Accountant / auditor · Akron, OH
Accountant / auditor in Akron: $2,263/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Akron at $78,540 a year. About 2,840 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.95). The 10th percentile is $53,800 and the 90th is $129,820. Pay ranks 154th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,263 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Parkersburg, about 140 miles away, at $3,506 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,263
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$78,540
$53,800 to $129,820
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
2,840
Location quotient 0.95
Pay rank
154th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $78,540.
- Taxes$1,493
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,885
- Left over$2,263
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $78,540
- Federal income tax
- −$8,893
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,008
- State income tax (OH)
- −$1,443
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,571
- Take-home pay
- $60,625
- Effective tax rate
- 22.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $375
- Getting around
- $526
- Healthcare
- $422
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $328
- Total spending
- $2,789
Left over each month
$6,545 gross, minus $1,493 in tax and $2,789 in living costs.
$2,263
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Parkersburg, $3,506/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Akron?
$78,540 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,840 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Akron?
$2,263 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 7.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Parkersburg, about 140 miles away, leaves $3,506 a month, more than Akron.