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What accountants make

Median

$84,000

Lower end

$52,000

Upper end

$149,000

Job Bank's figures for all financial auditors and accountants in Canada, worked out at 40 hours a week for a full year. That group includes people still training and people without the CPA (Chartered Professional Accountant) designation, so designated CPAs on their own earn more: see the next cards.