Accountant / auditor · Cedar Rapids, IA
Accountant / auditor in Cedar Rapids: $2,377/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Cedar Rapids at $77,180 a year. About 1,190 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.91). The 10th percentile is $53,070 and the 90th is $124,610. Pay ranks 196th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 7.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,377 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 106 miles away, at $2,668 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,377
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,180
$53,070 to $124,610
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
1,190
Location quotient 0.91
Pay rank
196th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
7.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $77,180.
- Taxes$1,406
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,744
- Left over$2,377
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,180
- Federal income tax
- −$8,594
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,904
- State income tax (IA)
- −$2,378
- Take-home pay
- $60,304
- Effective tax rate
- 21.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $485
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,648
Left over each month
$6,432 gross, minus $1,406 in tax and $2,648 in living costs.
$2,377
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $2,668/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Cedar Rapids?
$77,180 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,190 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Cedar Rapids?
$2,377 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 7.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Ames, about 106 miles away, leaves $2,668 a month, more than Cedar Rapids.