Accountant / auditor · Bismarck, ND
Accountant / auditor in Bismarck: $2,304/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Bismarck at $76,910 a year. About 780 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.17). The 10th percentile is $49,600 and the 90th is $109,630. Pay ranks 204th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,084/mo). North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,304 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Fargo, about 190 miles away, at $2,501 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,304
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,910
$49,600 to $109,630
Rent (1 bd)
$1,084
$1,290 (2 bd)
Employment
780
Location quotient 1.17
Pay rank
204th 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 $76,910.
- Taxes$1,224
- Rent$1,084
- Other living costs$1,797
- Left over$2,304
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,910
- Federal income tax
- −$8,534
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,884
- State income tax (ND)
- −$270
- Take-home pay
- $62,222
- Effective tax rate
- 19.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,084
- Groceries
- $348
- Getting around
- $534
- Healthcare
- $392
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $305
- Total spending
- $2,881
Left over each month
$6,409 gross, minus $1,224 in tax and $2,881 in living costs.
$2,304
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Fargo, $2,501/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Bismarck?
$76,910 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 780 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Bismarck?
$2,304 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Dakota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,084, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Fargo, about 190 miles away, leaves $2,501 a month, more than Bismarck.