Accountants and Auditors Salary in Baton Rouge, LA
Median annual salary
$73,070
-13% vs US median ($83,680)
Worth after local cost of living
$84,866
cost index 86.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Baton Rouge, LA
| 10th percentile | $49,820 |
| 25th percentile | $61,310 |
| Median (50th) | $73,070 |
| 75th percentile | $91,710 |
| 90th percentile | $114,640 |
| Mean | $80,110 |
| Employed in metro | 3,410 |
A Accountants and Auditors in Baton Rouge, LA earns a median of $73,070 per year. That is 13% below the national median of $83,680 for this occupation. Because Baton Rouge, LA has a cost index of 86.1 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $84,866 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $69,599, median gross rent $1,135/mo, and the median home value $241,100. See the full Baton Rouge, LA cost-of-living profile.