Accountant / auditor · Charleston, WV
Accountant / auditor in Charleston: $1,403/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Charleston at $66,560 a year. About 890 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.93). The 10th percentile is $47,090 and the 90th is $103,430. Pay ranks 363rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,011/mo). West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,403 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Parkersburg, about 58 miles away, at $3,506 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,403
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$66,560
$47,090 to $103,430
Rent (1 bd)
$1,011
$1,204 (2 bd)
Employment
890
Location quotient 0.93
Pay rank
363rd of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $66,560.
- Taxes$1,143
- Rent$1,011
- Other living costs$1,989
- Left over$1,403
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $66,560
- Federal income tax
- −$6,257
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,092
- State income tax (WV)
- −$2,370
- Take-home pay
- $52,841
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,011
- Groceries
- $390
- Getting around
- $574
- Healthcare
- $439
- Utilities and internet
- $244
- Everything else
- $342
- Total spending
- $3,000
Left over each month
$5,547 gross, minus $1,143 in tax and $3,000 in living costs.
$1,403
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Parkersburg, $3,506/mo.
Accountant / auditor leftover by city →Best cities for accountants to move to →Accountant / auditor nearby
Other jobs in Charleston
- Registered nurse
- Software developer
- Elementary school teacher
- High school teacher
- Truck driver (heavy)
- Electrician
- Civil engineer
- Lawyer
- Police officer
- Financial analyst
- Pharmacist
- Product / project manager
- Physical therapist
- Nurse practitioner
- Physician
- Construction manager
- Data scientist
- Firefighter
- Mechanical engineer
Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Charleston?
$66,560 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 890 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Charleston?
$1,403 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. West Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,011, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Parkersburg, about 58 miles away, leaves $3,506 a month, more than Charleston.