The invention discloses an achromobacter sp. for degrading lignin and application of the achromobacter sp. in lignin-containing wastewater treatment, and relates to the technical field of industrial wastewater treatment. The achromobacter sp. CCZU-WJ6 for degrading lignin is preserved in the China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center (CGMCC), and the preservation number of the achromobacter sp. is CGMCC NO.19017. The strain can be applied to degradation of industrial lignin-containing wastewater, and particularly, when the lignin-containing wastewater is degraded, the applicable degradation culture conditions are as follows: the temperature is 20-40 DEG C, the pH value is 4-9, and the concentration of treated lignin is greatly reduced. Compared with the traditional method, thestrain and the application method of the strain have the advantages of high treatment efficiency, wide application range, simple operation, low equipment requirement and obviously reduced operation cost, and solve the problems of complex procedure and carbon source requirement in fungus treatment of industrial lignin-containing wastewater.