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Accountant / auditor · Greenville, SC

Accountant / auditor in Greenville: $1,827/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Greenville at $76,870 a year. About 2,890 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.71). The 10th percentile is $52,090 and the 90th is $130,420. Pay ranks 205th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,204/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,827 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlotte, about 97 miles away, at $2,580 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,827

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$76,870

$52,090 to $130,420

Rent (1 bd)

$1,204

$1,433 (2 bd)

Employment

2,890

Location quotient 0.71

Pay rank

205th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.3×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $76,870.

  • Taxes$1,466
  • Rent$1,204
  • Other living costs$1,909
  • Left over$1,827

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$76,870
Federal income tax
−$8,525
Social Security and Medicare
−$5,881
State income tax (SC)
−$3,183
Take-home pay
$59,281
Effective tax rate
22.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,204
Groceries
$372
Getting around
$560
Healthcare
$419
Utilities and internet
$233
Everything else
$326
Total spending
$3,113

Left over each month

$6,406 gross, minus $1,466 in tax and $3,113 in living costs.

$1,827

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 Greenville?

$76,870 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,890 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Greenville?

$1,827 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,204, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.

Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?

Charlotte, about 97 miles away, leaves $2,580 a month, more than Greenville.