Accountant / auditor · Traverse City, MI
Accountant / auditor in Traverse City: $1,486/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Traverse City at $74,820 a year. About 610 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.95). The 10th percentile is $50,790 and the 90th is $120,960. Pay ranks 270th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 4.5× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,399/mo). Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,486 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Midland, about 118 miles away, at $2,825 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$1,486
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$74,820
$50,790 to $120,960
Rent (1 bd)
$1,399
$1,666 (2 bd)
Employment
610
Location quotient 0.95
Pay rank
270th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
4.5×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $74,820.
- Taxes$1,457
- Rent$1,399
- Other living costs$1,893
- Left over$1,486
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $74,820
- Federal income tax
- −$8,074
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,724
- State income tax (MI)
- −$2,942
- City / county wage tax
- −$748
- Take-home pay
- $57,332
- Effective tax rate
- 23.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,399
- Groceries
- $378
- Getting around
- $524
- Healthcare
- $425
- Utilities and internet
- $236
- Everything else
- $330
- Total spending
- $3,292
Left over each month
$6,235 gross, minus $1,457 in tax and $3,292 in living costs.
$1,486
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Midland, $2,825/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in Traverse City?
$74,820 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 610 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Traverse City?
$1,486 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Michigan charges a 4.25% flat income tax, plus a 1.00% city wage tax Rent is $1,399, and pay covers 4.5× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Midland, about 118 miles away, leaves $2,825 a month, more than Traverse City.