Accountant / auditor · New Orleans, LA
Accountant / auditor in New Orleans: $2,078/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in New Orleans at $77,940 a year. About 3,740 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is about the same share of local employment as nationwide (location quotient 0.90). The 10th percentile is $52,630 and the 90th is $121,170. Pay ranks 164th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.3× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,223/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $2,078 a month after tax and rent. Within 250 miles, Houma is the strongest other metro for this job ($1,979 left over a month), and New Orleans still leaves more.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$2,078
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$77,940
$52,630 to $121,170
Rent (1 bd)
$1,223
$1,456 (2 bd)
Employment
3,740
Location quotient 0.90
Pay rank
164th of 387
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
5.3×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $77,940.
- Taxes$1,391
- Rent$1,223
- Other living costs$1,803
- Left over$2,078
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $77,940
- Federal income tax
- −$8,761
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$5,962
- State income tax (LA)
- −$1,963
- Take-home pay
- $61,254
- Effective tax rate
- 21.4%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,223
- Groceries
- $360
- Getting around
- $498
- Healthcare
- $405
- Utilities and internet
- $225
- Everything else
- $315
- Total spending
- $3,026
Left over each month
$6,495 gross, minus $1,391 in tax and $3,026 in living costs.
$2,078
Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Houma, $1,979/mo.
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Questions
What does a accountant / auditor make in New Orleans?
$77,940 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 3,740 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in New Orleans?
$2,078 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,223, and pay covers 5.3× a year of it.
Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?
New Orleans leaves more than the other metros within 250 miles. The next one is Houma at $1,979 a month.