2003 Salary Guide sees gains, losses.

• Position: Business Briefs - Salary trends for accounting professionals - Brief Article

While starting salaries in corporate accounting should remain consistent with 2002 levels for most positions, small gains are forecast for certain job titles, including payroll supervisors and managers, assistant controllers and assistant treasurers, controllers and general, audit, tax and cost accounting managers. But some positions can expect to see starting pay decline.

Robert Half Finance & Accounting and Accountemps projects salary declines at the most senior levels. For example, chief financial officers and treasurers at companies with $250 million to $500 million in annual sales could see declines in average starting salaries of up to 3.6 percent. Directors of finance at companies with $500 million...