Mid-level Accountant salary in Phoenix, AZ

Based on 40 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Tempe, Scottsdale, Chandler, Mesa, Gilbert.

Also listed as: Auditor, Tax Accountant

Median salary$79,780
Middle 50%$75k–$85.5k
vs. all levels here+2%comparison median $78,500
Filings40FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $72,637 and $111,540.
PercentileSalary
10th$72,966
25th$75,000
50th (median)$79,780
75th$85,529
90th$97,925

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $63,050 (18 filings) FY2021: median $66,560 (23 filings) FY2022: median $65,853 (23 filings) FY2023: median $75,000 (31 filings) FY2024: median $75,000 (23 filings) FY2025: median $78,000 (21 filings) FY2026: median $80,300 (19 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 23 filings FY21 FY2022: 23 filings FY22 FY2023: 31 filings FY23 FY2024: 23 filings FY24 FY2025: 21 filings FY25 FY2026: 19 filings FY26 31
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$63,050$57,450$73,32618
FY2021$66,560$62,700$73,36923
FY2022$65,853$63,000$77,10023
FY2023$75,000$68,591$80,68431
FY2024$75,000$69,181$80,19823
FY2025$78,000$75,000$85,13821
FY2026$80,300$74,992$93,66719

Cost of living

Phoenix's median mid-level Accountant salary of $79,780 is worth about $77,200 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Phoenix = 103.3).

Compared with all workers here

All Accountants and Auditors in the Phoenix, AZ area earned a median of $80,820 in May 2025 (21,360 employed). The H-1B median here is $79,780, 1% lower.

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
EY$85,13811
Deloittetoo few7
TSMC Arizonatoo few3
MTC Management PLLCtoo few2

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

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I $65,000 47
Mid-level · Level II $79,780 40
Senior · Level III $95,000 17
Expert · Level IV $107,078 16

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$55,099$65,00047
Mid-level · Level II$72,966$79,78040
Senior · Level III$87,818$95,00017
Expert · Level IV$102,648$107,07816

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.