Accountant / auditor · Winston-Salem, NC
Accountant / auditor in Winston-Salem: $2,084/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Winston-Salem at $78,950 a year. About 2,030 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.80). The 10th percentile is $50,020 and the 90th is $135,930. Pay ranks 142nd-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 6.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,047/mo). North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,084 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Parkersburg, about 219 miles away, at $3,506 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,084
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$78,950
$50,020 to $135,930
Rent (1 bd)
$1,047
$1,246 (2 bd)
Employment
2,030
Location quotient 0.80
Pay rank
142nd of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
6.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $78,950.
- Taxes$1,486
- Rent$1,047
- Other living costs$1,962
- Left over$2,084
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $78,950
- Federal income tax
- −$8,983
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$6,040
- State income tax (NC)
- −$2,814
- Take-home pay
- $61,114
- Effective tax rate
- 22.6%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,047
- Groceries
- $385
- Getting around
- $567
- Healthcare
- $433
- Utilities and internet
- $241
- Everything else
- $337
- Total spending
- $3,009
Left over each month
$6,579 gross, minus $1,486 in tax and $3,009 in living costs.
$2,084
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 Winston-Salem?
$78,950 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 2,030 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Winston-Salem?
$2,084 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. North Carolina charges a 4.25% flat income tax Rent is $1,047, and pay covers 6.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
Parkersburg, about 219 miles away, leaves $3,506 a month, more than Winston-Salem.