Of the 13,440 accounting professionals employed in Rhode Island, 15,360 work in Warwick. There has been a 6% decline in the number of accounting professionals in Warwick between the years 2006 and 2010. As the employment for accounting professionals in Warwick has decreased, overall employment in Warwick has increased.

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In Warwick, salaries for accounting professionals have increased. Warwick accounting professionals made $45,613 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for accounting professionals in Warwick was $42,707 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is slower than the salary trend for all careers in Warwick.

Warwick accounting professionals earn a median yearly salary of $41,512. The difference in pay between the accounting professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 141%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $27,897 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $67,362 per year.

Accounting professional salaries in Warwick are, on average, lower than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

There is only one accredited accounting school in the city. Many of Warwick's accounting professionals are graduates of this school.

There are a total of 2 degree and certificate programs in accounting offered by Warwick's accounting schools.

Approximately 32 students graduated from accounting courses in 2010.