Accountant / auditor · Dallas, TX
Accountant / auditor in Dallas: $2,320/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Dallas at $82,620 a year. About 37,450 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.99). The 10th percentile is $57,940 and the 90th is $133,540. Pay ranks 73rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,258/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,320 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Houston, about 231 miles away, at $2,585 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$2,320
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$82,620
$57,940 to $133,540
Rent (1 bd)
$1,258
$1,498 (2 bd)
Employment
37,450
Location quotient 0.99
Pay rank
73rd 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 $82,620.
- Taxes$1,306
- Rent$1,258
- Other$2,001
- Left$2,320
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $82,620
- Federal income tax
- −$9,346
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,320
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $66,953
- Effective tax rate
- 19.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,258
- Groceries
- $392
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $441
- Utilities and internet
- $245
- Everything else
- $343
- Total spending
- $3,259
After tax and rent
$2,320 left/mo
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Houston, $2,585/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Dallas?
$82,620 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 37,450 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Dallas?
$2,320 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,258, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Houston, about 231 miles away, leaves $2,585 a month, more than Dallas.