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Skip to Main Content Skip to... Select * Listen To Article * What To Read Next SubscribeSign In SubscribeSign In This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com. https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/accounting-salary-cpa-shortage-dec2caa2 WHY NO ONE’S GOING INTO ACCOUNTING PAY HAS STAGNATED IN A PROFESSION ONCE SEEN AS A SURE THING, WHILE OTHER FIELDS ARE MORE LUCRATIVE; ‘PRETTY MUCH A DEATH SENTENCE FOR MY DREAMS.’ Daisy Korpics/The Wall Street Journal; iStock (2) By Lindsay Ellis and Paul Overberg Oct. 6, 2023 12:01 am ET Share Text 487 Responses Listen to article (2 minutes) An accounting career, once a launchpad into the upper middle class for hundreds of thousands of Americans, is no longer paying off. Salaries have risen for young people in finance, marketing, logistics and consulting in recent years. Even young teachers have seen a slight uptick. At the same time, the median, inflation-adjusted pay for young accountants has stagnated, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of salary data compiled by the Census Bureau. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Continue reading your article with a WSJ subscription BOXING DAY SPECIAL OFFER £2 PER MONTH Subscribe Now Already a subscriber? Sign In advertisement * The Wall Street Journal * English Edition EditionEnglish中文 (Chinese)日本語 (Japanese) * Subscribe NowSign In * Back to Top « WSJ Membership * Buy Side Exclusives * Subscription Options * Why Subscribe? * Corporate Subscriptions * WSJ Higher Education Program * WSJ High School Program * Public Library Program * WSJ Live * Commercial Partnerships Customer Service * Customer Center * Contact Us * Cancel My Subscription Tools & Features * Newsletters & Alerts * Guides * Topics * My News * RSS Feeds * Video Center * Watchlist * Podcasts * Visual Stories Ads * Advertise * Commercial Real Estate Ads * Place a Classified Ad * Sell Your Business * Sell Your Home * Recruitment & Career Ads * Coupons * Digital Self Service More * About Us * Content Partnerships * Corrections * Jobs at WSJ * News Archive * Register for Free * Reprints & Licensing * Buy Issues * WSJ Shop * WSJ Membership Benefits * Customer Center * Cancel My Subscription * Legal Policies * Manage Cookies * Facebook * Twitter * Instagram * YouTube * Podcasts * Snapchat * Google Play * App Store Dow Jones Products * Barron's * BigCharts * Dow Jones Newswires * Factiva * Financial News * Mansion Global * MarketWatch * Risk & Compliance * Buy Side from WSJ * WSJ Pro * WSJ Video * WSJ Wine * Privacy Notice * Cookie Notice * Manage Cookies * Copyright Policy * Data Policy * Subscriber Agreement & Terms of Use * Your Ad Choices * Accessibility * Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Back to Top « English Edition EditionEnglish中文 (Chinese)日本語 (Japanese) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Facebook * Twitter * Instagram * YouTube * Podcasts * Snapchat WSJ Membership * Buy Side Exclusives * Subscription Options * Why Subscribe? * Corporate Subscriptions * WSJ Higher Education Program * WSJ High School Program * Public Library Program * WSJ Live * Commercial Partnerships Customer Service * Customer Center * Contact Us * Cancel My Subscription Tools & Features * Newsletters & Alerts * Guides * Topics * My News * RSS Feeds * Video Center * Watchlist * Podcasts * Visual Stories Ads * Advertise * Commercial Real Estate Ads * Place a Classified Ad * Sell Your Business * Sell Your Home * Recruitment & Career Ads * Coupons * Digital Self Service More * About Us * Content Partnerships * Corrections * Jobs at WSJ * News Archive * Register for Free * Reprints & Licensing * Buy Issues * WSJ Shop * WSJ Membership Benefits * Customer Center * Cancel My Subscription * Legal Policies * Manage Cookies * Google Play * App Store -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sign In Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Distribution and use of this material are governed by our Subscriber Agreement and by copyright law. For non-personal use or to order multiple copies, please contact Dow Jones Reprints at 1-800-843-0008 or visit www.djreprints.com.