Accountant / auditor · Champaign, IL
Accountant / auditor in Champaign: $1,782/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Champaign at $69,670 a year. About 730 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.74). The 10th percentile is $52,030 and the 90th is $109,610. Pay ranks 350th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($897/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,782 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Springfield, about 79 miles away, at $2,609 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,782
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$69,670
$52,030 to $109,610
Rent (1 bd)
$897
$1,068 (2 bd)
Employment
730
Location quotient 0.74
Pay rank
350th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $69,670.
- Taxes$1,299
- Rent$897
- Other living costs$1,828
- Left over$1,782
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $69,670
- Federal income tax
- −$6,941
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,330
- State income tax (IL)
- −$3,311
- Take-home pay
- $54,088
- Effective tax rate
- 22.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $897
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $459
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,725
Left over each month
$5,806 gross, minus $1,299 in tax and $2,725 in living costs.
$1,782
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Springfield, $2,609/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Champaign?
$69,670 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 730 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Champaign?
$1,782 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $897, and pay covers 6.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Springfield, about 79 miles away, leaves $2,609 a month, more than Champaign.