Accountant / auditor · Ames, IA
Accountant / auditor in Ames: $2,668/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Ames at $79,320 a year. About 530 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.02). The 10th percentile is $52,370 and the 90th is $126,450. Pay ranks 130th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($760/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,668 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Sioux Falls is the strongest other metro for this job ($2,603 left over a month), and Ames still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,668
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,320
$52,370 to $126,450
Rent (1 bd)
$760
$905 (2 bd)
Employment
530
Location quotient 1.02
Pay rank
130th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $79,320.
- Taxes$1,466
- Rent$760
- Other living costs$1,716
- Left over$2,668
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,320
- Federal income tax
- −$9,064
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,068
- State income tax (IA)
- −$2,459
- Take-home pay
- $61,728
- Effective tax rate
- 22.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $760
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $457
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,476
Left over each month
$6,610 gross, minus $1,466 in tax and $2,476 in living costs.
$2,668
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Sioux Falls, $2,603/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Ames?
$79,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 530 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Ames?
$2,668 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $760, and pay covers 8.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Ames leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Sioux Falls at $2,603 a month.