Accountant / auditor · Chicago, IL
Accountant / auditor in Chicago: $1,583/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Chicago at $82,360 a year. About 41,360 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.98). The 10th percentile is $59,530 and the 90th is $134,100. Pay ranks 80th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 3.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,782/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,583 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Midland, about 219 miles away, at $2,862 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$1,583
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$82,360
$59,530 to $134,100
Rent (1 bd)
$1,782
$2,122 (2 bd)
Employment
41,360
Location quotient 0.98
Pay rank
80th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
3.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $82,360.
- Taxes$1,627
- Rent$1,782
- Other$1,871
- Left$1,583
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $82,360
- Federal income tax
- −$9,289
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,301
- State income tax (IL)
- −$3,939
- Take-home pay
- $62,831
- Effective tax rate
- 23.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,782
- Groceries
- $408
- Getting around
- $392
- Healthcare
- $459
- Utilities and internet
- $255
- Everything else
- $357
- Total spending
- $3,653
After tax and rent
$1,583 left/mo
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Midland, $2,862/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Chicago?
$82,360 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 41,360 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Chicago?
$1,583 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $1,782, and pay covers 3.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Midland, about 219 miles away, leaves $2,862 a month, more than Chicago.