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Salary Calculators 2010-2020

From IMA Salary Surveys 2011-2021*

Provided by James R. Martin, Ph.D., CMA
Professor Emeritus, University of South Florida

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The following tables includes IMA's Salary Calculators for the years 2010-2020. These calculations will give you a salary estimate, but note that salaries vary a great deal based on many variables not included in the table, e.g., geographic location, and the size of the employee's organization.

U.S. Salary Estimates Based on Salary Surveys
Calculation 20189 201910 202011 2021
Base amount $48,722 $60,766 $63,835       
For top level management, add +50,462 +62,732 +64,786  
Senior-level management, add +34,665 +46,422 +56,064  
Middle-level management, add +15,758 +12,736 +22,587  
Add number of years in field multiplied by N(968) -  
For an advanced degree, add +16,050 +13,691 +15,490  
For a CMA, add +15,788 +19,031 +13,151  
For a CPA, add +10,447 +12,812 +16,990  
Estimated salary        


U.S. Salary Estimates Based on Salary Surveys
Calculation 20145 20156 20167 20178
Base amount $50,098 $42,660 $48,990 $47,990
For top level management, add +60,525 +59,595 +58,043 +54,648
Senior-level management, add +43,539 +39,191 +35,855 +35,416
Middle-level management, add +21,804 +22,089 +15,086 +15,441
Add number of years in field multiplied by N(579) N(979) N(905) N(1,086)
For an advanced degree, add +16,891 +20,102 14,509 +9,990
For a CMA, add +15,617 +21,919 15,308 +18,442
For a CPA, add +12,399 +5,907 14,509 +11,279
Estimated salary        


U.S. Salary Estimates Based on Salary Surveys
Calculation 20101 20112 20123 20134
Base amount $75,469 $75,807 $75,538 $75,879
For top level management, add +36,320 +28,000 +33,380 +48,471
Senior-level management, add - - +13,845 +26,516
Middle-level management, add - - - -
For entry level management, subtract -27,777 -25,995 -26,394 -22,137
Add number of years in field multiplied by N(717) N(700) N(803) N(7)
For an advanced degree, add +11,028 +13,873 +6,247 +14,662
For a CMA, add +12,971 +11,126 11,268 +19,992
For a CPA, add +7,239 +10,193 13,370 +15,837
Estimated salary  


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* Notes

1 Schiffel, L., K. A. Smith and D. L. Schroeder. 2011. IMA 2010 salary survey: How's that recovery workin' for you? Strategic Finance (June): 26-46. (Summary).

2 Schiffel, L., D. L. Schroeder and K. A. Smith. 2012. 2011 Salary survey: What does this recovery feel like? Strategic Finance (June): 28-47.

3 Schiffel, L., D. L. Schroeder and K. A. Smith. 2013. IMA 2012 Salary survey: Leaning into the wind. Strategic Finance (June): 26-43.

4 Schiffel, L. and C. Wilder. 2014. IMA 2013 salary survey: Rainy days persist. Strategic Finance (June): 22-39.

5 Desroches, D. and R. Lawson. 2015. IMA's global salary survey. Strategic Finance (March): 22-31.

6 Krumwiede, K. 2016. IMA's global salary survey. Strategic Finance (March): 26-31.

7 Krumwiede, K. 2017. IMA's global salary survey. Strategic Finance (March): 28-39.

8 Charles, S. 2018. IMA's global salary survey. Strategic Finance (March): 28-39.

9 Charles, S. 2019. IMA's global salary survey. Strategic Finance (March): 28-39.

10 Charles, S. 2020. IMA's global salary survey. Strategic Finance (March): 28-37.

11 Charles, S. and K. Krumwiede. 2021. IMA's global salary survey. Strategic Finance (March): 28-37.

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Some previous salary surveys:

Schroeder, D. L., L. Schiffel and K. A. Smith. 2010. IMA salary survey. Strategic Finance (June): 20-39.

Schroeder, D. L. and K. E. Reichardt. 2009. IMA 2008 salary survey. Strategic Finance (June): 28-45, 71.

Reichardt, K. E. and D. L. Schroeder. 2008. IMA 2007 salary survey. Strategic Finance (June): 26-43.

Schroeder, D. L. and K. E. Reichardt. 2007. IMA 2006 salary survey. Strategic Finance (June): 22-38.

Reichardt, K. E. and D. L. Schroeder. 2006. 2005 salary survey. Strategic Finance (June): 34-50.

Schroeder, D. L. and K. E. Reichardt. 2005. 2004 salary survey. Strategic Finance (June): 28-43.

Reichardt, K. E. and D. L. Schroeder. 2004. IMA 2003 salary guide. Strategic Finance (June): 28-42.

Schroeder, D. L. and K. E. Reichardt. 2003. IMA 2002 salary guide. Strategic Finance (June): 26-40.

Reichardt, K. E. and D. L. Schroeder. 2002. The IMA 2001 salary guide. Strategic Finance (June): 24-37.

Schroeder, D. L. and K. E. Reichardt. 2001. IMA 2000 salary guide. Strategic Finance (June): 24-37.

Reichardt, K. E. and D. L. Schroeder. 2000. IMA 99 salary guide. Strategic Finance (June): 28-41.

Schroeder, D. L. and K. E. Reichardt. 1999. IMA 98 salary guide. Strategic Finance (June): 28-41.

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Related summaries:

Krippel, G. L. and S. Mitchell. 2011. What's your CMA worth? We show you how to estimate the lifetime value of the certification. Strategic Finance (November): 41-47. (Note).

Brausch, J. M. and D. Whitney. 2009. CMA: The quest for increasing value. Strategic Finance (December): 9-10, 12. (Beginning in the spring of 2010 the CMA exam will include only two four-hour exams, each consisting of 100 multiple choice questions and two 30-minute essay questions). (Summary).

Pappano, L. 2011. The master's as the new bachelor's: Call it credentials inflation. A four-year degree may not cut it anymore. The New York Times Education Life (July 24): 16-18. (Summary).

Simon, C. C. 2011. R.O.I.: Is graduate school worth the investment? The New York Times Education Life (July 24): 18-19. (Summary).

VanZante, N. R. 2010. IMA's professional certification program has changed. Management Accounting Quarterly (Summer): 48-51. (Summary).