Senior Accountant salary in Cleveland, OH

Based on 14 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Cleveland, OH metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Westlake, Strongsville, Parma, Independence, Elyria.

Also listed as: Auditor, Tax Accountant

Median salary$91,350
Middle 50%$85.3k–$121.9k
vs. all levels here+17%comparison median $78,000
Filings14FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $83,128 and $154,215.
PercentileSalary
10th$83,654
25th$85,289
50th (median)$91,350
75th$121,930
90th$133,455

Cost of living

Cleveland's median senior Accountant salary of $91,350 is worth about $97,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Cleveland = 93.9).

Compared with all workers here

All Accountants and Auditors in the Cleveland, OH area earned a median of $80,000 in May 2025 (10,740 employed). The H-1B median here is $91,350, 14% higher.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
EYtoo few4

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $55,723 21
Mid-level · Level II $76,500 28
Senior · Level III $91,350 14
Expert · Level IV $125,061 10

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Entry-level · Level I$53,602$55,72321
Mid-level · Level II$68,370$76,50028
Senior · Level III$83,117$91,35014
Expert · Level IV$97,885$125,06110

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.