Accountant / auditor · El Centro, CA
Accountant / auditor in El Centro: $1,676/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in El Centro at $76,280 a year. About 300 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.50). The 10th percentile is $51,990 and the 90th is $126,290. Pay ranks 230th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,009/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,676 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Tucson, about 217 miles away, at $2,126 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,676
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,280
$51,990 to $126,290
Rent (1 bd)
$1,009
$1,201 (2 bd)
Employment
300
Location quotient 0.50
Pay rank
230th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $76,280.
- Taxes$1,446
- Rent$1,009
- Other living costs$2,226
- Left over$1,676
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,280
- Federal income tax
- −$8,396
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,835
- State income tax (CA)
- −$3,121
- Take-home pay
- $58,928
- Effective tax rate
- 22.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,009
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $655
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,235
Left over each month
$6,357 gross, minus $1,446 in tax and $3,235 in living costs.
$1,676
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Tucson, $2,126/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in El Centro?
$76,280 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in El Centro?
$1,676 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,009, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Tucson, about 217 miles away, leaves $2,126 a month, more than El Centro.