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2008 Compensation Guide

Average Salaries by Revenues

Title

0-$25m

$25m-$75m

$75m - $200m

$200m -$500m

$500m-$1b

$1b+

CFO or VP Finance (private)

$139k

$167k

$192k

$293k

$325k

*Limited Data for San Diego

CFO (public)

$280k

$247k

$336k

$412k

$597k

$844k

Controller (private)

$107k

$115k

$130k

$143k

$159k

*Limited Data for San Diego

Controller (public)

$113k

$128k

$146k

$163k

$180k

$199k

Assistant Controller

*Limited Data for San Diego

$87k

$101k

$107k

$129k

$158k

Accounting Manager

$78k

$82k

$95k

$102k

$109k

$118k

Finance Manager (add 12% - 23% for Director)

$83k

$92k

$108k

$123k

$138k

$145k

Tax Manager (Add 8% - 19% for Director)

*Limited Data for San Diego

*Limited Data for San Diego

$110k

$119k

$137k

$150k

Internal Audit Manager (Add 7%-19% for Director)

*Limited Data for San Diego

$115k

$120k

$140k

$148k

$151k

Internal Audit Staff (Add 7%-16% for Senior)

*Limited Data for San Diego

$61k

$65k

$67k

$70k

$74k

Tax Staff (Add 10% - 18% for Senior)

*Limited Data for San Diego

*Limited Data for San Diego

$61k

$64k

$68k

$70k

Finance Staff (Add 4%-13% for Senior)

$61k

$64k

$65k

$65k

$71k

$73k

Accounting Staff (Add 5%-11% for Senior)

$58k

$61k

$63k

$64k

$68k

$70k


Average Increase in Base Salary for 2007

Title

Average Increase

Accounting Staff/Senior

13.1%

Internal Audit Manager/Director

11.8%

Finance Staff/Senior

11.3%

Tax Staff/Senior

10.6%

CFO/VP Finance

9.7%

Tax Manager/Director

9.7%

Controller

8.8%

Internal Audit Staff/Senior

8.7%

Accounting Manager

8.6%

Finance Manager/Director

8.1%

Assistant Controller

6.1%

 

Note:

*Average salaries and % increase were most heavily affected by certifications, advanced degrees, and specialized technical knowledge (e.g. SEC Reporting, IT Audit, Revenue Recognition)

*Staff level professionals possess, on average, 3-4 years of experience while Senior Staff level professionals possess, on average, 5-9 years of experience

*Data was compiled through direct contact of 112 professionals in addition to

178 additional salaries extracted from the firm’s proprietary database

*Data was collected during the months of October and November 2007

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