Salaries, grants and allowances paid by the United Nations are normally exempt from income tax. b) Post adjustment. The base salary is supplemented by a post adjustment which varies according to the cost of living in the duty station and the exchange rate of the United States dollar.
Average Accountant Hourly Wage in the United States. Accountants earn a median hourly wage of $32.30. Hourly wages typically start from $19.90 and go up to $57.18. Accountants earn a median salary of $67,190 per year. Salaries typically start from $41,400 and go up to $118,930.
Accountants' salaries may be lower or higher than the national average of $73,670 per year. Per the BLS, accountants in the lowest 10 percent for earnings, which is indicative of entry-level pay, earned $40,850 per year, or $19.64 per hour.