Accountant salary in Champaign, IL

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings in the Champaign-Urbana, IL metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Urbana, Mansfield.

Also listed as: Auditor, Tax Accountant

Median salary$82,200
Middle 50%$80.5k–$83k
vs. national median−13%comparison median $94,973
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $52,395 and $89,220.
PercentileSalary
10th$63,500
25th$80,500
50th (median)$82,200
75th$83,000
90th$83,700

Salary by year

Median salary

$40k $65k $90k FY2022: median $50,690 (11 filings) FY2023: median $47,195 (13 filings) FY2025: median $83,000 (10 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 2 filings FY20 FY2021: 7 filings FY21 FY2022: 11 filings FY22 FY2023: 13 filings FY23 FY2024: 5 filings FY24 FY2025: 10 filings FY25 FY2026: 4 filings FY26 13
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020–––2
FY2021–––7
FY2022$50,690$50,690$50,69011
FY2023$47,195$47,195$60,00013
FY2024–––5
FY2025$83,000$80,500$83,00010
FY2026–––4

Cost of living

Champaign's median Accountant salary of $82,200 is worth about $88,700 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Champaign = 92.7).

Compared with all workers here

All Accountants and Auditors in the Champaign, IL area earned a median of $69,670 in May 2025 (730 employed). The H-1B median here is $82,200, 18% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
EYtoo few5
Deloittetoo few4
Advizora Accounting & Taxtoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 6
Mid-level · Level II too few 3
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.