Accounting Graduates in the United States (1971-2022) Year Bachelor’s Degrees Master’s Degrees Total Graduates 1972 23,800 2,200 26,000 1973 26,300 2,700 29,000 1974 31,400 3,400 34,800 1975 35,100 4,200 39,300 1976 38,200 5,000 43,200 1977 40,400 5,600 46,000 1978 … Continued
The mark tops six months of steady growth.
By Beth Bellor
CPA Trendlines Research
Pricing at CPA firms has been growing for the past six months, according to a new CPA Trendlines study, and the numbers are worth noting. August was the first year-over-year hike of over 5 percent, at 5.1 percent. From there, it hopped to 5.5 percent in September, 6.3 percent in October and 6.5 percent in November.
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Financial auditing at CPA firms was slightly behind, with annual differences of 4.9 percent in September, 5.5 percent in October and 5.9 percent in November.
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In payroll, employment is up, but earnings are down.
By Beth Bellor
CPA Trendlines Research
Want an easy way to make employees happy? Give them more money – and that’s just what’s happening in the latest jobs report.
MORE: Accounting Staffs Grow 4%; Pay Rates Surge 8% | Headcounts Grow 5%; Pay Rates Surge at 7% Pace | CPA Staff Wages Hit New High and Keep Climbing | Firms Battle Staff Shortages with Pay Hikes | Tax & Accounting Firms Beef Up Wages and Headcounts | Employee Counts, Earnings Rise
Except for payroll services, all tax and accounting sectors are seeing higher earnings year over year. Overall pay was up 6.7 percent, with CPA firm staff pay close behind at 6.6 percent. CPA firms beat the national 7.7 percent inflation rate, increasing hourly earnings by a heady 9.2 percent.
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Firm size may matter.
The Accounting Firm Operations and Technology Survey
Weaker signs in tax and payroll.
By CPA Trendlines Research
It’s not a bad time to be an accountant.
The accounting sector is charting stable, predictable expansion in an uncertain economic environment, with some signs of weakness in tax prep and at payroll agencies, according to a new CPA Trendlines study.
MORE: Headcounts Grow 5%; Pay Rates Surge at 7% Pace | CPA Staff Wages Hit New High and Keep Climbing | Firms Battle Staff Shortages with Pay Hikes | Tax & Accounting Firms Beef Up Wages and Headcounts | Employee Counts, Earnings Rise
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