Accountant / auditor · Columbia, SC
Accountant / auditor in Columbia: $1,436/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Columbia at $69,210 a year. About 3,260 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.89). The 10th percentile is $48,530 and the 90th is $109,040. Pay ranks 352nd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,157/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,436 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlotte, about 76 miles away, at $2,580 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,436
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$69,210
$48,530 to $109,040
Rent (1 bd)
$1,157
$1,377 (2 bd)
Employment
3,260
Location quotient 0.89
Pay rank
352nd of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $69,210.
- Taxes$1,237
- Rent$1,157
- Other living costs$1,938
- Left over$1,436
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $69,210
- Federal income tax
- −$6,840
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,295
- State income tax (SC)
- −$2,708
- Take-home pay
- $54,367
- Effective tax rate
- 21.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,157
- Groceries
- $384
- Getting around
- $546
- Healthcare
- $432
- Utilities and internet
- $240
- Everything else
- $336
- Total spending
- $3,095
Left over each month
$5,768 gross, minus $1,237 in tax and $3,095 in living costs.
$1,436
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Charlotte, $2,580/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Columbia?
$69,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,260 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Columbia?
$1,436 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,157, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Charlotte, about 76 miles away, leaves $2,580 a month, more than Columbia.