The annual salary statistics of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $28,510 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,510.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $40,720 | 3.66% | 16.43% |
| 2021 | $39,230 | 3.14% | - |
| 2020 | $38,000 | 2.66% | - |
| 2019 | $36,990 | 0.65% | - |
| 2018 | $36,750 | -1.71% | - |
| 2017 | $37,380 | 1.74% | - |
| 2016 | $36,730 | 1.96% | - |
| 2015 | $36,010 | 3.19% | - |
| 2014 | $34,860 | 0.32% | - |
| 2013 | $34,750 | 2.07% | - |
| 2012 | $34,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,720, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the second highest paying city for bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city Baton Rouge (median annual salary of $41,280). Compared with Baton Rouge, the median annual salary of bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 1.4 percent (1.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Baton Rouge | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Lafayette | |
| Hammond | |
| Alexandria | |
| Monroe | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area |