Accountant / auditor · Bellingham, WA
Accountant / auditor in Bellingham: $2,130/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Bellingham at $85,450 a year. About 870 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 $60,880 and the 90th is $136,830. Pay ranks 51st-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,471/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,130 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 187 miles away, at $2,835 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,130
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$85,450
$60,880 to $136,830
Rent (1 bd)
$1,471
$1,751 (2 bd)
Employment
870
Location quotient 1.02
Pay rank
51st of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $85,450.
- Taxes$1,412
- Rent$1,471
- Other living costs$2,107
- Left over$2,130
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $85,450
- Federal income tax
- −$10,413
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,537
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $68,500
- Effective tax rate
- 19.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,471
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $550
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,578
Left over each month
$7,121 gross, minus $1,412 in tax and $3,578 in living costs.
$2,130
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $2,835/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Bellingham?
$85,450 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 870 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Bellingham?
$2,130 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,471, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Longview, about 187 miles away, leaves $2,835 a month, more than Bellingham.