KPMG 2026 salary and bonus breakdown across roles and levels

Annual salaries typically range from $43,984 (or $21) for a EVS Associate to $324,736 (or $156) for a Managing Director. This is based on 42467 salaries," the Glassdoor excerpt for KPMG states, providing a 2026 snapshot compiled from tens of thousands of submissions. That low‑end EVS Associate example and the Managing Director figure give a concrete band for employees across nonpartner roles and illustrate the scale of pay dispersion captured in the Glassdoor dataset.

Wallstreetoasis offers a different summary metric for 2026: "KPMG pays an average salary of $73,000 per year." WSO frames that $73,000 as $37 per hour under a 40 hour work week and notes "the actual average hours worked per week at KPMG based on our data is actually 45 hours," which reduces the effective hourly rate to $34. Including WSO's reported "average bonus of $5,000" pushes total average pay to $78,000 and WSO calculates that to about $36 per hour at the 45 hour week.

Role‑level ranges from Casebasix flesh out where that dispersion comes from. "The KPMG consulting director salary ranges from $247,000 to $400,000 annually, including base pay, performance bonuses, and additional compensation," the Casebasix excerpt reports, while senior consultants "typically range from $104,000 to $143,000 annually" and senior associates "earn between $95,000 and $132,000." Casebasix also notes that "Yes, KPMG consultants receive performance bonuses that typically range from $3,000 to $17,000 annually depending on role and level," underscoring that bonuses materially affect total pay at manager and director levels.

WSO emphasizes pay dispersion by percentiles: "KPMG pays the highest-paid employees over $97,500 a year, while the lowest-paid employees are paid less than $63,976," and it states "There's a wide range between what the company pays the top 20 percent and the bottom 20 percent of earners. This is largely dependent on seniority and location." WSO also flags that "KPMG employees in different groups or divisions tend to have different salaries as well," highlighting division and geographic drivers behind the ranges shown by Glassdoor and Casebasix.

KPMG's draft 2026 Fringe Benefit Guide provides parallel, firm‑level dollar limits that affect total compensation packages. The guide notes the $5,250 exclusion for employer educational assistance, an adoption assistance exclusion of $17,670 for 2026, QSEHRA limits of $6,450 self-only and $13,100 family, a health FSA contribution limit of $3,400, a DCAP exclusion of $7,500 ($3,750 married filing separately), and monthly parking and commuter exclusions capped at $340. The draft guidance also raises operational questions for payroll and HR systems, listing "OT Wage Breakout," "System Updates," and "State-Level Divergence" as key areas of focus for 2026 reporting.

Taken together, the numbers show a broad 2026 compensation picture: a Glassdoor range from $43,984 to $324,736 across 42,467 entries, a WSO company average of $73,000 plus a $5,000 average bonus, Casebasix director compensation stretching to $400,000, and fringe benefit limits that shape total take‑home. As firms and staff assess offers and retention plans through 2026, hourly equivalents, bonus bands, and the new fringe limits will be the practical levers that matter most.