Accountant / auditor · Staunton, VA
Accountant / auditor in Staunton: $1,861/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Staunton at $77,300 a year. About 320 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.67). The 10th percentile is $52,650 and the 90th is $126,580. Pay ranks 190th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.1× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,055/mo). Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,861 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Parkersburg, about 143 miles away, at $3,506 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,861
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,300
$52,650 to $126,580
Rent (1 bd)
$1,055
$1,256 (2 bd)
Employment
320
Location quotient 0.67
Pay rank
190th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.1×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $77,300.
- Taxes$1,519
- Rent$1,055
- Other living costs$2,006
- Left over$1,861
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,300
- Federal income tax
- −$8,620
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,913
- State income tax (VA)
- −$3,699
- Take-home pay
- $59,068
- Effective tax rate
- 23.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,055
- Groceries
- $388
- Getting around
- $601
- Healthcare
- $436
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $339
- Total spending
- $3,061
Left over each month
$6,442 gross, minus $1,519 in tax and $3,061 in living costs.
$1,861
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Parkersburg, $3,506/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Staunton?
$77,300 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 320 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Staunton?
$1,861 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Virginia taxes wage income on a bracket schedule Rent is $1,055, and pay covers 6.1× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Parkersburg, about 143 miles away, leaves $3,506 a month, more than Staunton.