In 2025 the average professional income of Italian accountants «grew by 8.3%, reaching 87,376 euros. Net of inflation, the real increase was 7.3%, allowing the category to exceed for the first time the income levels recorded in 2007, before the long phase of economic crisis that affected the country”.
It is one of the main results contained in the 2026 Report on the profession, published by the National Research Foundation of Accountants, a figure, it is highlighted, “particularly significant if we consider that, in the same period, the nominal GDP per capita grew by 2.8% and inflation stood at 1.2%, highlighting a performance of the profession clearly superior to the general dynamics of the economy”.
The incomes of members of the Funds
In detail, the average income of members of the Accountants Fund increased by 9.3%, while that of those registered with the Accountants Fund increased by 4.1%.
Interns and companies among professionals are growing
Furthermore, we read, «after years of difficulty, in 2025 the trainees registered with the 132 territorial orders increased by 4.2%, reaching 11,507. Furthermore, the expansion of the companies among professionals continues, growing by 9.2% compared to the previous year, confirming the evolution of organizational models towards increasingly integrated, multidisciplinary and innovation-oriented professional structures”.
The number of registered members is decreasing
«At the end of 2025, there were 119,050 registered members, with a decrease of 0.8% compared to the previous year. The decline is mainly attributable to the reduction in new registrations, which fell by 27.3%, a phenomenon that reflects structural changes in the labor market”, the professionals write.
The words of Elbano de Nuccio
For the president of the National Council of Accountants, Elbano de Nuccio, «the growth in income, supported by a real increase and not by the effects of inflation, confirms the value of the skills that accountants make available to the economic system today. The profession is going through a phase of profound transformation, driven by innovation, digitalisation and the demand for increasingly qualified services from businesses and citizens”, he concludes.