[Marc]

I was wondering how do I position amongst peers and what to look for in the future.

Maybe everyone could post the Bonus % they get and the # of years of experience they have in the field or company ?

I know that there is a different salary topic out there, Let dedicate this to Bonus, or both whatever you are comfortable with.

Me: 2 years of experience, 60k & 6% Bonus – Internal Audit Function 2 weeks of vacation

Thanks for sharing 🙂

No signature needed.

Passed And got my license too ..

[LongTimeComing]

7 years experience: 4 at Big 4, 1 in industry, 2 at consulting firm. Large metropolitan area.

$120K base, 10% bonus.

9 holidays, 10 sick, 16 PTO.

[Kenada]

teeteenounouche – We know 🙂

isauditforme – You are right about the area we live in does impact how much we earn. I live in Silicon Valley so I would be higher than who live in areas with lower living costs.

To buy a house here is crazy!!! we got ours and we had to bid 100K more than the asking price and luckily we got it. Total offers were 12! so imagine the competition… Insane.

CA Candidate. 05/27/2014 ~ 786/110
I am done!!

[samdiegoCPA]

Wow, this post makes me excited for the future. I rate vacation time as very high, so nice to see a lot of you are getting in the 20 day range. I travel a lot and must have them.

3 yrs experience from 5-8 years ago without degree, 1 year current with degree, <$50,000, 2 weeks vacation, 1 week sick, (very flexible), and all benefits paid (med, dent, vis, life, HSA, 401k dunnno %)

AUD: 84
REG: 84
BEC: 79
FAR: 83

[Anonymous]

6 months experience

10 vacation, 10 sick, 12 holidays

6% +/- bonus depending on company performance

8% employer match

plus my favorite, paid overtime!

[oilgaslb]

private industry, 2 years experience in specific industry (about 9 in accounting in general, but AP type stuff), $70K, 5% bonus (and it was a “bad year”), 15 days PTO not including 12 paid holidays

[Anonymous]

4 years experience (2 years in public, 2 years in private), salary is over $85K, bonus is 3 to 5% depending on company performance, 14 days PTO, 10 days of sick time

[Anonymous]

2.75 yrs exp, 6% bonus, 3 weeks vacay

[Isostasy]

2 years experience in small public accounting firm 45k, 1 week vacation, 2 bonuses which total like 3% of our salary, benefits are not that great either.

[jpowell31]

2 years experience, large, global insurance consultant/management firm – $71k as of recent (i do client management so accounting just a portion of my position). bonus depends on pool allocated to our office by the regional “man”- essentially determined on new business generated by our firm. then within bonuses allocated are determined by OT since we aren't compensated for such nor do we get time in lieu unless you request to work a full weekend day/holiday ahead of schedule. bonus pool is still pretty pathetic but benefits are excellent. our firm pays crap compared to others of the same nature, same location but the work environment makes up for it doubly i think.

20 days vacay, 10 days sick leave, 11 public holidays. 3 days study leave per exam not taken more than twice and they reimburse for expenses once passed. this sounds awesome but i wouldn't know as i use most of my vacay studying! this days are typical here.

i'm in the cayman islands, by the way…cost of living – crazy. no taxes on income (below a certain amount if you're US citizen, roughly $96k – upwards you pay income taxes to the US govt but you should know that if you've studied for REG :)) but there's duty on everything brought in so a trip to the grocery store can generally cost you an arm and a leg. visit CML or Stepping Stones recruitment sites if you're looking for a job. I am from the Cayman Islands but the majority of the professional workforce is not and there are a ton of opportunities here. if you're genuinely intrigued, let me know – i get referral bonuses 🙂

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[nicole2035]

6 months experience – 9 1/2 pto days lol

maybe next year i can afford their health insurance

[zieba]

my employer pays both his and my share of healthcare costs. it's a small business and the plans are so damn expensive. notices of plan increases of 20% YoY are the norm. My copay is beastly at fifty dollars.

AUD - 75*, 88 done 5/14! (*exp)
BEC - 74 , 77
REG - 65 , 76 (10 point combooo!!)
FAR - 69 , 75

Dr: perseverance
Dr: intelligence
Dr: luck
. Cr: . advisory score

[lleon]

Would gladly disclose but this future cpa hasn't graduated yet lol

check out GoingConcern.com
and search for their comp watch. They do it every year and compare raises. Usually lots of big 4 and east coast, but might give you an idea

Licensed in Arizona

[GSU-CPA]

Steph out of all of these i think you got the best deal. Yes its 60k a year but you cant beat working 35 hrs and all those days off. Not to mention all those wonderful benefits that you have.

REG-77
BEC -Waiting on score May 5th
AUD - May 30
FAR - Q3 depending on if i pass above two in Q2

[Anonymous]

A little over 5 years experience in industry.

Salary: $59k

Bonus: fluctuates based on company's performance my own. Last year I got 16.4%

Days off: 13 days PTO, 10 sick days, 10 holidays. I will get 20 days PTO after being with my current employer 3 years. I also get time off for CPE.

[Lari Sa]

Recently traded

63k with 23 vaca, 15 sick, 12 holidays, 5 study days, 10% 401k employer contrib, free health and dental 9-5 with 1 hour lunch, for

75k with 15 vaca, 13 holidays, 3% 401k match, expensive health and no dental, 9-6 and not allowed to leave desk for lunch as co. pays for it

Not as a good a trade as i thought it would be, 5.5 years experience (1 at big4, 4 in healthcare)

AUD 85 (11.10 - expired), 0 (2.13), 82* (5.13)
BEC 49 (5.09), 38 (5.11), 75* (10.11)
REG 65 (2.11), 74 (11.11), 0 (2.12), 81* (4.12)
FAR 67 (5.12), 73 (12.12), 78* (2.13)

[Author]

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