Accountant / auditor · Modesto, CA
Accountant / auditor in Modesto: $1,577/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Modesto at $83,560 a year. About 1,200 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.66). The 10th percentile is $60,620 and the 90th is $134,750. Pay ranks 69th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.8× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,463/mo). California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,577 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Carson City, about 129 miles away, at $2,925 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,577
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$83,560
$60,620 to $134,750
Rent (1 bd)
$1,463
$1,742 (2 bd)
Employment
1,200
Location quotient 0.66
Pay rank
69th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.8×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $83,560.
- Taxes$1,682
- Rent$1,463
- Other living costs$2,241
- Left over$1,577
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $83,560
- Federal income tax
- −$9,997
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,392
- State income tax (CA)
- −$3,798
- Take-home pay
- $63,372
- Effective tax rate
- 24.2%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,463
- Groceries
- $433
- Getting around
- $670
- Healthcare
- $487
- Utilities and internet
- $271
- Everything else
- $379
- Total spending
- $3,704
Left over each month
$6,963 gross, minus $1,682 in tax and $3,704 in living costs.
$1,577
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 Modesto?
$83,560 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,200 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Modesto?
$1,577 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. California taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,463, and pay covers 4.8× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Carson City, about 129 miles away, leaves $2,925 a month, more than Modesto.