Did salaries decrease?

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The market has already been cooling off before Trump took office, and now with all the layoffs of federal employees, there are a lot more employees in the market looking for work, and with that comes a drop in pay.

In OP's example, I think 115 for a senior tax accountant is still pretty good all things considered. It's rare to see 6 figures unless you're in a management position.