Now, I know we should always take salary charts with a grain of salt, especially if they're trying to sell us something, but I think Becker just takes it to a whole new level.
http://www.becker.com/cpa-review/resources/career-opportunities/what-you-can-earn-as-a-cpa
In the link, it saying starting salaries for first year associates is about $68k, with senior associates salaries being over $100k. Does anyone work at a firm where this is true? If so, hook me up! I'd go back into public for that kind of dough.