Accountant / auditor · Lincoln, NE
Accountant / auditor in Lincoln: $1,551/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Lincoln at $65,170 a year. About 2,130 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.25). The 10th percentile is $46,850 and the 90th is $108,070. Pay ranks 375th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($993/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,551 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 185 miles away, at $2,668 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,551
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$65,170
$46,850 to $108,070
Rent (1 bd)
$993
$1,182 (2 bd)
Employment
2,130
Location quotient 1.25
Pay rank
375th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $65,170.
- Taxes$1,121
- Rent$993
- Other living costs$1,766
- Left over$1,551
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $65,170
- Federal income tax
- −$5,951
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$4,986
- State income tax (NE)
- −$2,510
- Take-home pay
- $51,723
- Effective tax rate
- 20.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $993
- Groceries
- $349
- Getting around
- $500
- Healthcare
- $393
- Utilities and internet
- $218
- Everything else
- $306
- Total spending
- $2,759
Left over each month
$5,431 gross, minus $1,121 in tax and $2,759 in living costs.
$1,551
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $2,668/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Lincoln?
$65,170 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,130 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Lincoln?
$1,551 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $993, and pay covers 5.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Ames, about 185 miles away, leaves $2,668 a month, more than Lincoln.