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Accountant / auditor · Shreveport, LA

Accountant / auditor in Shreveport: $1,738/mo left

BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median accountant / auditor wage in Shreveport at $70,420 a year. About 1,250 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.82). The 10th percentile is $47,900 and the 90th is $105,100. Pay ranks 345th-highest of 387 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 5.4× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,077/mo). Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $1,738 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Houston, about 205 miles away, at $2,549 left over a month.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.

Left over each month

$1,738

1 adult, 1 bd

Pay

$70,420

$47,900 to $105,100

Rent (1 bd)

$1,077

$1,282 (2 bd)

Employment

1,250

Location quotient 0.82

Pay rank

345th of 387

Metros with a published median

Pay vs rent

5.4×

Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent

Where the money goes

1 adult, 1 bd, accountant / auditor pay of $70,420.

  • Taxes$1,186
  • Rent$1,077
  • Other living costs$1,867
  • Left over$1,738

Pay and tax, per year

Gross household pay
$70,420
Federal income tax
−$7,106
Social Security and Medicare
−$5,387
State income tax (LA)
−$1,738
Take-home pay
$56,189
Effective tax rate
20.2%

Living costs, per month

Rent, 1br
$1,077
Groceries
$360
Getting around
$562
Healthcare
$405
Utilities and internet
$225
Everything else
$315
Total spending
$2,944

Left over each month

$5,868 gross, minus $1,186 in tax and $2,944 in living costs.

$1,738

Rank every metro for a accountant / auditor

Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Houston, $2,549/mo.

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Questions

What does a accountant / auditor make in Shreveport?

$70,420 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 1,250 accountant / auditor jobs are in the metro.

What is left after tax and rent for a accountant / auditor in Shreveport?

$1,738 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Louisiana charges a 3.00% flat income tax Rent is $1,077, and pay covers 5.4× a year of it.

Where nearby would a accountant / auditor keep more?

Houston, about 205 miles away, leaves $2,549 a month, more than Shreveport.