The 2026 Salary Guide & Industry Report From DeWinter

To access the Salary Guide customized to your local region, select the closest metro area from the options listed above. 

For Finance and Accounting roles, we offer data for the Bay Area and Boston.

For Technology roles, we offer data for the Bay Area, Boston, and Southern California. Our Salary Search tool also allows you to compare technology salaries across those regions instantly.

Our salary ranges are formulated using a proprietary blend of real-time placement data and local market analysis. Unlike broad national databases, our figures reflect the actual "closing" salaries negotiated by our recruiters in the Finance, Accounting, and Technology sectors, ensuring the data is grounded in local market reality.

Hiring managers should utilize these guides as a dual-purpose benchmarking tool to align internal pay scales with the external 2026 market. By mapping your current employee salaries against our 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile brackets, you can identify and resolve compensation discrepancies before they lead to turnover.

Job seekers should use the data as a validation tool during the interview process. By identifying where your specific years of experience and technical skills fall within our reported percentiles, you can provide prospective employers with data-backed salary expectations. The guides are designed to empower you with the same data that recruiters use to value specialized talent.

For more tips on getting the most out of the Salary Guides, check out our recent blog "5 Ways Use the 2026 Finance & Accounting Salary Guide to Fuel Your Career."

To ensure accuracy in a fluctuating market, the 2026 Salary Guide is released at the beginning of the year and updated for our Mid-Year Salary Guides as well. This semi-annual refresh accounts for shifting economic conditions, local demand surges, and emerging skill premiums (such as AI-specialized roles).

The 2026 Salary Guide has comprehensive salary data for these top finance & accounting roles: 

Executive & Management

• CFO / Chief Financial Officer
• Head of Finance / VP Finance
• Accounting Director
• Revenue Director
• Revenue Manager

Accounting & Reporting

• Chief Accounting Officer
• Vice President / Controller
• Accounting Manager
• SEC Reporting Manager
• Senior Accountant
• Staff Accountant
• SEC Reporting Analyst

Finance & Analysis

• VP FP&A
• Director of Finance
• Finance Manager
• Senior Financial Analyst
• Financial Analyst
• Senior Revenue Analyst

Specialized Operations

• Payroll Director
• Payroll Manager
• Payroll Specialist
• AP Manager
• AR Manager
• AP Specialist
• AR Specialist
• Revenue Analyst

The 2026 Technology Salary Guide has detailed compensation data for 75 top tech roles, including the highly-sought-after Top 12 AI Roles for 2026.

AI

• AI Governance Manager
• AI Infrastructure / ML Infrastructure Engineer
• AI Product Engineer / AI Product Developer
• Applied Scientist
• Computer Vision Engineer
• Deep Learning Engineer
• Machine Learning Engineer / AI Engineer
• MLOps / AI Ops Engineer
• Product Manager
• Project Manager
• Prompt Engineer / Prompt Developer
• Solutions Architect – AI / ML

Business Systems

• Business Systems Analyst
• Engagement Lead
• ERP Administrator
• ERP Programmer
• Integration Consultant
• Solutions Architect

Content Development

• Copy Editor
• Copywriter
• Digital Product Manager
• Social Media Manager
• Technical Writer
• Web Author
• Web Content Administrator

Data Analytics

• Business Intelligence Analyst
• Business Intelligence Architect
• Data Analyst
• Data Architect
• Data Engineer
• Data Scientist
• ETL Developer
• Research Scientist

Digital Design/Production

• Instructional Designer
• Interaction Designer
• Marketing Automation Consultant
• Product Designer
• Product Marketing Consultant
• User Experience Designer
• User Experience Researcher
• Visual Designer
• Web Developer

Infrastructure/Cloud

• Cloud Administrator
• Cloud Architect
• Cloud Engineer
• DevOps Engineer
• Information Security Analyst
• Information Security Analyst
• IT Auditor
• Mainframe Systems Programmer
• Penetration Tester
• Product Support Specialist
• Security Architect
• Support Desktop Specialist
• Systems Administrator
• Systems Analyst

Project Management

• Agile Coach
• Business Analyst
• Business Process Architect
• Change Manager
• Program Manager
• Project Coordinator
• Project Manager

Software

• Back-End Engineer
• DevOps Engineer
• Embedded Engineer
• Front End Engineer
• Full Stack Engineer
• Mobile Applications Developer
• QA Automation Engineer
• SDET Site Reliability Engineer
• Software Architect
• Software Developer
• Technical Writer