I have 5 years of solid audit experience, but never passed the CPA. I'm looking to leave public accounting for an industry role, probably as a senior accountant. What kind of base salary should I realistically ask for during interviews? I want to make sure I'm not leaving money on the table, but I also know the lack of a license might limit me.

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Depends on where you live but like 65-85k. The lack of license is going to limit you significantly

The company you go to is going to impact your salary more than having the cpa or not. A large F500 company is going to pay more than a smaller less complex private company even if both have a senior accountant title.

I don’t think the lack of cpa matters for senior accountant role in most industry jobs. I work with multiple senior accountants with no accounting degree. Depends on your knowledge and ability to be trained.

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