Exactly 66,020 of Washington DC's 18,860 accounting professionals work in Washington. Between 2006 and 2010, the number of accounting professionals in Washington has shrunk by 7%. As the employment for accounting professionals in Washington has decreased, overall employment in Washington has increased.

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In Washington, salaries for accounting professionals have increased. In 2010 an average salary of $56,202 per year was earned by accounting professionals in Washington. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for accounting professionals in Washington was $48,825 per year. The growth in the salary of accounting professionals in Washington is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Washington accounting professionals earn a median yearly salary of $52,952. The 10% of accounting professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $34,447 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $82,215 per year.

On average accounting professionals in Washington earn salaries that are lower than the salaries earned by other professionals in Washington.

There are 12 accredited accounting schools in the city. Many of Washington's accounting professionals are graduates of one of these schools.

There are a total of 19 degree and certificate programs in accounting offered by Washington's accounting schools.

Approximately 465 students graduated from accounting courses in 2010.