Accountant / auditor · St. Cloud, MN
Accountant / auditor in St. Cloud: $2,175/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in St. Cloud at $77,720 a year. About 800 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.82). The 10th percentile is $53,420 and the 90th is $124,800. Pay ranks 172nd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.6× a year of one-bedroom rent ($986/mo). Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,175 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Ames, about 249 miles away, at $2,668 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,175
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,720
$53,420 to $124,800
Rent (1 bd)
$986
$1,174 (2 bd)
Employment
800
Location quotient 0.82
Pay rank
172nd of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.6×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $77,720.
- Taxes$1,540
- Rent$986
- Other living costs$1,776
- Left over$2,175
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,720
- Federal income tax
- −$8,712
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,946
- State income tax (MN)
- −$3,822
- Take-home pay
- $59,240
- Effective tax rate
- 23.8%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $986
- Groceries
- $352
- Getting around
- $500
- Healthcare
- $396
- Utilities and internet
- $220
- Everything else
- $308
- Total spending
- $2,762
Left over each month
$6,477 gross, minus $1,540 in tax and $2,762 in living costs.
$2,175
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 St. Cloud?
$77,720 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 St. Cloud?
$2,175 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Minnesota taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $986, and pay covers 6.6× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Ames, about 249 miles away, leaves $2,668 a month, more than St. Cloud.