Georgia / Public Health, Department Of / Accountant 4

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Accountant 4

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

5 employees hold this title in Public Health, Department Of. Median total compensation for the role is $65,886, above the department median of $57,383.

Employees: 5
Total payroll: $312.9K
Role median: $65,886
Agency median: $57,383
Comparison: Above

Compared with the local labor market

Accountant 4 pay vs. Georgia

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 44,020 people — is $81,900. Public Health, Department Of pays a median base salary of $63,687 for this role, 22% below that figure — about the 24th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Public Health, Department Of sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$51,830

$64,830

$81,900

$109,110

$145,960

Public Health, Department Of median · $63,687

The bar is the range of annual wages for Accountants and Auditors across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Public Health, Department Of’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. Public Health, Department Of’s median base salary is 24% below that national figure, about the 20th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$56,020

$67,020

$83,680

$109,810

$144,090

Public Health, Department Of median · $63,687

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 Georgia range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Public Health, Department Of is $63,687, 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

This role across Georgia

Accountant 4 is held in 21 Georgia departments. In Public Health, Department Of, the median of $65,886 ranks #13 of 21.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Labor, Department Of

$84,783 · 1

Prosecuting Attorneys' Council

$84,182 · 2

Investigation, Georgia Bureau Of

$77,471 · 1

Early Care and Learning, Department Of

$75,988 · 2

Education, Department Of

$75,488 · 2

Administrative Services, Department Of

$75,442 · 1

Agriculture, Department Of

$74,456 · 2

Transportation, Department Of

$74,112 · 6

Secretary of State

$73,597 · 2

Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency

$73,167 · 3

Building Authority, Georgia

$71,020 · 1

Governor, Office of The

$68,882 · 2

Median total compensation for the Accountant 4 role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Accountant beyond Georgia

This role is reported in 38 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $57,200 ranks #26 of 38. See Accountant across all of Georgia →

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

$107,037 · 54

$104,820 · 157

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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