AICPA Releases 2025 MAP Survey - Galasso Learning Solutions

September 26, 2025

AICPA Releases 2025 MAP Survey

On September 10th, the AICPA released the 2025 National Management of an Accounting Practice (MAP) Survey, revealing that firms across the country are reporting strong revenue growth and continued increases in staff compensation at all levels. The MAP survey, the largest benchmarking survey of public accounting practices in the U.S., includes responses from firms of all sizes, with 81% of the responses from those with revenue of $5 million and below. The survey respondents reported a median 6.7% increase in total net client fees (firm revenue) over the prior year compared to the prior 2023 survey. Net remaining per partner/owner climbed 11.9% from 2022 to 2024. In addition, over a two-year period, median average salary for a new graduate with a bachelor’s degree rose almost 11% from the previous survey, while the median average salary for a new graduate with a master’s degree rose nearly 17%. Reflecting overall firm growth, compensation per equity partner increased 10.2% overall.

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Melisa Galasso, CPA, CSP, CPTD

Melisa F. Galasso is the founder and CEO of Galasso Learning Solutions LLC. A CPA with nearly 20 years of experience in the accounting profession, Melisa designs and facilitates courses in advanced technical accounting and auditing topics, including not-for-profit and governmental accounting.

Her passion is providing high-quality CPE that is meaningful, creates efficiencies and improves quality, and positively impacts ROI. She also supports essential professional development, audit level training, and train the trainer efforts.

Melisa is a Certified Speaking Professional, a Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD), and has earned the Association for Talent Development Master Trainer™ designation. Her passion for instructional design and adult learning techniques is one of the differentiators that set her apart from other CPE providers.

She also serves on the FASB’s Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee (NAC), AICPA Council, and the AICPA’s Women’s Initiative Executive Committee (WIEC). She also serves as a Subject Matter Expert for the Center for Plain English Accounting. She previously served on the AICPA’s Technical Issues Committee (TIC), the VSCPA’s Board of Directors, and is a past Chair of the NCACPA’s A&A committee. In addition, Melisa is the author of Money Matters for Nonprofits: How Board Members Can Harness the Power of Financial Statements by Understanding Basic Accounting which is available on Amazon or anywhere you purchase books online.

Melisa received a Top 50 Women in Accounting Award in 2021 by Ignition, is a 2020 Enterprising Women of the Year Award recipient, and was honored as a “40 under 40” by CPA Practice Advisor in 2017, 2018, and 2019. She was also named the 2019 Rising Star by her regional NAWBO chapter, received the Don Farmer award for achievement in technical content instruction, and earned several other awards for public speaking and technical training.