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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in Lafayette, LA

The median bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Lafayette, LA earns $38,910 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,690 a month.

10th percentile
$27,440
25th percentile
$29,980
Median percentile
$38,910
75th percentile
$47,520
90th percentile
$60,160

Based on 2,130 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$32,277 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,910
Federal income tax−$2,489
Social Security + Medicare−$2,977
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,167
Monthly take-home$2,690
Every two weeks$1,241

Does it go far here?

$44,617Median pay in Lafayette, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.2 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($977 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lafayette, LA

JobMedian pay
Pharmacists$132,130
Financial Managers$120,450
Lawyers$111,160
Software Developers$109,010
Medical and Health Services Managers$103,270
General and Operations Managers$99,510
Managers, All Other$88,370
Registered Nurses$81,960

All bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana