Accounting Principals has finally released its salary guide for 2022, and the main takeaway is average base salaries for roles in public accounting are expected to increase 6.4% across the board next year. So you guys get a salary adjustment that would barely cover the current inflation rate. Hooray.

For 2022’s salary guide, Accounting Principals provided salary data for employees in three tiers based on experience:

Low: Zero to two years of experience in that position or one similar.Medium: Three to 10 years of experience in that position or one similar.High: Ten or more years of experience in that position or one similar.

Below are the average base salaries for each of the 11 public accounting jobs in AP’s 2022 salary guide, listed by experience with a comparison of 2021’s projected salary and 2022’s projected salary (2021 -> 2022):

ccounting services

Low experience: $53,844 -> $57,312Medium experience: $63,062 -> $67,124High experience: $71,198 -> $75,784

ccounting services, senior

Low experience: $58,994 -> $62,794Medium experience: $71,198 -> $75,784High experience: $99,723 -> $106,146

udit/assurance services associate

Low experience: $54,430 -> $57,935Medium experience: $66,040 -> $70,293High experience: $75,282 -> $80,131

udit/assurance services associate, senior

Low experience: $59,409 -> $63,235Medium experience: $69,205 -> $73,662High experience: $79,952 -> $85,102

udit/assurance services manager

Low experience: $69,205 -> $73,662Medium experience: $91,563 -> $97,460High experience: $103,734 -> $110,415

udit/assurance services manager, senior

Low experience: $85,477 -> $90,982Medium experience: $93,841 -> $99,884High experience: $110,877 -> $118,018

Tax services associate

Low experience: $50,386 -> $53,631Medium experience: $56,147 -> $59,763High experience: $66,821 -> $71,125

Tax services associate, senior

Low experience: $71,198 -> $75,784Medium experience: $82,385 -> $87,691High experience: $87,462 -> $93,095

Tax services manager

Low experience: $88,503 -> $94,203Medium experience: $103,750 -> $110,432High experience: $133,162 -> $151,567

Tax services manager, senior

Low experience: $92,563 -> $98,525Medium experience: $112,911 -> $120,183High experience: $142,396 -> $151,567

Partner

Low experience: $144,430 -> $153,732Medium experience: $216,424 -> $230,362High experience: $324,480 -> $345,378

You can find our previous articles on salary projections for 2022 here.

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