Exactly 44,870 of Minnesota's 68,580 accounting professionals work in Saint Paul. There has been a 10% decline in the number of accounting professionals in Saint Paul between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for accounting professionals in Saint Paul has decreased, overall employment in Saint Paul has increased.

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As the number of accounting professionals in Saint Paul has shrunk, salaries for accounting professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $48,238 per year was earned by accounting professionals in Saint Paul. The average salary for accounting professionals in Saint Paul was $42,768 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Saint Paul.

Accounting professionals in Saint Paul earn a median salary of $46,690 per year. The 10% of accounting professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $33,173 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $65,847 per year.

Saint Paul accounting professionals have earnings that are lower than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

There are 8 accredited accounting schools in the city. Many of Saint Paul's accounting professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

There are a total of 10 degree and certificate programs in accounting offered by Saint Paul's accounting schools.

Approximately 277 students completed accounting courses in 2010.