Accountant / auditor · Madison, WI
Accountant / auditor in Madison: $1,943/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Madison at $81,130 a year. About 4,440 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.17). The 10th percentile is $60,770 and the 90th is $122,930. Pay ranks 93rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,330/mo). Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,943 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 221 miles away, at $2,668 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,943
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$81,130
$60,770 to $122,930
Rent (1 bd)
$1,330
$1,583 (2 bd)
Employment
4,440
Location quotient 1.17
Pay rank
93rd of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $81,130.
- Taxes$1,573
- Rent$1,330
- Other living costs$1,915
- Left over$1,943
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $81,130
- Federal income tax
- −$9,463
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,206
- State income tax (WI)
- −$3,202
- Take-home pay
- $62,259
- Effective tax rate
- 23.3%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,330
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $509
- Healthcare
- $437
- Utilities and internet
- $243
- Everything else
- $340
- Total spending
- $3,245
Left over each month
$6,761 gross, minus $1,573 in tax and $3,245 in living costs.
$1,943
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 Madison?
$81,130 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,440 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Madison?
$1,943 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Wisconsin taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,330, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Ames, about 221 miles away, leaves $2,668 a month, more than Madison.