The characteristics of long period, high difficulty and large subject span of CPA examination in China have discouraged many financial personnel. Especially now that knowledge is fragmented and time is fragmented, it really takes a lot of patience and time to prepare for the 6+ 1 exam, and no results can be seen in a short time.
And pay so much energy to get the certificate, the purpose is nothing more than one, that is for money, right, very straightforward, that is for money. Certified public accountants are a small group, and their views on CPA's salary are also confused. For a time, certified public accountants became synonymous with high salary. Specifically, we naturally have to speak with data.
I. Salary of Certified Public Accountants
1, salary gap
① The annual salary gap of senior managers in domestic and foreign-funded firms is nearly 400,000.
In the accounting firm industry, the gap between domestic and foreign salary levels is very obvious. The salary level of ordinary accounting firms is even less than half that of foreign-funded companies. According to industry reports, the median annual salary of foreign and domestic executives is 754,000 yuan and 365,000 yuan respectively.
In foreign-funded accounting firms in Beijing and Shanghai, the annual salary of senior managers in related businesses exceeds 850,000. In addition, the median annual salary of foreign and domestic managers is 48 1 000 yuan and 228,000 yuan respectively. For example, the annual salary of the audit manager of a foreign-funded firm in a first-class city exceeds 550,000 yuan. The post of auditor is the basic post of accounting firm. Due to the different requirements of ability and quality, the salary gap between domestic and foreign companies is still obvious. The median annual salary is 236,000 yuan and 6,543,800 yuan+0.23 million yuan respectively.
(2) In the first five years of employment, the salary jumped across levels.
In recent years, the salary gap of foreign firms has been narrowing, and the competitiveness of domestic firms has increased from the starting salary. The starting salary, promotion channels, bonus and subsidy mechanism of graduates from major firms are also one of the topics discussed by the industry. The biggest talent vacancy rate in the industry is reflected in mature core positions with 3-5 years of experience.
The report shows that the starting salary of business personnel is basically 5,000-7,000 yuan, and the competition for talents in the industry often begins with outstanding graduates. In addition to the financial industry, firms are often one of the employment expectations of accounting graduates. In the second year, the monthly salary of 8,000 yuan will become a watershed. In three to five years, the salary gap between outstanding talents and those with average performance will continue to widen. After five years' employment, with the improvement of employees' service level and ability, the average monthly salary can basically reach 1.7 thousand, while excellent employees can get a "high income" with a basic salary of more than 25 thousand.
③ Leading the audit salary level.
Audit talents are the foundation of accounting firms, and the number of audit talents with certified public accountants' certificates is one of the core indicators to measure whether a firm is competitive. In many business modules, the overall salary level of audit format has a competitive advantage. According to the data report of Zhongda Puxin, taking the professional manager level as an example, the annual salary of audit managers is between 248,000 and 587,000, followed by cost and tax business managers, with salary ranges of 228,000 to 525,000 and 205,000 to 487,000 respectively. At present, the proportion of industry management consulting business is declining, and the industry competition is diversified. The median annual salary of professional managers exceeds 300,000.
It is worth mentioning that there is an obvious gap between the functional salary level and the professional salary level of accounting firms, and the gap between posts at the same level is between 18-30%. Although there is a gap, the salary of functional positions in accounting firms is still at a medium and high level in the whole industry.
2. The specific wages of different units
The salary of certified public accountant certificate in four major accounting firms, large and medium-sized state-owned enterprises, domestic accounting firms, joint venture or Chinese investment banks, foreign investment banks and foreign consulting companies is relatively large. Generally speaking, the annual salary of certified public accountants is high in the industry. The following data are for reference only.
Although the salary of certified public accountants is high, the salary without attending meetings or similar advanced certificates is definitely not high. Perhaps there are other reasons besides high salary.
I still remember that a friend told me about the feeling of just being admitted to CPA: walking on the road will give me a unique feeling of stealing happiness, as if I had just become the squadron leader when I was a child, and I could tell people what to do. Since then, my life has been marked with a B. The greatness of certified public accountants lies in changing a person, yes, becoming more confident. Even a shy little virgin, under the light of CPA, suddenly pursued the goddess who had been secretly in love for a long time with great pride. With CPA, life has more imagination. You can go to the four major jobs for 2 or 3 years, and then go to the sponsor ... with an annual salary of more than one million. You can drive a luxury car, marry a wife and travel around the world, but you have also entered a new crowd. They passed the judicial examination, ACCA and CFA, so CPA is not the end, but a new starting point. Life has been moving forward, and life continues. CPA has given wings to dreams, but it is not enough to fly to distant destinations. Especially in the workplace, there are more unexplained factors.