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City of Charlotte / Finance Financial Reporting / Financial Accountant III

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Financial Accountant III

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

5 employees hold this title in Finance Financial Reporting. Median total compensation for the role is $102,444, above the department median of $84,357.

Employees
5
Total payroll
$513.6K
Role median
$102,444
Agency median
$84,357
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

Financial Accountant III pay vs. the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area

Across all employers in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 16,820 people — is $92,910. Finance Financial Reporting pays a median base salary of $97,737 for this role, 5% above that figureabout the 53rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Finance Financial Reporting sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$59,200
$72,420
$92,910
$129,000
$167,330
Finance Financial Reporting median · $97,737

The bar is the range of annual wages for Accountants and Auditors across every employer in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Finance Financial Reporting’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 1,449,500 people — is $83,680. Finance Financial Reporting’s median base salary is 17% above that national figure, about the 63rd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$56,020
$67,020
$83,680
$109,810
$144,090
Finance Financial Reporting median · $97,737

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Finance Financial Reporting is $97,737, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare jurisdictions

Financial Accountant beyond City of Charlotte

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In City of Charlotte, the median of $97,737 ranks #2 of 4. See Financial Accountant across all of City of Charlotte

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

California
$112,637 · 224
Arkansas
$71,027 · 9

Median total compensation for comparable Financial Accountantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Peggy Riblett

Financial Accountant III/Finance Financial Reporting

2026 total comp
$109,157
Sub-department
Finance
Base pay
$109,157
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$109,157
Hourly rate
$52
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Annual Rt
109157.48
Quarter
2
Record ID
1,505
Year
2,026

At Finance Financial Reporting, Peggy Riblett serves as a Financial Accountant III within Finance. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $109,157.

Andrea Ridgely

Financial Accountant III/Finance Financial Reporting

2026 total comp
$104,235
Sub-department
Finance
Base pay
$104,235
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$104,235
Hourly rate
$50
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Annual Rt
104234.57
Quarter
2
Record ID
1,939
Year
2,026

Andrea Ridgely works as a Financial Accountant III for Finance Financial Reporting within Finance. Their status is full-time. Andrea earned $104,235 in 2026.

Behailu Tefera

Financial Accountant III/Finance Financial Reporting

2026 total comp
$102,444
Sub-department
Finance
Base pay
$102,444
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$102,444
Hourly rate
$49
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Annual Rt
102444.23
Quarter
2
Record ID
2,053
Year
2,026

At Finance Financial Reporting, Behailu Tefera serves as a Financial Accountant III within Finance. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $102,444.

India Gilliam

Financial Accountant III/Finance Financial Reporting

2026 total comp
$100,000
Sub-department
Finance
Base pay
$100,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$100,000
Hourly rate
$48
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Annual Rt
100000.0
Quarter
2
Record ID
2,312
Year
2,026

India Gilliam is a Financial Accountant III at Finance Financial Reporting within Finance. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $100,000.

Jeffrey Clark

Financial Accountant III/Finance Financial Reporting

2026 total comp
$97,737
Sub-department
Finance
Base pay
$97,737
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$97,737
Hourly rate
$47
Employment type
Full-Time

Source-specific fields

Annual Rt
97737.13
Quarter
2
Record ID
2,425
Year
2,026

Jeffrey Clark works as a Financial Accountant III for Finance Financial Reporting within Finance. Their status is full-time. Jeffrey earned $97,737 in 2026.