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Amtech Institute of Management & Technology
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Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
Tel: +61 2 9283 5919
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Salary Survey
 

2007 International Salary Survey: ACCOUNTING & FINANCE
Today the major issue is keeping the US accounting community up at night is filling the ever-growing demand for skilled accounting practitioners who can keep ahead of the complexity (Ramona Dzinkowski, Sleepless US CFOs, CPA Australia, May 2007, pp. 46).
     
FROM IFRS TO THE GLOBAL SKILL SHORTAGE

  LONDON         AMSTERDAM         SYDNEY         NEW YORK     TORONTO            SINGAPORE

 

World wide there is a very high demand of well-trained and experienced accountants, financial analysts, and managers. The employers are looking for accounting graduates from well recognised institutions having the skills and knowledge of ICT to design, develop, and maintain an efficient accounting information system along with superior interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills at all level
 

CPA Australia/Robert Half Salary Survey

LONDON

AMSTERDAM

SYDNEY

Banking &
Financials

Commerce & Industry

Banking &
Financials

Commerce & Industry

Banking &
Financials

Commerce & Industry

ACCOUNTING

Financial

Part Qualified (1-2 years)

$72k-$115k

$59K-
$82K

$68K

$43K-
$50K

$60K-
$80K

$55K-
$60K

Newly qualified CPA (2-4 Years)

$115k – $165k

$97K-$127K

$68K-
$84K

$47K-
$59K

$80K-$100K

$65K-
$70K

CPA (4-6 Years)

$145k-$173

$122K-$140K

$84K-
$101K

$55K-
$64K

$100K-$130K

$65K-
$80K

CPA (6 Years +)

$165k-$279

$140K

$101K

$60K-
$70K

$130K+

$65K-
$85K

Management

Part Qualified (1-2 years)

$72K-$115K

$59K-
$82K

$68K

$42K-
$61K

$60K-
$80K

$55K-
$70K

Newly qualified CPA (2-4 Years)

$115K-$165K

$97K-$132K

$68K-
$93K

$60K-
$72K

$80K-
$100K

$65K-
$80K

CPA (4-6 Years)

$127K-$165K

$127K-$153K

$93K-$109K

$69k_
$89K

$100K-$130K

$75K-
$90K

CPA (6 Years +)

$178K-$279K

$153K

$118K

$84K-
$89K

$130K+

$90K-
$110K

Portfolio

Part/New Qualified (1-4 years)

$72K-$115K

N/A

$84K

N/A

$45K-
$65K

N/A

CPA (4-6 Years)

$127K-$153K

N/A

$84K-
$101K

N/A

$70K-
$80K

N/A

CPA (6 Years +)

$153K

N/A

$101K

N/A

$80K-$100K

N/A

Funds/Trust

Part/New Qualified (1-4 years)

$89K-$115K

N/A

$84K

N/A

$50K-
$90K

N/A

CPA (4-6 Years)

$K115K-$153K

N/A

$84K-$101K

N/A

$80K-$120K

N/A

CPA (6 Years +)

$153K

N/A

$101K

N/A

$100K+

N/A

Product

Part /New Qualified (1-2 years)

$115K-$165K

N/A

$84K

N/A

$70K-$100K

N/A

CPA (4-6 Years)

$165K-$229K

N/A

$84K-$101K

N/A

$80K-$110K

N/A

CPA (6 Years +)

$229K-$305K

N/A

$101K

N/A

$120K+

N/A

Corporate

Part/New Qualified (1-4 years)

N/A

$59K-
$82K

N/A

$66K-
$79K

N/A

$45K-
$70K

CPA (4-6 Years)

N/A

$97K-$132K

N/A

$74K-
$94K

N/A

$70K-
$90K

CPA (6 Years +)

N/A

$127K-$153K

N/A

$90K-$109K

N/A

$90K+

Cost

Part/New Qualified (1-2 years)

N/A

$64K-$140K

N/A

N/A

N/A

$50K-
$75K

CPA (4 years +)

N/A

$127K

N/A

N/A

N/A

$75K

Systems

Part /New Qualified (1-2 years)

$115K-$132K

$77K-$140K

$84K

N/A

$60K-
$85K

$45K-
$75K

CPA (4 Years +)

$165K-$254K

$140K

$84K

N/A

$90K+

$75K+

ANALYSTS

Business/Financial

1-3 years

$115K-$140K

$102K-$127K

$68K

N/A

$60K-
$80K

$45K-
$70K

3-5 years

$140K-$165K

$127K-$140K

$68K-
$93K

N/A

$80K-
$100K

$70K-$110K

5 years +

$178K

$140K

 

 

