Accountant / auditor · Lexington, KY
Accountant / auditor in Lexington: $1,869/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Lexington at $77,780 a year. About 1,830 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.68). The 10th percentile is $53,900 and the 90th is $125,880. Pay ranks 169th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,135/mo). Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,869 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Parkersburg, about 174 miles away, at $3,506 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,869
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,780
$53,900 to $125,880
Rent (1 bd)
$1,135
$1,351 (2 bd)
Employment
1,830
Location quotient 0.68
Pay rank
169th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $77,780.
- Taxes$1,569
- Rent$1,135
- Other living costs$1,909
- Left over$1,869
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,780
- Federal income tax
- −$8,726
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,950
- State income tax (KY)
- −$2,980
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,167
- Take-home pay
- $58,957
- Effective tax rate
- 24.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,135
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $541
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $3,044
Left over each month
$6,482 gross, minus $1,569 in tax and $3,044 in living costs.
$1,869
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Parkersburg, $3,506/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Lexington?
$77,780 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,830 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Lexington?
$1,869 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Kentucky charges a 4.00% flat income tax, plus a 1.50% city wage tax Rent is $1,135, and pay covers 5.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Parkersburg, about 174 miles away, leaves $3,506 a month, more than Lexington.