Accountant / auditor · Goldsboro, NC
Accountant / auditor in Goldsboro: $1,892/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Goldsboro at $75,000 a year. About 230 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.61). The 10th percentile is $48,990 and the 90th is $127,680. Pay ranks 267th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($984/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,892 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlotte, about 158 miles away, at $2,580 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,892
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$75,000
$48,990 to $127,680
Rent (1 bd)
$984
$1,172 (2 bd)
Employment
230
Location quotient 0.61
Pay rank
267th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.4×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $75,000.
- Taxes$1,375
- Rent$984
- Other living costs$1,999
- Left over$1,892
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $75,000
- Federal income tax
- −$8,114
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,738
- State income tax (NC)
- −$2,646
- Take-home pay
- $58,503
- Effective tax rate
- 22.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $984
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $605
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $2,983
Left over each month
$6,250 gross, minus $1,375 in tax and $2,983 in living costs.
$1,892
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 Goldsboro?
$75,000 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 230 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Goldsboro?
$1,892 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $984, and pay covers 6.4× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Charlotte, about 158 miles away, leaves $2,580 a month, more than Goldsboro.