Accountant / auditor · Springfield, IL
Accountant / auditor in Springfield: $2,609/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Springfield at $86,440 a year. About 1,600 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a larger share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 1.70). The 10th percentile is $57,590 and the 90th is $141,590. Pay ranks 46th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 8.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($904/mo). Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,609 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Davenport is the strongest other metro for this job ($2,503 left over a month), and Springfield still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,609
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$86,440
$57,590 to $141,590
Rent (1 bd)
$904
$1,076 (2 bd)
Employment
1,600
Location quotient 1.70
Pay rank
46th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
8.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $86,440.
- Taxes$1,782
- Rent$904
- Other living costs$1,908
- Left over$2,609
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $86,440
- Federal income tax
- −$10,631
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,613
- State income tax (IL)
- −$4,141
- Take-home pay
- $65,055
- Effective tax rate
- 24.7%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $904
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $539
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $2,812
Left over each month
$7,203 gross, minus $1,782 in tax and $2,812 in living costs.
$2,609
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Davenport, $2,503/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Springfield?
$86,440 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,600 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Springfield?
$2,609 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Illinois charges a 4.95% flat income tax Rent is $904, and pay covers 8.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Springfield leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Davenport at $2,503 a month.