Senior Accountant salary in Philadelphia, PA

Based on 42 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Wilmington, Newark, Malvern, Bala Cynwyd, West Chester.

Also listed as: Auditor, Tax Accountant

Median salary$105,499

Middle 50%$96.4k–$129.5k

vs. all levels here+19%comparison median $88,600

Filings42FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$50k$75k$100k$125k$150k$175k$200k$225k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $87,870 and $190,310.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$93,517
25th	$96,431
50th (median)	$105,499
75th	$129,475
90th	$179,572

Salary by year

Median salary

Filings per year

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 year	Median	P25	P75	Filings
FY2020	$92,809	$90,000	$104,101	20
FY2021	$98,800	$90,000	$107,166	39
FY2022	$109,275	$91,200	$138,925	40
FY2023	$100,000	$88,800	$122,145	31
FY2024	$123,865	$98,000	$135,143	17
FY2025	$104,750	$94,650	$139,975	28
FY2026	$106,000	$101,920	$118,325	14

Cost of living

Philadelphia's median senior Accountant salary of $105,499 is worth about $102,900 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Philadelphia = 102.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Accountants and Auditors in the Philadelphia, PA area earned a median of $85,990 in May 2025 (29,370 employed). The H-1B median here is $105,499, 23% 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

Employer	Median	Filings
EY	$135,700	16
CBIZ Accounting Tax Advisory	too few	2
DB USA Core	too few	2

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

By experience level

Wage level	Median	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$62,125	82
Mid-level · Level II	$87,750	100
Senior · Level III	$105,499	42
Expert · Level IV	$129,829	34

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$57,429	$62,125	82
Mid-level · Level II	$75,483	$87,750	100
Senior · Level III	$93,517	$105,499	42
Expert · Level IV	$113,589	$129,829	34

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.