Accountant / auditor · Hickory, NC
Accountant / auditor in Hickory: $1,871/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Hickory at $77,490 a year. About 1,040 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.72). The 10th percentile is $49,990 and the 90th is $134,290. Pay ranks 182nd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,142/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,871 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Parkersburg, about 229 miles away, at $3,506 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,871
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,490
$49,990 to $134,290
Rent (1 bd)
$1,142
$1,360 (2 bd)
Employment
1,040
Location quotient 0.72
Pay rank
182nd of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $77,490.
- Taxes$1,445
- Rent$1,142
- Other living costs$1,999
- Left over$1,871
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,490
- Federal income tax
- −$8,662
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,928
- State income tax (NC)
- −$2,751
- Take-home pay
- $60,149
- Effective tax rate
- 22.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,142
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $605
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,141
Left over each month
$6,458 gross, minus $1,445 in tax and $3,141 in living costs.
$1,871
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Parkersburg, $3,506/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Hickory?
$77,490 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,040 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Hickory?
$1,871 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,142, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Parkersburg, about 229 miles away, leaves $3,506 a month, more than Hickory.