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Medical Records Technician (Coder) Auditor
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Source: USAJOBS / Veterans Health Administration
Pay & demand for Accountants & Auditors in Louisiana
This listing pays about $70,983/yr (midpoint) — around the 39th percentile for Accountants & Auditors in New Orleans–Metairie metro: a typical pay range.
- Median pay
- $77,940/yr · New Orleans–Metairie metro
- Typical range
- $62,550 – $98,540
- Average pay
- $83,540/yr
- Employed in Louisiana
- 14,050
- Share of LA jobs
- 7.26 per 1,000
New Orleans–Metairie metro median for this occupation is $4,130 above the statewide median.
Typical path: Bachelor's in accounting; CPA needed for senior/external roles
⚜ Federal government position — apply through USAJobs.gov; pay follows the federal GS scale and the posting lists the grade range.
Living in New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Median rent
- $1,182/mo
- Median home value
- $248,000
- Median household income
- $62,271/yr
- Population
- 988,763
A month at this job's midpoint pay would cover about 5.0 months of median rent here.
HUD fair market rent (FY2026, Orleans Parish): $1,113/mo 1BR · $1,331/mo 2BR — a 2BR at FMR takes about 23% of this job's monthly midpoint pay.
Wage estimates: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics, 2025 annual estimates, occupation 132011 — Accountants & Auditors. Percentile is an estimate for comparison, not a guarantee. Cost-of-living figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates. Fair market rents: U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, FY2026.