Accountant / auditor · Rome, GA
Accountant / auditor in Rome: $1,801/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Rome at $74,640 a year. About 240 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.57). The 10th percentile is $48,880 and the 90th is $115,760. Pay ranks 274th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.2× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,010/mo). Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,801 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Kingsport, about 225 miles away, at $2,305 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,801
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$74,640
$48,880 to $115,760
Rent (1 bd)
$1,010
$1,202 (2 bd)
Employment
240
Location quotient 0.57
Pay rank
274th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.2×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $74,640.
- Taxes$1,416
- Rent$1,010
- Other living costs$1,993
- Left over$1,801
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $74,640
- Federal income tax
- −$8,035
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,710
- State income tax (GA)
- −$3,251
- Take-home pay
- $57,644
- Effective tax rate
- 22.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,010
- Groceries
- $386
- Getting around
- $595
- Healthcare
- $434
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,003
Left over each month
$6,220 gross, minus $1,416 in tax and $3,003 in living costs.
$1,801
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Kingsport, $2,305/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Rome?
$74,640 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 240 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Rome?
$1,801 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Georgia charges a 5.19% flat income tax Rent is $1,010, and pay covers 6.2× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Kingsport, about 225 miles away, leaves $2,305 a month, more than Rome.