Accountant / auditor · Anchorage, AK
Accountant / auditor in Anchorage: $1,831/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Anchorage at $82,150 a year. About 1,160 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.70). The 10th percentile is $59,550 and the 90th is $123,450. Pay ranks 82nd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,392/mo). Alaska has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,831 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fairbanks, about 196 miles away, at $1,845 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,831
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$82,150
$59,550 to $123,450
Rent (1 bd)
$1,392
$1,657 (2 bd)
Employment
1,160
Location quotient 0.70
Pay rank
82nd of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $82,150.
- Taxes$1,331
- Rent$1,392
- Other living costs$2,292
- Left over$1,831
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $82,150
- Federal income tax
- −$9,687
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,284
- State income tax (AK)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $66,179
- Effective tax rate
- 19.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,392
- Groceries
- $457
- Getting around
- $636
- Healthcare
- $514
- Utilities and internet
- $286
- Everything else
- $400
- Total spending
- $3,684
Left over each month
$6,846 gross, minus $1,331 in tax and $3,684 in living costs.
$1,831
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fairbanks, $1,845/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Anchorage?
$82,150 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,160 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Anchorage?
$1,831 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Alaska has no state income tax Rent is $1,392, and pay covers 4.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Fairbanks, about 196 miles away, leaves $1,845 a month, more than Anchorage.