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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk Salary in Hammond nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana

The annual salary statistics of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Hammond nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Hammond nonmetropolitan area is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks in Hammond nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$16,580
25th Percentile Wage	$18,290
50th Percentile Wage	$28,210
75th Percentile Wage	$36,490
90th Percentile Wage	$44,900

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Hammond nonmetropolitan area, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,580.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks from 2012 to 2017.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	5-Year Growth
2017	$28,210	-6.98%	-8.61%
2016	$30,180	-5.93%	-
2015	$31,970	-6.38%	-
2014	$34,010	3.85%	-
2013	$32,700	6.30%	-
2012	$30,640	-	-

Table 2. Compare Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk Salary in Hammond nonmetropolitan area with Other Louisiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $28,210, Hammond nonmetropolitan area is the lowest paying city for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in state of Louisiana, following city of Baton Rouge (median annual salary of $41,280). In comparison, the median annual salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Hammond nonmetropolitan area is 31.7 percent (31.7%) lower than that in the highest paying city Baton Rouge.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Baton Rouge	$41,280
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner	$40,720
Lake Charles	$40,450
Shreveport-Bossier City	$38,890
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux	$38,140
Lafayette	$37,800
Hammond	$37,440
Alexandria	$36,850
Monroe	$36,710
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$35,920
Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area	$34,840
Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area	$34,730
New Iberia nonmetropolitan area	$31,430
Hammond nonmetropolitan area	$28,210