$100K+

$110K+

Commercial

1-3 years

N/A

$102K-$127K

$93K

N/A

N/A

$45K-
$70K

3-5 years

N/A

$127K-$140K

N/A

N/A

N/A

$70K-$110K

5 years +

N/A

$140K

N/A

N/A

N/A

$110K+

AUDITORS

Internal

2-4 years

$127K-$153K

$102K-$115K

$93K

$74K-
$94K

$60K-
$90K

$65K-
$70K

Senior Internal

4-7 years

$153K-$191K

$122K-$140K

$118K

$91K-$118K

$80K-$110K

$85K-$100K

Manager

7-10 years

$203K

$153K-$178K

$118K-$151K

N/A

$110K-$150K

$100K-$140K

Head

10 years +

$279K

$229K

$151K

N/A

$200K+

$160K-$300K

IT

2-4 years

N/A

$115K-$153K

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Senior IT

4-7 years

N/A

$140K-$191K

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Manager

7-10 years

N/A

$191K-$216K

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Head

10 years +

N/A

$216K

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

TAX ADVISORY & COMPLIANCE

Accountant

2-4 years

$127K-$153K

$115K-$140K

$68K

$99K-$133K

$70K-
$80K

$65K-
$70K

Senior Accountant

4-7 years

$153K-$216K

$140K-$165K

$118K

$130K-$202K

$80K-$110K

$85K-$100K

Manager

7-10 years

$216K

$178K

$118K-$151K

$151K

$110K-$140K

$100K-$140K

Head

10 years +

$279K

$216K-$254K

$151K

$168K

$160K+

$160K-$300K

TREASURY

Accountant

1-4 years

$127K-$165K

$127K-$165K

$68K

$59K-
$92K

$60K-
$80K

$65K-
$75K

Senior Accountant

4-7 years

$165K-$203K

$165K-$203K

$118K

$91K-$109K

$80K-$100K

$80K-$100K

Manager

7-10 years

$203K

$203K

$118K-$151K

$94K-$126K

$100K-$130K

$85K-$110K

Head

10 years +

$254K

$254K

$151K

 

$150K+

$130K-$200K

BUSINESS PLANNING

FP & A Manager

8-10 years

$203K-$254K

$178K-$203K

$126K

N/A

$130K

$180K

Strategy Head

10 years +

$279K

$254K

$126K

N/A

$180K+

$200K

SENIOR FINANCIAL REPORTING

Group Accountant

 

$115-$140K

$115K-$140K

$126K

N/A

$70K-
$85K

$110K

Finance Manager/Group FM

 

$140K-$153K

$102K-$153K

$101K

$109K-$164K

$90K-$120K

$100K-$120K

Financial Controller/Group FC

 

$165K-$203K

$127K-$178K

$101K

$86K-$142K

$120K+

$110K-$150K

SENIOR MANAGEMENT

Finance Director/CFO

 

$279K

$165K-$229K

$135K+

$168K-$285K

$250K+

$185K-$300K

SOURCE: CPA Australia, Career Lift-out Salary Guide, March 2007

CPA Australia/Robert Half Salary Survey

NEW YORK

TORONTO

SYDNEY

Banking &
Financials

Commerce & Industry

Banking &
Financials

Commerce & Industry

Banking &
Financials

Commerce & Industry

ACCOUNTING

Financial

Part Qualified (1-2 years)

N/A

$69K-
$82K

N/A

$37K-
$42K

$60K-
$80K

$55K-
$60K

Newly qualified CPA (2-4 Years)

N/A

$79K-
$99K

N/A

$41K-
$54K

$80K-
$100K

$65K-
$70K

CPA (4-6 Years)

N/A

$98K-
$123K

N/A

$52K-
$71K

$100K-
$130K

$65K
$80K

CPA (6 Years +)

N/A

$115K-
$150K

N/A

$65K-
$93K

$130K+

$65K-
$85K

Management

Part Qualified (1-2 years)

N/A

$69k-
$82K

N/A

$37K-
$42K

$60K-
$80K

$55K-
$70K

Newly qualified CPA (2-4 Years)

N/A

$79K-
$99K

N/A

$41K-
$54K

$80K-
$100K

$65K-
$80K

CPA (4-6 Years)

N/A

$98K-
$123K

N/A

$52K-
$71K

$100K-
$130K

$75K-
$90K

CPA (6 Years +)

N/A

$115K-
$150K

N/A

$65K-
$93K

$130K+

$90K-
$110K

Portfolio

Part/Newly Qualified (1-4 years)

$86K-
$118K

N/A

N/A

N/A

$45K-
$65K

N/A

CPA (4-6 Years)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$70K-
$80K

N/A

CPA (6 Years +)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$80K-
$100K

N/A

Funds/Trust

Part/Newly Qualified (1-4 years)

$78K-
$101K

N/A

N/A

N/A

$50K-
$90K

N/A

CPA (4-6 Years)

