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Accountants & Auditors salary in New Orleans, LA

Median pay for accountants & auditors in New Orleans, LA: $74,090/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $47,620 – $110,750 · about 4,260 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($74,290) by −$200 (+0%).

What it's really worth in New Orleans

With New Orleans's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $74,090 has the buying power of about $81,244 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $62,748 · median home $261,414 · median rent $1,622/mo.

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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.