Accountant / auditor · Lima, OH
Accountant / auditor in Lima: $1,824/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Lima at $72,980 a year. About 300 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.64). The 10th percentile is $48,710 and the 90th is $120,690. Pay ranks 303rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($977/mo). Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,824 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Parkersburg, about 180 miles away, at $3,506 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,824
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$72,980
$48,710 to $120,690
Rent (1 bd)
$977
$1,163 (2 bd)
Employment
300
Location quotient 0.64
Pay rank
303rd of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $72,980.
- Taxes$1,334
- Rent$977
- Other living costs$1,947
- Left over$1,824
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $72,980
- Federal income tax
- −$7,670
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,583
- State income tax (OH)
- −$1,291
- City / county wage tax
- −$1,460
- Take-home pay
- $56,977
- Effective tax rate
- 21.9%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $977
- Groceries
- $375
- Getting around
- $589
- Healthcare
- $422
- Utilities and internet
- $234
- Everything else
- $328
- Total spending
- $2,924
Left over each month
$6,082 gross, minus $1,334 in tax and $2,924 in living costs.
$1,824
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 Lima?
$72,980 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 300 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Lima?
$1,824 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Ohio taxes wage income on a bracket schedule, plus a 2.00% city wage tax Rent is $977, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Parkersburg, about 180 miles away, leaves $3,506 a month, more than Lima.