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Accountant / auditor · Spartanburg, SC

Accountant / auditor in Spartanburg: $1,817/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Spartanburg at $77,080 a year. About 800 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.52). The 10th percentile is $50,440 and the 90th is $122,250. Pay ranks 199th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,141/mo). South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,817 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Charlotte, about 63 miles away, at $2,580 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,817

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$77,080

$50,440 to $122,250

Rent (1 bd)

$1,141

$1,358 (2 bd)

Employment

800

Location quotient 0.52

Pay rank

199th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.6×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $77,080.

  • Taxes$1,472
  • Rent$1,141
  • Other living costs$1,993
  • Left over$1,817

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$77,080
Federal income tax
−$8,572
Social Security and Medicare
−$5,897
State income tax (SC)
−$3,196
Take-home pay
$59,415
Effective tax rate
22.9%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,141
Groceries
$384
Getting around
$601
Healthcare
$432
Utilities and internet
$240
Everything else
$336
Total spending
$3,134

Left over each month

$6,423 gross, minus $1,472 in tax and $3,134 in living costs.

$1,817

Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Charlotte, $2,580/mo.

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Questions

What does a accountant / auditor make in Spartanburg?

$77,080 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 800 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Spartanburg?

$1,817 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. South Carolina taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,141, and pay covers 5.6× a year of it.

Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?

Charlotte, about 63 miles away, leaves $2,580 a month, more than Spartanburg.