I am just over a year into my current position as an accountant (private/industry accounting). I don’t have the CPA, but I am in the process of earning my MBA. I am hoping to have a better understanding of an average market salary for my education and position. I have spoke to friends who are in similar positions and are marking about 8-10% more annually. Am I being underpaid? If so, how can I negotiate a higher salary. Being my first job out of college, I don’t have much experience with that.

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DM me and will be more than happy to talk you through it. Some of these folks on here will give you some unrealistic expectations.

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Unless your MBA is from a T20 you essentially just have a piece of paper and credits to be CPA eligible. Most entry level accounting jobs will not pay you extra just for having that degree.

CPA, experience, and job certs/programming skills are what will help you make your case.

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