Salary guide, May 2025

Cost Accounting Manager pay in Burlington-South Burlington, VT

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The median annual wage for Accountants and Auditors in Burlington-South Burlington, VT was $82,510 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $68,810 and $101,100.

The Burlington-South Burlington, VT median is $1,170 below the national median of $83,680, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about burlington-South Burlington, VT?

Accountants and Auditors in Burlington-South Burlington, VT: median $82,510; published 25th to 75th percentile $68,810 to $101,100.

Annual wage percentiles, Burlington-South Burlington, VT
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$60,980	$68,810	$82,510	$101,100	$130,610

Accountants and Auditors in Burlington-South Burlington, VT: median $39.67; published 25th to 75th percentile $33.08 to $48.61.

Hourly wage percentiles, Burlington-South Burlington, VT
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$29.32	$33.08	$39.67	$48.61	$62.79

BLS estimated 1,040 workers employed in this occupation in Burlington-South Burlington, VT. Location quotient: 0.93.

What should you know about united States?

Accountants and Auditors in U.S.: median $83,680; published 25th to 75th percentile $67,020 to $109,810.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$56,020	$67,020	$83,680	$109,810	$144,090

Accountants and Auditors in U.S.: median $40.23; published 25th to 75th percentile $32.22 to $52.80.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$26.93	$32.22	$40.23	$52.80	$69.27

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Cost Accounting Manager median is $82,510. The all-occupations median in Burlington-South Burlington, VT is $60,020. Ratio: 1.37 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.93 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Cost Accounting Manager in Burlington-South Burlington, VT, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$63,580	$80,340	$100,310
May 2025	$68,810	$82,510	$101,100

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors, Burlington-South Burlington, VT. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Cost Accounting Manager
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Glens Falls, NY	$80,340	$65,110 to $103,580
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$84,660	$69,790 to $107,030

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