Accountants and Auditors salary in Auburn, AL

The median accountants and auditors in Auburn-Opelika, AL earns $72,570 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,718 a month.

10th percentile: $50,090
25th percentile: $60,990
Median percentile: $72,570
75th percentile: $91,760
90th percentile: $121,130

Based on 680 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$56,617 take-home a year

Gross pay	$72,570
Federal income tax	−$7,135
Social Security + Medicare	−$5,552
Alabama income tax (approx.)	−$3,266
Monthly take-home	$4,718
Every two weeks	$2,178

Does it go far here?

$82,529Median pay in Auburn, AL is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.9 vs 100).

22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,026 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Auburn, AL

Job	Median pay
General and Operations Managers	$103,380
Registered Nurses	$78,040
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$68,890
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,250
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$59,970
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$59,380
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$59,310
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$49,210

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