Salary guide, May 2025

Senior Cost Analyst pay in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA

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The median annual wage for Accountants and Auditors in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA was $72,490 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $59,990 and $89,000.

The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA median is $11,190 below the national median of $83,680, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA?

Accountants and Auditors in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA: median $72,490; published 25th to 75th percentile $59,990 to $89,000.

Annual wage percentiles, Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$50,810	$59,990	$72,490	$89,000	$114,040

Accountants and Auditors in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA: median $34.85; published 25th to 75th percentile $28.84 to $42.79.

Hourly wage percentiles, Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$24.43	$28.84	$34.85	$42.79	$54.83

BLS estimated 770 workers employed in this occupation in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA. Location quotient: 0.84.

What should you know about united States?

Accountants and Auditors in U.S.: median $83,680; published 25th to 75th percentile $67,020 to $109,810.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$56,020	$67,020	$83,680	$109,810	$144,090

Accountants and Auditors in U.S.: median $40.23; published 25th to 75th percentile $32.22 to $52.80.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$26.93	$32.22	$40.23	$52.80	$69.27

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Senior Cost Analyst median is $72,490. The all-occupations median in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is $43,710. Ratio: 1.66 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.84 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Senior Cost Analyst in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$59,630	$70,930	$91,510
May 2025	$59,990	$72,490	$89,000

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors, Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 13-2011 Accountants and Auditors, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Senior Cost Analyst
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Hammond, LA	$66,090	$59,890 to $83,040
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$76,380	$57,780 to $101,310

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