Accountant / auditor · Lancaster, PA
Accountant / auditor in Lancaster: $1,671/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Lancaster at $76,110 a year. About 1,990 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.85). The 10th percentile is $50,230 and the 90th is $115,980. Pay ranks 235th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,217/mo). Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,671 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Waterbury, about 194 miles away, at $2,365 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,671
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,110
$50,230 to $115,980
Rent (1 bd)
$1,217
$1,449 (2 bd)
Employment
1,990
Location quotient 0.85
Pay rank
235th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $76,110.
- Taxes$1,440
- Rent$1,217
- Other living costs$2,015
- Left over$1,671
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,110
- Federal income tax
- −$8,358
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,822
- State income tax (PA)
- −$2,337
- City / county wage tax
- −$761
- Take-home pay
- $58,832
- Effective tax rate
- 22.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,217
- Groceries
- $401
- Getting around
- $561
- Healthcare
- $451
- Utilities and internet
- $251
- Everything else
- $351
- Total spending
- $3,232
Left over each month
$6,343 gross, minus $1,440 in tax and $3,232 in living costs.
$1,671
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Waterbury, $2,365/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Lancaster?
$76,110 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,990 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Lancaster?
$1,671 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Pennsylvania charges a 3.07% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,217, and pay covers 5.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Waterbury, about 194 miles away, leaves $2,365 a month, more than Lancaster.