$75K-
$102K

N/A

N/A

N/A

$80K-
$120K

N/A

CPA (6 Years +)

$87K-
$116K

N/A

N/A

N/A

$100K+

N/A

Product

Part /Newly Qualified (1-4 years)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$70K-
$100K

N/A

CPA (4-6 Years)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$80K-
$110K

N/A

CPA (6 Years +)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$120K+

N/A

Corporate

Part/New Qualified (1-4 years)

N/A

$74K-
$94K

N/A

$41K-
$54K

N/A

$45K-
$70K

CPA (4-6 Years)

N/A

$92K-
$116K

N/A

$52K-
$71K

N/A

$70K-
$90K

CPA (6 Years +)

N/A

$108K-
$141K

N/A

$65K-
$93K

N/A

$90K+

Cost

Part/Newly Qualified (1-4 years)

N/A

$81K-
$102K

N/A

N/A

N/A

$50K-
$75K

CPA (4 years +)

N/A

$101K-
$126K

N/A

N/A

N/A

$75K+

Systems

Part /Newly  Qualified (1-4 years)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$60K-
$85K

$45K-
$75K

CPA (4 Years +)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$90K+

$75K+

ANALYSTS

Business/Financial

1-3 years

$80K-
$89K

$87K-
$109K

N/A

$47K-
$59K

$60K-
$80K

$45K-
$70K

3-5 years

$90K-
$105K

$111K-
$139K

N/A

$58K-
$69K

$80K-
$100K

$70K-
$110K

5 years +

$100K-
$127K

$134K-
$167K

N/A

$70K-
$95K

$100K+

$110K+

Commercial

1-3 years

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$45K-
$70K

3-5 years

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$70K-
$110K

5 years +

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$110K+

AUDITORS

Internal

2-4 years

$72K-
$98K

$93K-
$117K

$54K-
$65K

$60K-
$74K

$60K-
$90K

$65K-
$70K

Senior Internal

4-7 years

$98K-$130K

$115K-
$148K

$60K-
$74K

$69K-
$96K

$80K-
$110K

$85K-
$100K

Manager

7-10 years

$130K-
$175K

$140K-
$180K

$69K-
$91K

$85K-
$123K

$110K-$150K

$100K-
$140K

Head

10 years +

$195K-
$259K

$209K-
$289K

$85K-
$123K

N/A

$200K+

$160K-
$300K

IT

2-4 years

N/A

$110k-
$138K

N/A

$60K-
$76K

N/A

N/A

Senior IT

4-7 years

N/A

$137k-
$172K

N/A

$70K-
$93K

N/A

N/A

Manager

7-10 years

N/A

$164K-
$213K

N/A

$88K-
$123K

N/A

N/A

Head

10 years +

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

TAX ADVISORY & COMPLIANCE

Accountant

1-4 years

$72K-
$98K

$84K-
$104K

N/A

N/A

$70K-
$80K

$65K-
$70K

Senior Accountant

4-7 years

$98K-
$130K

$102K-
$130K

N/A

N/A

$80K-
$110K

$85K-
$100K

Manager

7-10 years

$130K-
$175K

$141K-
$186K

N/A

$97K-
$135K

$110K-
$140K

$100K-
$140K

Head

10 years +

$195K-
$259K

$186K-
$276K

N/A

N/A

$160K+

$160K-
$300K

TREASURY

Accountant

1-4 years

$52K-
$85K

$143K-
$180K

N/A

$136K-
$195K

$60K-
$80K

$65K-
$75K

Senior Accountant

4-7 years

$85K-
$111K

N/A

N/A

N/A

$80K-
$100K

$80K-
$100K

Manager

7-10 years

$117K-
$143K

N/A

N/A

N/A

$100K-
$130K

$85K-
$110K

Head

10 years +

$162K-
$227K

$227K-
$313K

N/A

N/A

$150K+

$130K-
$200K

BUSINESS PLANNING

FP & A Manager

8-10 years

$111K-
$149K

N/A

N/A

N/A

$130K

$180K

Strategy Head

10 years +

$162K-
$227K

N/A

N/A

N/A

$180K+

$200K

SENIOR FINANCIAL REPORTING

Group Accountant

 

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$70K-
$85K

$110K

Finance Manager/Group FM

 

$180k_
$245K

$182K-
$243K

N/A

$122K-
$174K

$90K-
$120K

$100K-
$120K

Financial Controller/Group FC

 

$166K-
$215K

$177K-
$229K

N/A

$100K-
$146K

$120K+

$110K-
$150K

SENIOR MANAGEMENT

Finance Director/CFO

 

$227K-
$313K

$242K-
$334K

N/A

$136K-
$195K

$250K

$185K-
$300K

SOURCE: CPA Australia, Career Lift-out Salary Guide, March 2007

 
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