Accountant / auditor · Albuquerque, NM
Accountant / auditor in Albuquerque: $2,131/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Albuquerque at $79,880 a year. About 3,260 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.87). The 10th percentile is $55,990 and the 90th is $126,260. Pay ranks 117th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,119/mo). New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,131 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Farmington is the strongest other metro for this job ($2,075 left over a month), and Albuquerque still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,131
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,880
$55,990 to $126,260
Rent (1 bd)
$1,119
$1,332 (2 bd)
Employment
3,260
Location quotient 0.87
Pay rank
117th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $79,880.
- Taxes$1,496
- Rent$1,119
- Other living costs$1,910
- Left over$2,131
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,880
- Federal income tax
- −$9,188
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,111
- State income tax (NM)
- −$2,659
- Take-home pay
- $61,922
- Effective tax rate
- 22.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,119
- Groceries
- $376
- Getting around
- $547
- Healthcare
- $423
- Utilities and internet
- $235
- Everything else
- $329
- Total spending
- $3,029
Left over each month
$6,657 gross, minus $1,496 in tax and $3,029 in living costs.
$2,131
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Farmington, $2,075/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Albuquerque?
$79,880 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,260 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Albuquerque?
$2,131 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. New Mexico taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,119, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Albuquerque leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Farmington at $2,075 a month.