City of Seattle / Seattle Public Utilities / Accountant

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Accountant

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

8 employees hold this title in Seattle Public Utilities. Median total compensation for the role is $107,037, below the department median of $114,795.

Employees: 8
Total payroll: $840.1K
Role median: $107,037
Agency median: $114,795
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$98,946$107,037+

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How total compensation varies among the 8 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 is held in 18 City of Seattle departments. In Seattle Public Utilities, the median of $107,037 ranks #1 of 18.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Construction and Inspections

$107,037 · 2

Seattle Department of Transportation

$107,037 · 4

Education and Early Learning

$107,037 · 2

Employees Retirement System

$107,037 · 3

Finance and Administrative Service

$107,037 · 6

Housing Office

$107,037 · 2

Seattle Police Department

$107,037 · 1

Human Services

$107,037 · 5

Seattle Fire Department

$107,037 · 1

Law Department

$107,037 · 1

Office of Arts and Culture

$107,037 · 1

Parks and Recreation Department

$107,037 · 5

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.

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Accountant beyond City of Seattle

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 →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$197,263 · 316

$171,368 · 6

$141,841 · 31

$130,683 · 595

$108,576 · 57

$107,046 · 94

$104,820 · 157

Johnson County, Kansas

$82,640 · 5

Median total compensation for comparable 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.

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