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City of Greensboro / Finance / Accountant

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Accountant

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

3 employees hold this title in Finance. Median total compensation for the role is $67,218, above the department median of $61,931.

Employees
3
Total payroll
$202.5K
Role median
$67,218
Agency median
$61,931
Comparison
Above

Compared with the local labor market

Accountant pay vs. the Greensboro-High Point, NC area

Across all employers in the Greensboro-High Point, NC area, the median wage for Accountants and Auditorsabout 3,300 people is $80,170. Finance pays a median base salary of $67,218 for this role, 16% below that figureabout the 30th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Finance sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$52,710
$63,970
$80,170
$104,440
$136,310
Finance median · $67,218

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

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Accountants and Auditorsabout 1,449,500 people is $83,680. Finance’s median base salary is 20% below that national figure, about the 25th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$56,020
$67,020
$83,680
$109,810
$144,090
Finance median · $67,218

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 Greensboro-High Point, NC range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Finance is $67,218, 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

Accountant beyond City of Greensboro

This role is reported in 38 jurisdictions. See Accountant across all of City of Greensboro

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Connecticut
$171,368 · 6
City of San Jose
$141,841 · 31
Los Angeles County
$130,683 · 595
City of Chicago
$108,576 · 57
District of Columbia
$107,046 · 94
City of Seattle
$107,037 · 54
City of Los Angeles
$104,820 · 157

Median total compensation for comparable Accountant roles 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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Amy Friddle

Accountant/Finance

2026 total comp
$71,446
Base pay
$71,446
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$71,446
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Es Id
320
Firstname
Amy
Lastname
Friddle

Amy Friddle holds the role of Accountant at Finance. In 2026, their total compensation was $71,446.

Elizabeth Lewis

Accountant/Finance

2026 total comp
$67,218
Base pay
$67,218
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$67,218
Middle name
Y

Source-specific fields

Es Id
244
Firstname
Elizabeth
Lastname
Lewis

Elizabeth Lewis is a Accountant at Finance. 2026 total compensation came to $67,218.

Charlotte Dijohn

Accountant/Finance

2026 total comp
$63,840
Base pay
$63,840
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,840

Source-specific fields

Es Id
250
Firstname
Charlotte
Lastname
DiJohn

At Finance, Charlotte Dijohn serves as a Accountant. Their 2026 pay totaled $63,840.