State comparison · 2025
Accountants and Auditors salary: Louisiana vs New York
Accountants and Auditors in New York earn a median of $102,640. In Louisiana, $73,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12% — not 28.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.1%
Louisiana vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-12%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $73,810
- p25
- $59,960
- p75
- $91,830
- p10
- $48,950
- p90
- $117,110
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -94%
New York
Accountants and Auditors
- Median
- $102,640
- p25
- $79,760
- p75
- $134,820
- p10
- $63,700
- p90
- $171,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -47%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.