Staff Accountant
Bain & Company
Berkeley, CA · $173k–$239k a year · Posted November 8, 2026
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Where Berkeley, CA ranks
Where Berkeley, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #6Best cities for mid-career professionals in the West Coast62% · of 71
- #9Best cities for energy and utilities jobs91 openings · of 27
- #9Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the West Coast1.3% · of 66
- #10Best cities for energy and utilities pay after cost of living$144k · of 18
- #11Cities that post pay most often43% · of 100
- #13Best cities for mid-career professionals62% · of 100
Rankings about finance jobs
- Best cities for finance jobs #1 New York (1,932 openings)
- Best cities for finance pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($162k)
- Most requested AI skills in finance jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (4.3%)
- AI tools named most often in finance jobs #1 Claude (0.55%)
- Employers with the most finance jobs #1 Amazon (475 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $206,000 a year. Across 378 open staff accountant listings that state pay, the middle half runs $65,000 to $80,000 and the median is $72,500. That is 184% above the median, above the middle half of those listings.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
Among accountants and auditors, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for accountants and auditors: 35% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...Where most teams see a spreadsheet, Bain & Company sees opportunity, and this Staff Accountant role in Berkeley, CA is where that opportunity gets quantified. Strip away the buzzwords and here's the deal — $173,000 - $239,000, remote hours, and a finance team at Bain...