Accountant / auditor · Seattle, WA
Accountant / auditor in Seattle: $2,672/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Seattle at $99,370 a year. About 22,100 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 1.14). The 10th percentile is $73,250 and the 90th is $160,640. Pay ranks 13th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.7× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,758/mo). Washington has no state income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,672 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Longview, about 97 miles away, at $2,871 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
After tax and rent
$2,672
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$99,370
$73,250 to $160,640
Rent (1 bd)
$1,758
$2,093 (2 bd)
Employment
22,100
Location quotient 1.14
Pay rank
13th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.7×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $99,370.
- Taxes$1,719
- Rent$1,758
- Other$2,131
- Left$2,672
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $99,370
- Federal income tax
- −$13,031
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$7,602
- State income tax (WA)
- None
- Take-home pay
- $78,737
- Effective tax rate
- 20.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,758
- Groceries
- $452
- Getting around
- $493
- Healthcare
- $508
- Utilities and internet
- $283
- Everything else
- $395
- Total spending
- $3,889
After tax and rent
$2,672 left/mo
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Longview, $2,871/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Seattle?
$99,370 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 22,100 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Seattle?
$2,672 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Washington has no state income tax Rent is $1,758, and pay covers 4.7× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Longview, about 97 miles away, leaves $2,871 a month, more than Seattle.