Accountant / auditor · Rochester, MN
Accountant / auditor in Rochester: $2,200/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Rochester at $83,960 a year. About 760 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 $59,900 and the 90th is $136,540. Pay ranks 62nd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,330/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,200 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 149 miles away, at $2,668 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,200
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$83,960
$59,900 to $136,540
Rent (1 bd)
$1,330
$1,583 (2 bd)
Employment
760
Location quotient 0.66
Pay rank
62nd of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $83,960.
- Taxes$1,730
- Rent$1,330
- Other living costs$1,737
- Left over$2,200
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $83,960
- Federal income tax
- −$10,085
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,423
- State income tax (MN)
- −$4,246
- Take-home pay
- $63,206
- Effective tax rate
- 24.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,330
- Groceries
- $352
- Getting around
- $461
- Healthcare
- $396
- Utilities and internet
- $220
- Everything else
- $308
- Total spending
- $3,067
Left over each month
$6,997 gross, minus $1,730 in tax and $3,067 in living costs.
$2,200
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 Rochester?
$83,960 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 760 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Rochester?
$2,200 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,330, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Ames, about 149 miles away, leaves $2,668 a month, more than Rochester.