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How much do workday senior associate jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 27, 2026, the average yearly pay for workday senior associate in the United States is $134,409.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $81,000.00 and $117,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Workday Senior Associate vs Workday Analyst?

AspectWorkday Senior AssociateWorkday Analyst
Required CredentialsWorkday certifications, relevant degreeWorkday certifications, relevant degree
Work EnvironmentTeam-based, client-facing projectsProject analysis, system configuration
Employer & Industry UsageConsulting firms, large corporationsCorporate HR, IT departments
Common Search/ComparisonYesYes

The Workday Senior Associate typically supports implementation and client projects, focusing on system configuration and testing. The Workday Analyst often handles ongoing system analysis, reporting, and optimization within organizations. While both roles require Workday certifications and share similar credentials, the Senior Associate is more involved in project execution, whereas the Analyst focuses on system analysis and improvements.

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Infographic showing various Workday Senior Associate job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 69% Full Time, 28% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 1% Contract. Highlights an 96% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 3% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $134,409 per year, or $64.6 per hour.

Transformation - Workday Senior Associate

Chicago, IL • On-site


Grant Thornton
Accounting Services • 5 - 10K employees

8.3

Company rating: 8.3 out of 10

Based on 9 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

9th of 23 rated bookkeepers and accountants

Great coworkers

Good employer

Respectful managers


$110K - $140K/yr

Full-time

Posted 10 days ago


Job description


As a Workday Senior Associate, you'll perform advisory and implementation services to address business needs throughout client organizations for the Technology Transformation Practice - all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel.
From day one, you'll be empowered by the greater Transformation team to help clients make the moves that will help them achieve their vision and help you achieve more confidently.
Your day-to-day may include:
  • Assist in full life cycle implementations including planning, design, & build phases
  • Responsible for documenting business requirements, system design and transformational goals
  • Configure applications and conduct iterative unit testing
  • Help to create training materials and quick reference guides to support user adoption
  • Conduct training classes to prepare end users for deployment
  • Provide post-production support
  • Assist with full life cycle implementations
  • Assist teams in the identification of business requirements, functional design, process design (including scenario design, flow mapping), prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures
  • Meet or exceed targeted billing hours (utilization)
  • Other duties as assigned

You have the following technical skills and qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting, SCM, Workday Technology, MIS or related field required
  • Minimum 2 years of related work experience in a similar consulting practice or function servicing cross-industry clients at a national level
  • Experience with a full life cycle implementation of Workday or similar applications
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Knowledge of software development lifecycles, key metrics, and reports
  • Experience installing/configuring/implementing Workday Applications
  • Proven ability delivering complex and time sensitive projects
  • Able to work with clients to understand current state processes and define future state processes based on business objectives
  • Ability to travel to various client sites as needed on short notice
  • Can travel as needed. Expected travel is up to 40%

The base salary range for this position is between $110,400 and $140,760. Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton's discretion, and it is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity. At Grant Thornton, compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate

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At Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result - for our clients and you. Here, we go beyond your expectations of a career in professional services by offering a career path with more: more opportunity, more flexibility, and more support. It's what makes us different, and we think being different makes us better.

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Accounting services

Company size

5,001 - 10,000 Employees

Headquarters location

Chicago, IL, US

Year founded

1924


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