Accountant / auditor · Iowa City, IA
Accountant / auditor in Iowa City: $2,329/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Iowa City at $75,100 a year. About 790 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $50,330 and the 90th is $115,830. Pay ranks 263rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($911/mo). Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,329 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 112 miles away, at $2,668 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,329
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$75,100
$50,330 to $115,830
Rent (1 bd)
$911
$1,085 (2 bd)
Employment
790
Location quotient 0.90
Pay rank
263rd of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $75,100.
- Taxes$1,348
- Rent$911
- Other living costs$1,670
- Left over$2,329
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $75,100
- Federal income tax
- −$8,136
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,745
- State income tax (IA)
- −$2,299
- Take-home pay
- $58,920
- Effective tax rate
- 21.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $911
- Groceries
- $347
- Getting around
- $411
- Healthcare
- $391
- Utilities and internet
- $217
- Everything else
- $304
- Total spending
- $2,581
Left over each month
$6,258 gross, minus $1,348 in tax and $2,581 in living costs.
$2,329
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $2,668/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Iowa City?
$75,100 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 790 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Iowa City?
$2,329 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Iowa charges a 3.80% flat income tax Rent is $911, and pay covers 6.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Ames, about 112 miles away, leaves $2,668 a month, more than Iowa City.