Accountant / auditor · Charlottesville, VA
Accountant / auditor in Charlottesville: $1,783/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Charlottesville at $81,530 a year. About 1,100 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.03). The 10th percentile is $59,030 and the 90th is $130,000. Pay ranks 89th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,517/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,783 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Parkersburg, about 176 miles away, at $3,506 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,783
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$81,530
$59,030 to $130,000
Rent (1 bd)
$1,517
$1,806 (2 bd)
Employment
1,100
Location quotient 1.03
Pay rank
89th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $81,530.
- Taxes$1,644
- Rent$1,517
- Other living costs$1,850
- Left over$1,783
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $81,530
- Federal income tax
- −$9,551
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,237
- State income tax (VA)
- −$3,942
- Take-home pay
- $61,801
- Effective tax rate
- 24.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,517
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $445
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,367
Left over each month
$6,794 gross, minus $1,644 in tax and $3,367 in living costs.
$1,783
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Parkersburg, $3,506/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Charlottesville?
$81,530 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,100 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Charlottesville?
$1,783 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,517, and pay covers 4.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Parkersburg, about 176 miles away, leaves $3,506 a month, more than Charlottesville.