Accounting
Public Accounting Starting Salaries Expected to Rise About 9% in 2025
In its latest salary guide, Robert Half provides projected 2025 starting pay for eight positions: four in tax and four in audit.
Jason Bramwell
Jason Bramwell is senior staff writer for CPA Practice Advisor. He has nearly 25 years of professional writing experience, the last nine covering the accounting profession. He most recently was a staff writer and editor at Going Concern, and he previously spent five years as a staff writer and editor at AccountingWEB. He can be reached by email at jbramwell@cpapracticeadvisor.com.
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Accounting
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