Accountant / auditor · Merced, CA
Accountant / auditor in Merced: $1,638/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Merced at $80,420 a year. About 360 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.49). The 10th percentile is $53,800 and the 90th is $130,930. Pay ranks 103rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,271/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,638 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 145 miles away, at $2,925 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,638
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$80,420
$53,800 to $130,930
Rent (1 bd)
$1,271
$1,513 (2 bd)
Employment
360
Location quotient 0.49
Pay rank
103rd of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $80,420.
- Taxes$1,580
- Rent$1,271
- Other living costs$2,212
- Left over$1,638
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $80,420
- Federal income tax
- −$9,306
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,152
- State income tax (CA)
- −$3,506
- Take-home pay
- $61,455
- Effective tax rate
- 23.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,271
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $642
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,483
Left over each month
$6,702 gross, minus $1,580 in tax and $3,483 in living costs.
$1,638
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Carson City, $2,925/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Merced?
$80,420 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 360 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Merced?
$1,638 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,271, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Carson City, about 145 miles away, leaves $2,925 a month, more than Merced.