Compared with the local labor market
Accountant 3 pay vs. Tennessee
Across all employers in Tennessee, the median wage for Accountants and Auditors — about 27,340 people — is $76,840. Finance and Administration pays a median base salary of $64,609 for this role, 16% below that figure — about the 29th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Finance and Administration sits in the local pay range
$49,920
$62,430
$76,840
$94,790
$122,160
Finance and Administration median · $64,609
The bar is the range of annual wages for Accountants and Auditors across every employer in Tennessee, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Finance and Administration’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. Finance and Administration’s median base salary is 23% below that national figure, about the 22nd percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$56,020
$67,020
$83,680
$109,810
$144,090
Finance and Administration median · $64,609
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 Tennessee range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Finance and Administration is $64,671, 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 jurisdictions
Accountant beyond Tennessee
This role is reported in 38 jurisdictions. In Tennessee, the median of $66,476 ranks #19 of 38. See Accountant across all of Tennessee →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
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.