Accountant / auditor · Olympia, WA
Accountant / auditor in Olympia: $2,587/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Olympia at $94,470 a year. About 1,330 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.09). The 10th percentile is $66,660 and the 90th is $127,570. Pay ranks 21st-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,552/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,587 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 52 miles away, at $2,835 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,587
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$94,470
$66,660 to $127,570
Rent (1 bd)
$1,552
$1,848 (2 bd)
Employment
1,330
Location quotient 1.09
Pay rank
21st 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 $94,470.
- Taxes$1,635
- Rent$1,552
- Other living costs$2,098
- Left over$2,587
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $94,470
- Federal income tax
- −$12,397
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,227
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $74,846
- Effective tax rate
- 20.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,552
- Groceries
- $430
- Getting around
- $541
- Healthcare
- $483
- Utilities and internet
- $269
- Everything else
- $376
- Total spending
- $3,650
Left over each month
$7,873 gross, minus $1,635 in tax and $3,650 in living costs.
$2,587
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $2,835/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Olympia?
$94,470 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,330 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Olympia?
$2,587 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,552, and pay covers 5.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Longview, about 52 miles away, leaves $2,835 a month, more than Olympia.