Exactly 65,590 of Georgia's 103,210 accounting professionals work in Atlanta. Between 2006 and 2010, in Atlanta, there has been a 3% growth in the number of accounting professionals. As the number of accounting professionals in Atlanta has increased, overall employment in Atlanta has also increased.

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As the number of accounting professionals in Atlanta has grown, salaries for accounting professionals have also increased. In 2010 Atlanta accounting professionals earned an average yearly salary of $49,582. Four years earlier in 2006, accounting professionals in Atlanta made an average salary of $42,570 per year. The growth in the salary of accounting professionals in Atlanta is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Accounting professionals in Atlanta earn a median salary of $47,092 per year. The 10% of accounting professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $29,850 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 148% higher salaries.

Accounting professional salaries in Atlanta are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There are 7 accredited accounting schools in the city. Many of Atlanta's accounting professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

There are a total of 16 degree and certificate programs in accounting offered by Atlanta's accounting schools.

Approximately 557 students completed accounting courses in 2010.