Georgia / Transportation, Department Of / Accountant 3

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Accountant 3

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

6 employees hold this title in Transportation, Department Of. Median total compensation for the role is $66,925, above the department median of $49,909.

Employees: 6
Total payroll: $341.4K
Role median: $66,925
Agency median: $49,909
Comparison: Above

Compared with the local labor market

Accountant 3 pay vs. Georgia

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 44,020 people — is $81,900. Transportation, Department Of pays a median base salary of $68,663 for this role, 16% below that figure — about the 31st percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Transportation, Department Of sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$51,830

$64,830

$81,900

$109,110

$145,960

Transportation, Department Of median · $68,663

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 Transportation, 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. Transportation, Department Of’s median base salary is 18% below that national figure, about the 27th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$56,020

$67,020

$83,680

$109,810

$144,090

Transportation, Department Of median · $68,663

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.

Computed over the 10 of 13 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Transportation, Department Of is $66,925, 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 3 is held in 33 Georgia departments. In Transportation, Department Of, the median of $66,925 ranks #7 of 33.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Forestry Commission, Georgia

$76,667 · 1

Agriculture, Department Of

$72,558 · 2

Economic Development, Department Of

$70,067 · 1

Banking and Finance, Department Of

$69,859 · 1

Labor, Department Of

$68,573 · 2

Revenue, Department Of

$68,250 · 5

Family & Children Services, Departments Of

$66,244 · 3

Investigation, Georgia Bureau Of

$66,148 · 3

Defense, Department Of

$65,720 · 1

Education, Department Of

$64,486 · 2

Building Authority, Georgia

$63,562 · 1

Governor, Office of The

$62,650 · 1

Median total compensation for the Accountant 3 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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