Accountant / auditor · Memphis, TN
Accountant / auditor in Memphis: $2,298/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Memphis at $76,960 a year. About 4,390 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.77). The 10th percentile is $49,580 and the 90th is $122,830. Pay ranks 201st-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,045/mo). Tennessee has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,298 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Monroe is the strongest other metro for this job ($2,147 left over a month), and Memphis still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,298
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$76,960
$49,580 to $122,830
Rent (1 bd)
$1,045
$1,244 (2 bd)
Employment
4,390
Location quotient 0.77
Pay rank
201st of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $76,960.
- Taxes$1,203
- Rent$1,045
- Other living costs$1,868
- Left over$2,298
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $76,960
- Federal income tax
- −$8,545
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,887
- State income tax (TN)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $62,527
- Effective tax rate
- 18.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,045
- Groceries
- $364
- Getting around
- $548
- Healthcare
- $410
- Utilities and internet
- $228
- Everything else
- $319
- Total spending
- $2,913
Left over each month
$6,413 gross, minus $1,203 in tax and $2,913 in living costs.
$2,298
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Monroe, $2,147/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Memphis?
$76,960 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 4,390 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Memphis?
$2,298 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Tennessee has no state income tax Rent is $1,045, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Memphis leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Monroe at $2,147 a month.