Finance & Accounting
Staff Accountant salary
Professional accounting ICs (Accountant I/II, Staff Accountant). Based on 35 job-posting observations from Southern California nonprofits.
Based on 35 postings✓ Full range shown (10+ postings)
nis the number of individual job postings a figure is calculated from. The more postings behind a number, the more you can trust it. We never publish anything based on fewer than 5.
Most postings for this role are hourly; median posted rate is $33.00/hour.
Finance & accounting ladderCareer path
Nonprofit accounting climbs from transactions to the close to the whole finance function: process payables and billing, then own the general ledger, then run the accounting team, then own the audit and the financials, then sit at the executive table. Payroll, budget analysis and grants & contracts are specialist branches off the middle rungs.
- Step 1Accounting Clerk (AP/AR & Billing)$56,160median of 44 postings
- Step 2 · this pageStaff Accountant$72,652median of 35 postings
- Step 3Accounting Manager$97,500median of 16 postings
- Step 4Controller$150,440median of 10 postings
- Step 5Chief Financial Officer$192,500median of 5 postings
Each rung shows the posted-salary median from its own page.
By county
(click a header to sort)| County | Postings | 25th | Median | 75th |
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ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Ventura (1), Kern (3), Riverside (2). 25th/75th percentiles appear only where a county has 10+ postings (shown as “N/A” otherwise, since a low count makes those edges unreliable).
By organization budget
| $20M-$50M | $84,000 | 8 postings |
| $50M-$100M | $71,240 | 18 postings |
| $100M+ | $67,080 | 6 postings |
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): $2M-$10M (2), $10M-$20M (1).
By subsector
| Health Care | $78,000 | 8 postings |
| Youth Development | $72,652 | 5 postings |
| Human Services | $69,680 | 13 postings |
ⓘNot shown (fewer than 5 postings): Crime & Legal-Related (1), Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations (3), Education (1), Religion-Related (2).
By career level
| Staff / Specialist | $72,652 | 35 postings |
Organizations hiring now
Union Station Homeless ServicesLos Angeles County · Budget $20M-$50M$85,000–$95,000View org →
Omni Family HealthKern County · Budget $100M+$56,160–$68,640View org →
APLA HealthLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$74,880–$95,680View org →
Brilliant CornersBudget $50M-$100M$58,240–$64,480View org →
Child Care Resource CenterLos Angeles County · Budget $100M+$3,669–$3,670View org →
Casa PacificaVentura County · Budget $20M-$50M$52,000–$83,200View org →
Hope of the Valley Rescue MissionLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$66,560–$72,800View org →
Children's Law Center of CaliforniaLos Angeles County · Budget $50M-$100M$82,000–$100,000View org →Hear about new Staff Accountant roles first
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