Tax & Accounting Salaries Increase 2.8%

Payroll: still volatile.

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By Beth Bellor
CPA Trendlines Research

Accounting firms head into summer as they have for much of the year, with growth that is encouraging but not at the record-setting pace of 2016.

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In this report, CPA Trendlines highlights:

  • Current hiring trends in each of the bookkeeping, payroll, tax and CPA segments of the industry.
  • Average hourly wages for key segments
  • Typical hours worked per week
  • Trends concerning women in the accounting workforce