Accountants & Auditors salary in Shreveport, LA
Median pay for accountants & auditors in Shreveport, LA: $62,350/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $41,720 – $98,680 · about 1,210 employed locally
Below the typical metro median ($74,290) by −$11,940 (-16%).
What it's really worth in Shreveport
With Shreveport's cost of living at 87 (US=100), that $62,350 has the buying power of about $71,305 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $53,053 · median home $186,193 · median rent $1,348/mo.
How Shreveport ranks for this job
On raw pay, Shreveport, LA is 180th of the 187 metros we hold accountants & auditors wages for. Once Shreveport's cost of living is applied, it ranks 159th.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Shreveport is one of the places where accountants & auditors gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.
What that salary buys in Shreveport
A median home in Shreveport, LA costs $186,193 — about 3× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.
Median rent of $1,348/mo works out at 26% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.
Where accountants & auditors earn more
Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Shreveport.
| Metro | Median pay | vs Shreveport | Rent vs Shreveport |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $113,980 | +83% | 2.7× |
| San Francisco, CA | $103,990 | +67% | 2.4× |
| New York, NY | $103,900 | +67% | 2.6× |
| Washington, DC | $97,320 | +56% | 1.8× |
Same job elsewhere in LA
| Metro | Median pay | vs Shreveport | Rent vs Shreveport |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans, LA | $74,090 | +19% | 1.2× |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $67,790 | +9% | 1× |
| Lafayette, LA | $64,390 | +3% | 1× |
Staying in LA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 187 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.