Big Four salary: $170K median
The median advertised Big Four salary is $170K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $135K to $212K: counted from 247 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $82 an hour or $14,167 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $260K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Big Four jobs
$170Kmedian advertised salary
$135K – $212Kmiddle half of roles
$178Kaverage advertised salary
247roles counted
Big Four salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $224K, 52% more than senior roles ($148K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $148K | $117K–$178K | 65 |
| Lead and above | $224K | $195K–$258K | 70 |
| No level in the title | $154K | $135K–$186K | 112 |
Big Four salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸Seattle, WA | $256K | 16 |
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $192K | 103 |
| 🇺🇸California | $190K | 116 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $170K | 236 |
| 🇺🇸New York, NY | $165K | 45 |
Skills that pay more for Big Four roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| M&A | $190K | +$20K | 37 |
| Project management | $185K | +$15K | 25 |
| Tax compliance | $180K | +$10K | 41 |
| Revenue recognition | $176K | +$6K | 68 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | $265K | 18 |
| Okta | $248K | 4 |
| OpenAI | $228K | 5 |
| MongoDB | $224K | 3 |
| Zania | $220K | 7 |
| Anaplan | $205K | 6 |
| Oura | $185K | 5 |
| Coinbase | $181K | 3 |
| Waymo | $178K | 3 |
| Crusoe | $168K | 8 |
| Harbinger Motors Inc. | $160K | 3 |
| Rogo | $152K | 4 |
| Scopely | $140K | 3 |
| SpaceX | $140K | 4 |
| Temporal | $140K | 3 |
| CoreWeave | $134K | 12 |
| Petra Funds Group | $128K | 4 |
| Fortitude Re | $125K | 4 |
| Gain | $112K | 5 |
| Samsara | $112K | 5 |
| Lyft | $81K | 3 |
Highest-paying open Big Four roles
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- Partnerships Lead, Consulting & SI PartnersMercor · Mercor HQ, 181 Fremont Street$300K - $400KLead and aboveGCPAzureAWS
- ControllerParallel · 🇺🇸San Francisco or Palo Alto$300K - $400KAuditMonth-end closeInternal controls
- Manager, Enterprise Technical ConsultingRamp · 🇺🇸New York, NY (HQ)$235K - $358KHybridNetSuiteWorkdaySSO
- Vice President, Global Corporate ControllerTemporal · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$270K - $350KHybridLead and aboveNetSuiteWorkdayCPA
- Sanctions Compliance LeadAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY | Washington, DC$270K - $345KLead and aboveThreat intelligenceAuditBig Four
- Enterprise ArchitectZip · 🇺🇸Remote - US$233K - $336KRemoteSAPNetSuiteWorkday
- VP, Accounting & ControllerRunPod · 🇺🇸Remote - USA$260K - $330KRemoteLead and aboveCPASlackAudit
- VP, Corporate ControllerMongoDB · 🇺🇸Palo Alto; San Francisco$154K - $303KLead and aboveGCPAzureAWS
- Director, M&A People Strategy & IntegrationOkta · 🇺🇸Bellevue, Washington$196K - $301KLead and aboveMachine LearningSHRM certificationData modeling
- Director, M&A People Strategy & IntegrationOkta · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California$196K - $301KLead and aboveMachine LearningSHRM certificationData modeling
- Director of Technical AccountingTogether AI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$245K - $300KLead and aboveCPAReinforcement learningReconciliations
- Corporate ControllerArmada · 🇺🇸United States (Remote)$225K - $300KRemoteNetSuiteCPAERP
- Head of ImplementationsCampfire · 🇺🇸San Francisco$220K - $300KLead and aboveSAPNetSuiteWorkday
- Director, Global Tax Operations, Reporting & ComplianceBlock · 🇺🇸Bay Area, CA, United States of America$198K - $297KLead and aboveCPAData governanceReconciliations
- Staff Technical Program Manager, IT Audit & GovernanceMongoDB · 🇺🇸New York City; Palo Alto$151K - $297KLead and abovePythonSQLGCP
- Director of TaxCheckr · 🇺🇸Denver, Colorado, United States; San Francisco, Californi…$213K - $296KLead and aboveFP&AM&ATax compliance
- Strategic Sourcing Leader, Professional ServicesOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$266K - $295KHybridPRDsBig FourContract management
- Director, TaxDefinium Therapeutics · Hybrid$200K - $290KHybridLead and aboveCPAFP&ATax compliance
- Sr. Strategic Alliances Director, GSIAnaplan · 🇺🇸New York City, United States$210K - $285KLead and aboveData modelingERPFP&A
Questions about Big Four pay
- What is the average Big Four salary?
- $178K a year on average and $170K at the median, across 247 open Big Four postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $135K to $212K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Big Four pay?
- Anthropic ($265K), Okta ($248K), OpenAI ($228K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a big four a high-paying job?
- The median Big Four posting advertises $170K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 2% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a big four?
- A tenth of the postings offer $260K a year or more; the highest open Big Four role advertises up to $510K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Big Four salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $170K a year is about $82 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $14,167 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $65 to $102 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Big Four roles?
- Postings that ask for M&A (+$20K, 37 postings), Project management (+$15K, 25 postings), Tax compliance (+$10K, 41 postings) advertise more than the $170K median of all Big Four postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for Big Four roles at companies is $170K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $135K to $212K. Counted from 247 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/big-four/
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