Accountant - Federal Salaries of 2004

Pay Rates for "Accountant"

How much does an Accountant in the federal government get paid? $83,281.57* *Based on the 2004 average.

7,312 EMPLOYEES

$608.29M TOTAL SALARY

GS MOST COMMON PAYSCALE

Accountant was the 36th most popular job in the U.S. Government in 2004, with 7,312 employed. The most common payscale was the general schedule payscale.

In 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission hired the most employees titled Accounting, with an average salary of $122,891.

Government Accounting jobs are classified under the General Schedule (GS) payscale. The minimum paygrade for a Accounting job is GS-6, and the highest paygrade that can be attained within this job series is GS-15. Remember that the starting and maximum yearly pay listed above reflect base pay only - your actual salary will be higher based on the Locality Pay Adjustment for the area in which you work.

Job Description

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) professions fall under this job category. Due to the growing focus of them STEM fields, individuals in this job category tend to advance more quickly than employees in the other job categories. Jobs in this category are being added quickly and many organizations have trouble finding qualified individuals. Individuals in this job category typically recieve pormotions of 2 grade increases at a time until they reach GS-12.

Agencies that have hired an Accountant

Agency	Employees Hired	Average Salary
Securities and Exchange Commission	893	$122,891.11
Veterans Health Administration	363	$56,376.88
Department of Energy	320	$82,498.11
Financial Management Service	239	$79,832.59
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	212	$79,187.91
Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System	206	$55,791.26
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (General Services Administration)	203	$74,313.75
Bureau of the Public Debt	175	$68,163.23
Program Support Center	171	$81,692.27
Federal Aviation Administration	171	$79,902.86
Environmental Protection Agency	166	$83,363.34
Forest Service	161	$69,188.20
Office of the Secretary of the Interior	160	$82,663.03
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Agriculture)	156	$71,965.94
Farm Service Agency	140	$76,542.59
Department of State	107	$73,707.07
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance	94	$77,822.12
Rural Housing Service	92	$72,691.79
Office of Justice Programs	92	$77,324.17
Customs and Border Protection	90	$78,824.11
Bureau of Reclamation	86	$68,225.05
Veterans Benefits Administration	84	$64,508.21
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Education)	79	$100,340.48
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation., & Enforcement	78	$78,822.36
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	77	$79,975.68
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation	70	$111,460.04
Internal Revenue Service	67	$76,925.18
Immigration and Customs Enforcement	67	$78,150.60
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	61	$80,597.43
U.S. Coast Guard	59	$68,287.49
Offices, Boards and Divisions	58	$83,185.55
Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner	56	$88,323.04
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Housing and Urban Development)	55	$95,876.98
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation	55	$77,391.91
Office of Personnel Management	55	$80,358.13
Bureau of Economic Analysis	52	$75,482.12
Indian Health Service	51	$62,242.94
Federal Emergency Management Agency	51	$77,015.39
Social Security Administration	51	$81,963.88
National Institutes of Health	50	$84,506.02
George C. Marshall Space Flight Center	50	$75,634.94
Food and Nutrition Service	49	$76,602.69
U.S. Agency for International Development	48	$77,644.04
Federal Student Aid	46	$93,421.80
Bureau of Engraving and Printing	46	$72,719.70
Goddard Space Flight Center	45	$78,851.76
Bureau of the Census	45	$68,783.60
U.S. Mint	44	$77,971.32
Drug Enforcement Administration	43	$86,848.40
National Institute of Standards and Technology	41	$76,576.54
Rural Utilities Service	39	$79,288.87
Small Business Administration	39	$87,337.74
Office Assistant Secretary Administration and Management	37	$75,663.57
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service	36	$74,707.11
Nuclear Regulatory Commission	35	$96,075.63
Indian Affairs	33	$76,227.94
National Park Service	32	$79,552.03
Federal Communications Commission	30	$100,675.93
Headquarters, Nasa	28	$103,440.46
Geological Survey	28	$85,102.86
Bureau of Land Management	27	$78,782.56
Food and Drug Administration	27	$85,621.44
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (Department of Labor)	27	$85,906.89
Food Safety and Inspection Service	26	$76,701.19
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center	26	$78,776.50
Office of Comptroller of Currency	25	$99,082.24
Office of the Secretary (Department of Commerce)	25	$81,620.64
John F. Kennedy Space Center	25	$78,633.28
Smithsonian Institution (Exchange Sep Boards of Trust)	24	$83,391.92
International Trade Administration	24	$78,395.79
Office Secretary Health and Human Services	24	$104,481.00
Departmental Offices	23	$85,893.70
Federal Bureau of Investigation	22	$82,946.95
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service	22	$78,609.27
Employment and Training Administration	21	$79,562.95
Office of Senior Coordinator for Southwest	21	$72,981.43
