Accountant / auditor · Roanoke, VA
Accountant / auditor in Roanoke: $1,871/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Roanoke at $77,240 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 0.83). The 10th percentile is $51,210 and the 90th is $124,840. Pay ranks 193rd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.9× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,090/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,871 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Parkersburg, about 152 miles away, at $3,506 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,871
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,240
$51,210 to $124,840
Rent (1 bd)
$1,090
$1,298 (2 bd)
Employment
1,200
Location quotient 0.83
Pay rank
193rd 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 $77,240.
- Taxes$1,518
- Rent$1,090
- Other living costs$1,958
- Left over$1,871
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,240
- Federal income tax
- −$8,607
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,909
- State income tax (VA)
- −$3,695
- Take-home pay
- $59,029
- Effective tax rate
- 23.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,090
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $553
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,048
Left over each month
$6,437 gross, minus $1,518 in tax and $3,048 in living costs.
$1,871
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Parkersburg, $3,506/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Roanoke?
$77,240 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 Roanoke?
$1,871 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,090, and pay covers 5.9× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Parkersburg, about 152 miles away, leaves $3,506 a month, more than Roanoke.