[samissmiley]

I work in internal audit at a Fortune 500 company. After becoming a CPA, my boss said Congratulations to me and that was it. Is that normal or would you expect a raise? I make 49k right now so it’s not like I’m raking it in already.

FAR - 89
AUD - 97
BEC - 83
REG - 71, 85

[PhDCPA]

I was in public accounting and got a $3,000 bonus, no raise though.

[mmcgrad1]

I worked for a private company for 1.5 years and left for seminary. I came back to the accounting profession and passed the CPA exam and the same company gave me an offer for 15K more than I was making.

NIU CPA Review Correspondence is awesome!

I passed all four sections on the first attempt

[musicamor]

Nope, no raise/bonus for me. Just a “good job,” and a pat on the back. I did not expect a raise because I am already compensated well for my level.

@samissmiley–you need to change employers or change jobs. How many years of experience do you have? I know of Senior Accountant positions within industry that will pay close to $20k more per year than you're making.

Texas CPA - licensed in 2012!!!

[msgolds]

I work in government. We get a bonus, but no raise.

BEC - 90 PASSED
FAR - 84 PASSED
AUD - 93 PASSED
REG - 84 PASSED

I DID IT!!!!

Using Becker Self-Study

"If we were put here to carry a great weight, then the very things we hate are here to build those muscles."

[LSNYC]

Does your company have a set compensation period? At my current company you can only get a raise effective Jan 1. My boss who has been here 30 years and has only seen 2 exceptions to the rule. Is it possible that your next raise during your next compensation period will reflect you passing the exam?

A - 61, 91!!
B - 78!
F - 76!!!
R - 71, 73, 74, 69, 77!!!!

Finally done!

This is my 2nd attempt at the exam, I had two parts passed (failed many) and I stupidly quit, big mistake. Now I'm back and with a vengeance!

[fifthbeatle]

I work in governmental accounting now, and my position will be reclassified to a CPA level position after I pass. I'll get a good raise…probably around $5,000. I took a pay cut to go into governmental, so this would get me back to where I was in public (with much better hours!).

When I was in public accounting, the single-office firm I worked for would reimburse the cost of all four exams (after you passed them all) and increase your salary by $2,000.

B 85 1/17/12
A 85 11/12/12 (74 on 1st attempt)
R -- 2/25/13
F 79 8/29/12

[Anonymous]

I work for a big 4 firm and I make more than most of my colleagues at my position due to having passed the CPA exam plus I got a $5,000 bonus.

[LittleMoe]

I work for a private company and didn't really expect anything other than having options in case my job ended. The company paid for my review materials and are reimbursing me for each test I pass. I also just got a promotion and a 20% raise that I may have gotten without being almost done with the exams. However, I think that showing the initiative to get this done weighed heavily in my favor.

AUD 4/12/12 79
FAR 5/29/12 76
REG 8/2/12 82
BEC 8/30/12 72 Retake 10/18/12 76!!! DONE!!!!
ExamMatrix, Wiley Books, NINJA notes and audio
LICENSED ALABAMA CPA 11/30/12

[Marivy22]

$10k + new responsibilities….

Done 😉
Class of 2012!!!!
Lots of prayers and hard work....

[Anonymous]

What would you expect at a small CPA firm (20-25ish employees)? Similar salary to the original poster

[musicamor]

@Cake…I would expect a small raise.

Texas CPA - licensed in 2012!!!

[Red315]

I work for a top 20 national CPA firm. 1k bonus and no raise. I passed 1 month after annual review which kinda sucked.

Jeanne Aparicio

B - 75 (11/2011, First Attempt)
A - 88 (2/2012, First Attempt)
R - 89 (5/2012, First Attempt)
F - 79 (8/31/2012 First Attempt)

I AM DONE!!!!!! BECKER IS AWESOME!!!!

Licensed Florida CPA 09/2012

[Anonymous]

I work in governmental and I get a $1K raise for each of the four sections I pass and a full reimbursement of all study material and taking the actual test.

[gtown2010]

A Big 4 firm offered me a bonus and a raise if I pass the exam.

FAR: 84
REG: 85
BEC: 83
AUD: 10/12/12

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