Accountant / auditor · Kalamazoo, MI
Accountant / auditor in Kalamazoo: $2,021/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Kalamazoo at $77,140 a year. About 1,060 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 $51,220 and the 90th is $117,420. Pay ranks 197th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($976/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,021 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Midland, about 113 miles away, at $2,825 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,021
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,140
$51,220 to $117,420
Rent (1 bd)
$976
$1,162 (2 bd)
Employment
1,060
Location quotient 0.93
Pay rank
197th 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 $77,140.
- Taxes$1,525
- Rent$976
- Other living costs$1,907
- Left over$2,021
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,140
- Federal income tax
- −$8,585
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,901
- State income tax (MI)
- −$3,040
- City / county wage tax
- −$771
- Take-home pay
- $58,842
- Effective tax rate
- 23.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $976
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $538
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,883
Left over each month
$6,428 gross, minus $1,525 in tax and $2,883 in living costs.
$2,021
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Midland, $2,825/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Kalamazoo?
$77,140 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,060 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Kalamazoo?
$2,021 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $976, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Midland, about 113 miles away, leaves $2,825 a month, more than Kalamazoo.