe | not enough data | 2 | |
| CIS | $10,700 per year | $7,400 per year – $12,700 per year | 16 |
| Asia | not enough data | 2 | |
Skills in requirements
- month-end close — 28%
- revenue recognition — 27%
- US GAAP — 27%
- journal entries — 25%
- internal controls — 22%
- ASC 606 — 20%
- financial reporting — 20%
- CPA — 18%
- technical accounting — 18%
- NetSuite — 18%
- reconciliations — 15%
- Excel — 13%
- audit support — 12%
- process improvement — 12%
- stakeholder management — 12%
- cross-functional collaboration — 10%
- external audit — 10%
- flux analysis — 10%
- Revenue Accounting — 10%
- account reconciliations — 10%
Levels
- Junior — 7
- Middle — 77
- Senior — 77
- Lead — 11
- Head — 14
- Director — 10
FAQ
How much do “Accountant” jobs pay?
US & Canada: median $162,000 per year, half of jobs between $119,300 per year and $210,000 per year (n = 78). CIS: median $10,700 per year, half of jobs between $7,400 per year and $12,700 per year (n = 16). Pay is stated in 49% of jobs.
Which skills do “Accountant” jobs require?
month-end close — 28%, revenue recognition — 27%, US GAAP — 27%, journal entries — 25%, internal controls — 22%. Share of jobs with parsed requirements (n = 165).
How many “Accountant” jobs are remote?
Remote — 29%, hybrid — 17%, office — 54% (of 199 jobs that state the format).
Are there entry-level “Accountant” jobs?
Intern and junior — 7 jobs (4%).
What level of English is required?
The level is stated in 81% of jobs; most often: C1 — 61%, A1 — 8%, B2 — 6%.
How we count
- Source: jobs in the cvGO database as of September 28, 2026: Global 72%, HeadHunter 20%, Telegram 7%, JSearch 1%, LinkedIn 1%.
- A job belongs to a profession by its title; one job may belong to several professions.
- Some jobs in the database match no profession in our catalogue and are not counted on these pages.
- Pay is the midpoint of the stated range or the single stated amount, in US dollars at a fixed rate (90 RUB per USD, table v1). Yearly amounts are divided by 12; if the period is not stated, it is inferred from the currency and amount; amounts outside 300–60,000 USD per month are excluded.
- A median is shown when a region has at least 10 jobs with pay.
- Skills and English are counted only for jobs with the employer’s own text.
- Duplicates of one job across sources are not merged.