Exactly 7,260 of the 79,230 accounting professionals employed in Washington State, work in Lakewood. There has been a 6% growth in the number of accounting professionals in Lakewood between the years 2006 and 2010. As the number of accounting professionals in Lakewood has increased, overall employment in Lakewood has also increased.

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In Lakewood, salaries for accounting professionals have increased. In 2010 Lakewood accounting professionals earned an average yearly salary of $44,558. Accounting professionals in Lakewood made a yearly average salary of $44,284, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Lakewood.

Accounting professionals make a median salary of $42,998 per year in Lakewood. The 10% of accounting professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $30,480 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 98% higher salaries.

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

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

There are a total of 3 degree and certificate programs in accounting offered by Lakewood's accounting schools.

In 2010 approximately 24 students graduated from accounting courses.