Salary data for country: United States

Economy, Finance, Accountancy

Cost Accountant

Gross salary in United States is

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80% of people earn:

3,713 - 8,363 USD

10% earn less lthan 3,713 USD

10% earns more than 8,363 USD

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Salaries in the survey are expressed in gross.

Based on the Paylab.com salary survey, 80% of people on the Cost Accountant position in the United States earn between 3,713 USD and 8,363 USD monthly gross.

10% of employees earn less than 3,713 USD and 10% of people earn more than 8,363 USD.

The survey is based on data from employees, cleaned of extreme and duplicate values.

Description of job position

Estimating costs of projects and/or products.
Providing support to senior management in deciding on future investments.
Collecting data and analysing factors affecting the final price.
Preparing overviews of project and/or product costs.
Cooperating with suppliers and members of other departments of the company.

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Position Cost Accountant - Economy, Finance, Accountancy in the labour market

In the salary ranking,
the job position takes

463. place

Women representation in position

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Average age of respondent by position

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812. place

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464. place

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463. place

Cost Accountant

Economy, Finance, Accountancy

3,713 - 8,363 USD

462. place

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1. place

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