Of the 132,460 accounting professionals employed in Illinois, 4,430 work in Quincy. Between 2006 and 2010, in Quincy, there has been a 11% decline in the number of accounting professionals. As the employment for accounting professionals in Quincy has decreased, overall employment in Quincy has increased.

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Salaries for accounting professionals in Quincy have increased. Quincy accounting professionals made $33,412 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, accounting professionals in Quincy made an average salary of $32,785 per year. The growth in the salary of accounting professionals in Quincy is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Accounting professionals make a median salary of $31,092 per year in Quincy. The difference in pay between the accounting professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 122%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $21,208 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $46,990 per year.

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

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

Quincy's accounting schools offer 2 accounting degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 16 students completed accounting courses.