Langley Research Center	21	$74,577.38
Patent and Trademark Office	20	$86,395.35
Risk Management Agency	19	$74,160.26
U.S. Secret Service	18	$74,403.33
Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement	18	$83,052.28
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, & Explosives	18	$87,613.17
Government Printing Office	18	$67,557.39
Transportation Security Administration	17	$101,491.18
U.S. Marshals Service	17	$79,952.41
National Archives and Records Administration	17	$80,916.00
Corporation for National and Community Service	16	$85,092.25
John Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field	16	$73,040.31
Federal Highway Administration	16	$82,383.00
Ames Research Center	14	$89,487.00
National Science Foundation	13	$90,302.69
Agricultural Research Service	13	$85,175.77
Railroad Retirement Board	12	$87,377.75
Federal Transit Administration	12	$86,534.83
John C. Stennis Space Center	12	$59,771.33
Export-Import Bank of the United States	11	$94,289.45
Maritime Administration	11	$94,198.36
Office of Thrift Supervision	11	$114,042.91
Office of Secretary of Transportation	10	$101,715.40
Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers	10	$68,884.10
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission	10	$82,828.90
Health Resources and Services Administration	9	$88,853.44
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Logistics	9	$70,596.22
Agricultural Marketing Service	8	$56,167.38
Peace Corps	8	$87,440.13
Occupational Safety and Health Administration	8	$80,550.88
Federal Trade Commission	8	$93,904.88
Office of Administration	7	$91,308.71
Federal Technology Service	7	$82,961.14
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing	7	$97,379.57
Bureau of Labor Statistics	7	$73,915.86
Farm Credit Administration	7	$110,759.71
National Labor Relations Board	7	$89,803.14
National Technical Information Service	6	$79,774.17
Broadcasting Board of Governors	6	$83,575.00
Office of the Secretary, Research and Technology	6	$77,510.33
Federal Railroad Administration	6	$74,973.67
National Institute of Food & Agriculture	6	$70,887.67
Mine Safety and Health Administration	6	$75,635.67
Ous Management	6	$94,103.00
National Transportation Safety Board	6	$91,369.17
Consumer Product Safety Commission	5	$78,790.60
National Gallery of Art	5	$103,497.60
Natural Resources Conservation Service	5	$92,826.60
National Endowment for the Humanities	5	$91,524.60
Employment Standards Administration	5	$76,755.40
Federal Housing Finance Board	5	$109,335.60
Presidio Trust	5	$62,710.00
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board	5	$109,342.40
Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight	4	$0.00
Office of Management and Budget	4	$113,036.00
Employee Benefits Security Administration	4	$93,261.75
Dryden Flight Research Center	4	$72,766.75
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum	4	$93,529.25
Overseas Private Investment Corporation	4	$92,097.25
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration	4	$93,080.75
National Endowment for the Arts	4	$84,056.75
Pipeline/Hazardous Materials Safety Administration	3	$102,417.67
International Boundary & Water Commission: U.S. & Mexico	3	$67,751.33
Commodity Futures Trading Commission	3	$118,082.00
National Credit Union Administration	3	$83,558.33
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service	3	$68,964.33
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology	3	$65,626.00
Office of the Chief Information Officer (Department of Agriculture)	3	$73,581.00
National Cemetery Administration	3	$81,409.67
Government National Mortgage Association	3	$100,450.67
Office of the Under Secretary (Department of Education)	2	$100,323.00
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Service Administration	2	$93,732.00
Selective Service System	2	$85,274.00
Federal Labor Relations Authority	2	$86,284.00
Economic Development Administration	2	$68,722.00
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Regulation	2	$80,605.00
Citizenship and Immigration Services	2	$94,485.00
U.S. International Trade Commission	2	$99,553.00
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau	2	$79,001.00
U.S. Trustee Program	2	$88,601.00
Office of the Director	2	$90,786.00
Federal Election Commission	2	$104,138.50
St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation	2	$87,203.50
Us-Visit	1	$45,848.00
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network	1	$54,360.00
National Mediation Board	1	$59,024.00
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Agriculture)	1	$60,638.00
Rural Business-Cooperative Service	1	$74,785.00
Office of the Inspector General (Department of Justice)	1	$62,659.00
Administration for Children and Families	1	$70,743.00
Federal Maritime Commission	1	$60,638.00
National Capital Planning Commission	1	$60,638.00
Armed Forces Retirement Home	1	$68,441.00
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars	1	$72,764.00
Utah Reclamation Mitigation & Conservation Commission	1	$68,441.00
African Development Foundation	1	$84,127.00
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality	1	$93,742.00
Valles Caldera Trust	1	$64,917.00
Surface Transportation Board	1	$93,742.00
Office of Inspector General for Tax Administration	1	$88,935.00
Departmental Administration	1	$112,875.00
Merit Systems Protection Board	1	$110,775.00
Federal Supply Service	1	$122,804.00
Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation	1	$79,329.00

