Salary Guide - US Tax and Audit

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I’ve found many of the salary guides out there to be quite inaccurate compared to the data submitted on the site so we’re here to set the record straight.

We’re starting with tax and audit streams and have excluded very high cost of living cities (New York and San Francisco) who will have their own guide released in a future email. We’ll also be following up in the future with a consulting salary guide, and a Canadian salary guide. Without further ado, let’s jump into the US guide!

Each level is showing percentiles within the band so you can easily situate yourself based on how far along the band you are, and the cost of living in the city where you are working. For example, a first year senior living in a the mid-west would likely find themselves on the low end of the percentiles for Senior, whereas someone who is a 2nd or 3rd year senior living in a higher cost of living area should be closer to the upper end of the band.

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