SalaryCPA Research
Compensation research, built to be cited
A growing library of research-grade briefs on accountant and CPA pay — each grounded in verified BLS wage data, transparent about what is measured versus modeled, and published with a citation. We never publish a brief before its data is real.
Published
Research library
The State of Accountant & CPA Compensation, 2026
A full brief on what accountants earn across the U.S. — by state, metro, and industry — plus a clearly-labeled modeled CPA-license premium and role ladder. Point-in-time snapshot on verified BLS OEWS data, fully citable.
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Where a CPA Salary Goes Furthest: Cost-of-Living-Adjusted Pay, 2026
Which states and metros give a CPA the most buying power? We divide the verified BLS wage by the BEA Regional Price Parity for all 51 states and 387 metros — the real-pay ranking, the biggest climbers and fallers, and the state pairs where cost of living flips the answer. BEA-adjusted, not take-home.
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On the roadmap
Briefs we're building next
Each ships only when its data is verified or submission-backed — never modeled-and-relabeled.
Big 4 & firm compensation brief
Level-by-level firm pay — ships once enough moderated salary submissions clear the sample-size gate.
CPA total-comp & bonus brief
Base, bonus, and total compensation by role, industry, and company type — submission-backed.
Our standard: verified BLS measurements are presented as measurements; anything modeled is labeled an estimate. See our methodology.