Accountant / auditor · Lansing, MI
Accountant / auditor in Lansing: $2,181/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Lansing at $79,210 a year. About 2,270 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.12). The 10th percentile is $54,710 and the 90th is $115,130. Pay ranks 136th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($980/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 $2,181 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Midland, about 66 miles away, at $2,825 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,181
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$79,210
$54,710 to $115,130
Rent (1 bd)
$980
$1,167 (2 bd)
Employment
2,270
Location quotient 1.12
Pay rank
136th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $79,210.
- Taxes$1,585
- Rent$980
- Other living costs$1,855
- Left over$2,181
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $79,210
- Federal income tax
- −$9,040
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,060
- State income tax (MI)
- −$3,128
- City / county wage tax
- −$792
- Take-home pay
- $60,190
- Effective tax rate
- 24.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $980
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $486
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,835
Left over each month
$6,601 gross, minus $1,585 in tax and $2,835 in living costs.
$2,181
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 Lansing?
$79,210 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,270 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Lansing?
$2,181 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 $980, and pay covers 6.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Midland, about 66 miles away, leaves $2,825 a month, more than Lansing.