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Accountants and Auditors salary in Bellingham, WA

The median accountants and auditors in Bellingham, WA earns $85,450 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,745 a month.

10th percentile
$60,880
25th percentile
$73,720
Median percentile
$85,450
75th percentile
$105,060
90th percentile
$136,830

Based on 870 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

$68,944 take-home a year
Gross pay$85,450
Federal income tax−$9,969
Social Security + Medicare−$6,537
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,745
Every two weeks$2,652

Does it go far here?

$82,693Median pay in Bellingham, WA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.3 vs 100).
27%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,555 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bellingham, WA

JobMedian pay
Software Developers$128,250
General and Operations Managers$125,840
Compliance Officers$109,550
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$107,830
Project Management Specialists$103,400
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$102,750
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$101,230
Electricians$97,590

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