A KNOCKING SOUND IN THE ENGINE IS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING. 1. PISTON SLAP: Makes a sharp metallic noise. Idle engine and short out each cylinder plug. The noise will disappear when plug with bad piston is shorted. Noise will also disappear at acceleration.
A Cost Accountant earns an average salary of $52,624 per year. People in this job generally don't have more than 20 years' experience. A skill in SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is associated with high pay for this job.
Salaries in Different Locations. Accountants' salaries were highest in the District of Columbia, where the average annual wage was $90,220, equal to $43.38 per hour, according to the BLS. New York offered comparatively high wages, with the average accountant earning $43.20 per hour, or $89,850 yearly.