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Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks salary in Lake Charles, LA

The median bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks in Lake Charles, LA earns $44,550 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,053 a month.

10th percentile
$29,990
25th percentile
$35,980
Median percentile
$44,550
75th percentile
$55,210
90th percentile
$63,500

Based on 830 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

$36,639 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,550
Federal income tax−$3,166
Social Security + Medicare−$3,408
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,337
Monthly take-home$3,053
Every two weeks$1,409

Does it go far here?

$51,892Median pay in Lake Charles, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.9 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,081 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lake Charles, LA

JobMedian pay
Managers, All Other$103,550
Chemical Plant and System Operators$102,310
General and Operations Managers$101,370
Engineers, All Other$94,810
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$94,280
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$92,560
Registered Nurses$90,690
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$87,940

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