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WHY Accounting career has a low salary?

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Prashant Rawat

Accounts Trainee

50 Points Posted on 05 January 2021

HELLO Everybody

I want to know that IS accounting career good? because I see people who work in the accounting department. they do not get a good salary and benefits. even an accountant with 5-6 years experience get salary around 30-35k per month and another side, a purchaser, salesman and marketer get a salary more than 20k with 1-2 years experience.

WHAT DO YOU THINK??

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Quick Summary

This discussion explores the common perception that accounting careers offer lower salaries compared to roles like sales or marketing, even with several years of experience. While some agree, others suggest that salary potential is highly dependent on individual exposure, knowledge, and the size of the company, with opportunities for high earnings in larger corporations or with advanced expertise.

Venu Gopal

Accts Assistant

78 Points Posted on 05 January 2021

Yeah I too think the same...any one plz help us how to get good packages???

ayusmita

Tax consultant

3466 Points Posted on 06 January 2021

Every field has its own good and bad it's not that accountant got less salary it's about how you exposure your self and explore your knowledge in the company benifits
salary is as per your hard working
an accountant can get 80k salary per month
even in 3 to 4 yrs no problem in it
sorry I don't know about government sector but private mein achi milti hai
bas you have the beginning knowledge latter with
experience

aditya shah

Article

28 Points Posted on 24 February 2023

Mam in small companies of India its an issue and not in giant corporates

Aashok Kumar Sharma

Finance/Compliance Consultant

77979 Points Posted on 14 November 2026

The hard reality is that you are not paid for your hard work; you are paid for how hard you are to replace.

Routine accounting and voucher creation have a very low barrier to entry, which drives down average salaries in small firms. Sales and marketing staff get quick increments because their results are directly tied to company revenue.

To command higher packages in accounting, you have to transition from basic bookkeeping to advanced tax planning, corporate finance, automated reconciliations, and strategic reporting. The problem isn't the profession; it's staying stuck in transactional roles.