Accountant,Senior

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

10 employees hold this title in Seattle City Light. Median total compensation for the role is $116,397, below the department median of $144,685.

Employees: 10
Total payroll: $1.1M
Role median: $116,397
Agency median: $144,685
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$99,986$116,397+

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How total compensation varies among the 10 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across City of Seattle

Accountant,Senior is held in 14 City of Seattle departments. In Seattle City Light, the median of $116,397 ranks #1 of 14.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Seattle Fire Department

$116,397 · 1

Construction and Inspections

$116,397 · 2

Parks and Recreation Department

$116,397 · 3

Seattle Department of Transportation

$116,397 · 4

Seattle Municipal Courts

$116,397 · 1

Human Services

$116,397 · 6

Information Technology

$116,397 · 1

Employees Retirement System

$116,397 · 1

Finance and Administrative Service

$114,369 · 6

Human Resources

$112,362 · 2

Seattle Center

$112,362 · 2

Seattle Public Utilities

$112,341 · 6

Median total compensation for the Accountant,Senior role in other City of Seattledepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Accountant Senior beyond City of Seattle

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In City of Seattle, the median of $116,397 ranks #1 of 4. See Accountant Senior across all of City of Seattle →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Ramsey County, Minnesota

$96,340 · 15

City of Charlotte

$84,266 · 14

Metro Nashville

$65,224 · 21

Median total compensation for comparable Accountant Seniorroles 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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