Accountant Pay Distribution

The average pay for an Accountant is $83,281.57. The highest paid Accountant made $201,118 in 2004.

Common Accountant Payscales

Payscale	Number of Accounting Employees
GS - General Schedule	5,732
SK - Sec Emp Formerly Under Gs, Gm, And Ez	883
ZA - Administrative	117
GM - Emp Covered By Pmrs Termination Provisns	116
FV - Faa Core Compensation Plan	110
FG - Similar To The General Schedule	61
CG - Corporate Graded	61
GG - Grades Similar To General Schedule	38
NB - Ofc Of Comptroller Of The Currency Only	25
ES - Senior Executive Service	23
PG - Printing Office Grades	18
SV - Trans Security Admin Emp Other Than Exec	17
NY - All Other Positions In The Corporation	15
AD - Administratively Determined Rates, Not E	13
TG - Ofc Of Thrift Supervision Salary Schedul	11
SO - Sec Emp Formerly Under Es Pay Plan	10
MA - Milk Marketing	8
CM - Fdic Suprv And Mangr Pos Below Exec Lev	8
VH - Professional, Admin., And Managerial	8
FP - Foreign Service Personnel	8
IR - Irs Broadband Class And Pay System Pos	6
TM - Federal Housing Finance Board Merit Pay	5
** -	4
FO - Foreign Service Officers	3
CT - Commodity Futures Trading Commission Pos	3
CU - Credit Union Employees	3
EJ - Dept Of Energy Org Act Excepted Service	2
SL - Senior Level Positions	2
NX - Executive-level And Managerial Positions	1
EM - Fdic Executive-level Positions Only	1

Starting Paygrade:	$36,070.00 / year base pay at paygrade GS-6, Step 1
Maximum Paygrade:	$152,771.00 / year base pay at paygrade GS-15, Step 10
Category:	Professional and Scientific
Occupation Family:	0500 ACCOUNTING AND BUDGET GROUP

Other Jobs at the GS-6 Paygrade

GS-6 is the starting paygrade for Accounting jobs. Here are some other Federal Government jobs that can be held by employees at the GS-6 paygrade.

Occupation	Occupation Category	Starting Paygrade	Maximum Paygrade
Physiology	Professional and Scientific	GS-6	GS-15
Library Technician	Clerical and Administrative Support	GS-1	GS-9
Equal Opportunity Investigation	Administrative and Management	GS-4	GS-15
Education Research	Professional and Scientific	GS-6	GS-15
Clerk-Typist	Clerical and Administrative Support	GS-1	GS-9

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Average Accounting Pay Trend from 2004 to 2021

In 2004, the average pay for an Accountant was $83,282. Since then, the average pay has increased to $123,350 in 2021.

Data Sources

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The series code of this occupation is 0510.