Accountant / auditor · Houston, TX
Accountant / auditor in Houston: $2,585/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Houston at $85,090 a year. About 28,400 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.93). The 10th percentile is $58,780 and the 90th is $144,190. Pay ranks 53rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,188/mo). Texas has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,585 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Longview is the strongest other metro for this job ($2,419 left over a month), and Houston still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$2,585
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$85,090
$58,780 to $144,190
Rent (1 bd)
$1,188
$1,414 (2 bd)
Employment
28,400
Location quotient 0.93
Pay rank
53rd of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $85,090.
- Taxes$1,367
- Rent$1,188
- Other$1,951
- Left$2,585
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $85,090
- Federal income tax
- −$9,890
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,509
- State income tax (TX)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $68,691
- Effective tax rate
- 19.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,188
- Groceries
- $380
- Getting around
- $572
- Healthcare
- $428
- Utilities and internet
- $238
- Everything else
- $333
- Total spending
- $3,139
After tax and rent
$2,585 left/mo
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $2,419/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Houston?
$85,090 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 28,400 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Houston?
$2,585 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Texas has no state income tax Rent is $1,188, and pay covers 6.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Houston leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Longview at $2,419 a month.