City of Seattle / Seattle City Light / Accountant
Job-title file
Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.
6 employees hold this title in Seattle City Light. Median total compensation for the role is $98,946, below the department median of $144,685.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 22,100 people — is $99,370. Seattle City Light pays a median base salary of $98,946 for this role, in line with that figure — about the 49th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Accountants and Auditors across every employer in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Seattle City Light’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. Seattle City Light’s median base salary is 18% above that national figure, about the 65th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Seattle City Light is $98,946, 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 departments
Accountant is held in 18 City of Seattle departments. In Seattle City Light, the median of $98,946 ranks #17 of 18.
Median total compensation for the Accountant role in other City of Seattledepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 38 jurisdictions. In City of Seattle, the median of $107,037 ranks #7 of 38. See Accountant across all of City of Seattle →
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.
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Accountant/Seattle City Light
Sarah Chase works as a Accountant for Seattle City Light. Sarah earned $107,037 in 2024.
Accountant/Seattle City Light
Tonja Martinez is a Accountant at Seattle City Light. 2024 total compensation came to $98,946.
Accountant/Seattle City Light
Sheela Pandey works as a Accountant for Seattle City Light. Sheela earned $98,946 in 2024.
Accountant/Seattle City Light
Katerina Horan works as a Accountant for Seattle City Light. Katerina earned $98,946 in 2024.
Accountant/Seattle City Light
Christy Coleman holds the role of Accountant at Seattle City Light. In 2024, their total compensation was $95,534.
Accountant/Seattle City Light
At Seattle City Light, Yu Pei serves as a Accountant. Their 2024 pay totaled $95,534.