Accountant / auditor · Jonesboro, AR
Accountant / auditor in Jonesboro: $1,678/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Jonesboro at $66,000 a year. About 320 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.57). The 10th percentile is $46,080 and the 90th is $99,460. Pay ranks 367th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($837/mo). Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,678 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Memphis, about 67 miles away, at $2,298 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,678
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$66,000
$46,080 to $99,460
Rent (1 bd)
$837
$996 (2 bd)
Employment
320
Location quotient 0.57
Pay rank
367th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $66,000.
- Taxes$1,129
- Rent$837
- Other living costs$1,856
- Left over$1,678
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $66,000
- Federal income tax
- −$6,134
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,049
- State income tax (AR)
- −$2,361
- Take-home pay
- $52,456
- Effective tax rate
- 20.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $837
- Groceries
- $357
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $402
- Utilities and internet
- $223
- Everything else
- $313
- Total spending
- $2,693
Left over each month
$5,500 gross, minus $1,129 in tax and $2,693 in living costs.
$1,678
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Memphis, $2,298/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Jonesboro?
$66,000 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 320 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Jonesboro?
$1,678 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Arkansas taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $837, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Memphis, about 67 miles away, leaves $2,298 a month, more than Jonesboro.