Accountant / auditor · Chattanooga, TN
Accountant / auditor in Chattanooga: $2,169/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Chattanooga at $76,680 a year. About 1,940 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.77). The 10th percentile is $50,220 and the 90th is $125,050. Pay ranks 213th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,137/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,169 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingsport, about 196 miles away, at $2,305 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,169
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,680
$50,220 to $125,050
Rent (1 bd)
$1,137
$1,354 (2 bd)
Employment
1,940
Location quotient 0.77
Pay rank
213th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $76,680.
- Taxes$1,196
- Rent$1,137
- Other living costs$1,888
- Left over$2,169
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,680
- Federal income tax
- −$8,484
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,866
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $62,330
- Effective tax rate
- 18.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,137
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $554
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $3,025
Left over each month
$6,390 gross, minus $1,196 in tax and $3,025 in living costs.
$2,169
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingsport, $2,305/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Chattanooga?
$76,680 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,940 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Chattanooga?
$2,169 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,137, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Kingsport, about 196 miles away, leaves $2,305 a month, more than Chattanooga.