How much money does a chartered accountant in Australia earn?

Answer 1

It depends on what industry you work in. If you stay in chartered accounting working in a chartered accounting firm and eventually become partner you can expect to earn around 300K (junior partner - aground 30-34 years of age) and then when you become a full equity partner you can expect to earn around 700K (age 40+) but you have to work at a mid size firm. At the big 4 partners have been hear of to have salaries in the millions. The most important thing about accounting is the opportunity it gives you. You have an incredible grounding in finance and business so you will most like be on the board of directors of a few companies which is more cash. Either way its a great deal of money if you get to the top but it still does not compare to the top end of other finance jobs like investment bankers or funds managers.