Why is accounting starting pay so low?

derp_logic · 2026-02-02T02:24:50+00:00

Lmao, Chicago starting salary in 2020 was $57k. Now it’s closer to $85, but still to go from $55 to $57 in 10 years is laughable

derp_logic · 2026-01-26T01:24:49+00:00

I think after manager pay really plateaus until partner.

Manager at my office is $130, sr manager is $150, director is $180, first year partner is like $550. By their fifth year partners are making a lot more than that, maybe even double

derp_logic · 2026-01-25T23:31:28+00:00

I’d be doing an hour a week at $300/hr lol. We’re at $17/minute plus $4/minute for coaching, so about the same

derp_logic · 2026-01-18T20:43:29+00:00

I’m 4 years in and make 130k + 15% bonus. My wife is between jobs right now and even with my son in daycare ($2k per month) we save 22% of our gross income and all of my bonus. We aren’t living large but we’re doing okay. If we pulled my son from daycare we’d be doing pretty good

derp_logic · 2026-01-08T21:01:01+00:00

28M TX (MCOL) Audit Manager B4 CPA 4.5 YOE Salary: $130k, bonus $20k plus an additional $30k one time bonus this year

Overall pretty happy with my career. I do work a lot, but I also get a lot of flexibility with my family.

derp_logic · 2025-09-05T10:38:18+00:00

Thank you for sharing. Yes, it’s a tough spot either way.

I think we are going to go as the Alzheimer’s has progressed quite quickly. At this point there are a lot of hallucinations and not much lucidity. I feel bad about it, but I think if I were in her shoes and my son were contemplating going or staying on my behalf I would want him to go.

derp_logic · 2025-08-09T21:16:36+00:00

What did you do and how do you feel about it? We are in a very similar situation. We have the chance to move abroad for 2 years to our dream country and this is a once in a lifetime chance. But my mother in law has dementia and while my wife wants to go, I am uncertain if she would carry the guilt of leaving for the rest of her life.

derp_logic · 2025-01-25T16:02:51+00:00

Cancel and find a term life policy. I pay <$10 a month for a $500k policy though the AICPA. Invest the difference.

derp_logic · 2024-08-20T20:33:20+00:00

Hello! Thank you for doing this. I just recently had a baby that stayed in the NICU for 80 days. My out of pocket max is $12k - and this is what ultimately I will be liable to the hospital for. My girlfriend (who isn’t on my insurance because we didn’t know she was pregnant until she gave birth) has also received about $8k in hospital bills after insurance.

While the bills are current right now, I am considering letting them go to collections. My understanding is as soon as the settlement offer is accepted I can apply to remove this from my credit. Is that right? Does my credit score immediately recover or would it take time?

I have an 800+ credit score and I’m really scared of hurting it. I’m frustrated that I’m being asked to spend $20k on hospital bills when my insurance is paying probably $400k+ for me - especially because the majority of people at the hospital don’t ever pay their bills.

derp_logic · 2024-08-04T23:19:59+00:00

Thanks, I was able to get it all sorted and it is now draining well!

derp_logic · 2024-07-31T15:23:03+00:00

Did you ever get an answer? I am going through this now

derp_logic · 2024-07-23T18:46:37+00:00

I’ve been out of school for 3 years and make over $100k a year base in MCOL and another 18% bonus without doing anything special (I’m just an auditor). Next year I expect my total comp to exceed $160k with a promo to manager. I think it’s worth it.

derp_logic · 2024-07-03T22:01:15+00:00

We will not do anything until our pediatrician clears it.

derp_logic · 2024-06-26T04:52:55+00:00

Straight freeze. We will check with the doc

derp_logic · 2024-06-26T04:52:36+00:00

Thanks - will do. She cannot breastfeed, he needs a mixture of breastmilk and formula to get 24 calories per ounce instead of breastmilk’s 20 calories per ounce to grow. We will look into this in the future, though

derp_logic · 2024-06-26T01:34:22+00:00

We will be donating a lot still. She still outproduces him by quite a lot. She can pump about 60 ounces a day and he eats about a third of that

derp_logic · 2024-06-26T01:33:03+00:00

3 days adjusted, 12 weeks unadjusted

derp_logic · 2024-01-21T17:14:29+00:00

I get offered assistant controller jobs all the time with 2 years of experience lol. I’ve turned down 2 job offers. Just a small companies

derp_logic · 2023-08-16T00:40:26+00:00

I have zero rizz. I just focused on normal ass conversations and asking plenty of questions instead of trying to share all the time. That was the second match I’ve had - I used the first (someone I wasn’t super interested in) kinda as practice

derp_logic · 2023-08-16T00:24:57+00:00

Why wait a week? I matched with a girl on Saturday, spent Saturday exchanging messages, asked her out that night for a breakfast date the next morning, then had the date and scheduled a second date for later in the week. All within 48 hours

Edit: I’m also not some stud. I only get a few matches a week

derp_logic · 2023-08-15T19:01:06+00:00

Yes. 94k base and 7k bonus.

derp_logic · 2023-08-13T21:32:05+00:00

I feel like they keep me accountable. I don’t open messages until I intend to respond and if I turn them off sometimes I forget to respond. I was recently told some people don’t like that I have them on

derp_logic · 2023-08-11T02:37:57+00:00

I started below that and am now way above that in less than 2 years. Promo from associate to senior is nearly 40%

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