Senior Accountant salary in Phoenix, AZ

Based on 17 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level III in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Tempe, Scottsdale, Chandler, Mesa, Gilbert.

Also listed as: Auditor, Tax Accountant

Median salary$95,000

Middle 50%$92k–$100k

vs. all levels here+21%comparison median $78,500

Filings17FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

All levels here

$60k$70k$80k$90k$100k$110k$120k$130k$140k$150k

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $87,818 and $155,491.

Percentile	Salary
10th	$87,818
25th	$92,000
50th (median)	$95,000
75th	$100,000
90th	$134,802

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	–	–	–	6
FY2021	$83,947	$80,000	$94,404	12
FY2022	–	–	–	5
FY2023	–	–	–	8
FY2024	$92,815	$84,839	$106,000	11
FY2025	–	–	–	7
FY2026	$92,000	$88,864	$97,542	10

Cost of living

Phoenix's median senior Accountant salary of $95,000 is worth about $92,000 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 $95,000, 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.

Employers filing at this level

Employer	Median	Filings
EY	too few	3
Carvana	too few	2
ProCraft Cabinetry Phoenix	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	$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 level	Prevailing wage (most common)	Median offered salary	Filings
Entry-level · Level I	$55,099	$65,000	47
Mid-level · Level II	$72,966	$79,780	40
Senior · Level III	$87,818	$95,000	17
Expert · Level IV	$102,648	$107,078	16

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.