Accountant / auditor · Missoula, MT
Accountant / auditor in Missoula: $1,611/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Missoula at $72,920 a year. About 600 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.95). The 10th percentile is $47,860 and the 90th is $114,010. Pay ranks 304th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,210/mo). Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,611 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Walla Walla, about 208 miles away, at $2,688 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,611
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$72,920
$47,860 to $114,010
Rent (1 bd)
$1,210
$1,440 (2 bd)
Employment
600
Location quotient 0.95
Pay rank
304th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $72,920.
- Taxes$1,369
- Rent$1,210
- Other living costs$1,887
- Left over$1,611
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $72,920
- Federal income tax
- −$7,656
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,578
- State income tax (MT)
- −$3,188
- Take-home pay
- $56,498
- Effective tax rate
- 22.5%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,210
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $492
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,097
Left over each month
$6,077 gross, minus $1,369 in tax and $3,097 in living costs.
$1,611
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Walla Walla, $2,688/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Missoula?
$72,920 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 600 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Missoula?
$1,611 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Montana taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,210, and pay covers 5.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Walla Walla, about 208 miles away, leaves $2,688 a month, more than Missoula.