Of the 63,300 accounting professionals employed in Maryland, 32,620 work in Baltimore. The number of accounting professionals in Baltimore has shrunk by 2% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for accounting professionals in Baltimore has decreased, overall employment in Baltimore has increased.

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As the number of accounting professionals in Baltimore has shrunk, salaries for accounting professionals have increased. Baltimore accounting professionals made $48,962 per year, on average, in 2010. Accounting professionals in Baltimore made a yearly average salary of $44,223, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Baltimore.

Accounting professionals in Baltimore earn a median salary of $44,738 per year. The difference in pay between the accounting professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 153%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $29,538 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $74,668 per year.

On average accounting professionals in Baltimore earn salaries that are lower than the salaries earned by other professionals in Baltimore.

There are 6 accredited accounting schools in the city. Many of Baltimore's accounting professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

There are a total of 8 degree and certificate programs in accounting offered by Baltimore's accounting schools.

In 2010 approximately 184 students completed accounting courses.