Accountant / auditor · Hattiesburg, MS
Accountant / auditor in Hattiesburg: $1,306/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Hattiesburg at $65,320 a year. About 350 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 $43,580 and the 90th is $117,500. Pay ranks 374th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,055/mo). Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,306 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Monroe, about 195 miles away, at $2,147 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,306
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$65,320
$43,580 to $117,500
Rent (1 bd)
$1,055
$1,256 (2 bd)
Employment
350
Location quotient 0.61
Pay rank
374th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $65,320.
- Taxes$1,146
- Rent$1,055
- Other living costs$1,936
- Left over$1,306
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $65,320
- Federal income tax
- −$5,984
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,997
- State income tax (MS)
- −$2,773
- Take-home pay
- $51,566
- Effective tax rate
- 21.1%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,055
- Groceries
- $374
- Getting around
- $580
- Healthcare
- $421
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $327
- Total spending
- $2,991
Left over each month
$5,443 gross, minus $1,146 in tax and $2,991 in living costs.
$1,306
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Monroe, $2,147/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Hattiesburg?
$65,320 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 350 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Hattiesburg?
$1,306 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Mississippi charges a 4.40% flat income tax Rent is $1,055, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Monroe, about 195 miles away, leaves $2,147 a month, more than Hattiesburg.