Accountant / auditor · Omaha, NE
Accountant / auditor in Omaha: $1,986/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Omaha at $77,030 a year. About 5,170 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.11). The 10th percentile is $53,120 and the 90th is $119,820. Pay ranks 200th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,089/mo). Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,986 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 130 miles away, at $2,668 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,986
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,030
$53,120 to $119,820
Rent (1 bd)
$1,089
$1,297 (2 bd)
Employment
5,170
Location quotient 1.11
Pay rank
200th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.9×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $77,030.
- Taxes$1,465
- Rent$1,089
- Other living costs$1,879
- Left over$1,986
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,030
- Federal income tax
- −$8,561
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,893
- State income tax (NE)
- −$3,126
- Take-home pay
- $59,450
- Effective tax rate
- 22.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,089
- Groceries
- $368
- Getting around
- $545
- Healthcare
- $414
- Utilities and internet
- $230
- Everything else
- $322
- Total spending
- $2,968
Left over each month
$6,419 gross, minus $1,465 in tax and $2,968 in living costs.
$1,986
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Ames, $2,668/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Omaha?
$77,030 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 5,170 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Omaha?
$1,986 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Nebraska taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,089, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Ames, about 130 miles away, leaves $2,668 a month, more than Omaha.