Exactly 1,970 of the 132,460 accounting professionals employed in Illinois, work in Champaign. There has been a 8% decline in the number of accounting professionals in Champaign between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of accounting professionals in Champaign has decreased, overall employment in Champaign has increased.

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In Champaign, salaries for accounting professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $40,716 per year was earned by accounting professionals in Champaign. Accounting professionals in Champaign made a yearly average salary of $32,896, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of accounting professionals in Champaign is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Accounting professionals make a median salary of $38,896 per year in Champaign. The 10% of accounting professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $28,296 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $55,232 per year.

On average accounting professional salaries in Champaign are lower than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There are 2 accredited accounting schools in the city. Many of Champaign's accounting professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

Champaign's accounting schools offer 5 accounting degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 786 students completed accounting courses in 2010.