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Rates · Updated November 3, 2026

Month-End Close Accountant hourly rate

A senior Month-End Close Accountant typically receives $55 an hour as a part-time contractor in the United States, against a market median wage of $38.74. Below: percentiles and rates for every country we cover, by level and format.

$55/hrtypical contractor rate, senior
$38.74/hrmarket median wage
$31-51middle half of wages
$1,190a month at 5 hours a week

Month-End Close Accountant pay in the United States

National wage percentiles for the role. Full United States page.

PercentilePer hour5 h a week, per monthFull time, per year
10th$25.93$560$53,900
25th$31.03$670$64,500
Median$38.74$840$80,600
75th$50.85$1,100$105,800
90th$66.71$1,450$138,800

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; aged to October 2026.

Month-End Close Accountant rates by country

Country10thMedian wage90thContractor rate
United States$25.93$38.74$66.71$55
CanadaCA$23.38CA$37.74CA$66.79CA$55
United Kingdom£12.44£21.05£37.30£30
Austria€13.04€24.66€37.85€35
Belgium€16.28€35.05€54.60€50
Bulgaria€4.72€10.04€20.70€15
Croatia€7.03€13.88€22.79€20
Cyprus€8.00€16.10€37.07€23
Czechia€7.02€13.12€19.58€19
Denmark€18.05€31.65€43.44€45
Estonia€6.88€14.85€23.49€22
Finland€14.26€23.55€33.96€35
France€17.12€30.18€49.16€45
Germany€13.47€28.30€46.30€40
Greece€6.14€11.41€17.95€17
Hungary€6.08€12.47€21.97€18
Ireland€17.55€34.67€71.24€50
Italy€11.62€19.94€34.27€30
Latvia€5.89€13.38€24.48€19
Lithuania€7.33€15.00€25.77€22
Luxembourg€17.55€33.01€62.53€50
Malta€5.90€11.83€19.01€17
Netherlands€12.70€25.43€37.99€35
Poland€7.23€14.27€25.35€21
Portugal€8.66€13.30€28.22€19
Romania€5.91€11.77€23.47€17
Slovakia€5.56€10.31€15.83€15
Slovenia€9.43€16.29€25.92€24
Spain€9.53€17.29€30.18€25
Sweden€13.04€20.62€27.54€30

Hourly figures in local currency. Contractor rate is the typical Deftridge rate for a senior Month-End Close Accountant in the regular role format.

Month-End Close Accountant pay by US state

Typical contractor rate, highest first.

California$75/hr · market median $53.05District of Columbia$75/hr · market median $50.29New York$75/hr · market median $50.03Colorado$65/hr · market median $44.92Massachusetts$65/hr · market median $44.78New Jersey$65/hr · market median $45.01Rhode Island$65/hr · market median $43.95Washington$65/hr · market median $44.97Alaska$60/hr · market median $40.00Delaware$60/hr · market median $41.28New Hampshire$60/hr · market median $40.42Texas$60/hr · market median $40.37Arizona$55/hr · market median $38.37Connecticut$55/hr · market median $39.54Georgia$55/hr · market median $38.08Illinois$55/hr · market median $37.34Indiana$55/hr · market median $36.83Iowa$55/hr · market median $36.26Kansas$55/hr · market median $37.32Maine$55/hr · market median $37.92Maryland$55/hr · market median $38.32Minnesota$55/hr · market median $36.22Montana$55/hr · market median $36.31Nevada$55/hr · market median $37.75New Mexico$55/hr · market median $37.78North Carolina$55/hr · market median $38.97Oklahoma$55/hr · market median $37.49Oregon$55/hr · market median $37.10Pennsylvania$55/hr · market median $36.99South Dakota$55/hr · market median $37.73Tennessee$55/hr · market median $36.67Vermont$55/hr · market median $37.57Virginia$55/hr · market median $39.45West Virginia$55/hr · market median $36.37Wyoming$55/hr · market median $37.77Alabama$50/hr · market median $34.69Florida$50/hr · market median $35.89Hawaii$50/hr · market median $33.10Kentucky$50/hr · market median $35.25Louisiana$50/hr · market median $33.94Michigan$50/hr · market median $35.96Missouri$50/hr · market median $35.80Nebraska$50/hr · market median $34.15North Dakota$50/hr · market median $35.23Ohio$50/hr · market median $35.17South Carolina$50/hr · market median $35.71Utah$50/hr · market median $35.67Wisconsin$50/hr · market median $35.96Arkansas$45/hr · market median $31.33Idaho$45/hr · market median $31.64Mississippi$45/hr · market median $31.32

By level and format

United States. A manager earns 1.20 times the senior rate; a one-off task pays a higher hourly rate than a standing role because the work is fixed-scope.

LevelPer hour
Senior$55
Manager$65
  • Regular role$55
  • One-off task$65
  • Task bundle$60

Questions about Month-End Close Accountant rates

What is the typical hourly rate for a Month-End Close Accountant?

In the United States the typical rate for a senior Month-End Close Accountant is $55 an hour (market median wage $38.74). Rates vary by country, state and level; the tables above list them.

Is this a salary?

No. The market median is an employee wage for reference. The Deftridge rate is what a part-time contractor in that role receives per hour, before tax.

How does level change the rate?

Levels scale the rate: specialist 0.85, senior 1.00, manager 1.20, director 1.45 and executive 1.75 of the senior rate, inside the country floor and cap.

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