Budget Accountant Salary in Lake Charles, LA

How much does a Budget Accountant make in Lake Charles, LA?

As of February 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Budget Accountant in Lake Charles, LA is $62,669. According to Salary.com, salaries can range from a low of $49,901 to a high of $77,385, with most professionals earning between $55,986 and $70,372.

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Assists the Director ofFinance with transactional and routine bookkeeping and accountingresponsibilities including verifying, reviewing and reconciling bills andposting and documenting financial transactions.

August 03, 2022

Manages grants, grant requirements and grants budgets, andassists in the management of theorganization budgets.

August 04, 2022

Provide support information necessary to assist management in business decisions related to Indirect Budgets, costs and variances.

November 20, 2022

Monitor and maintain accounting transactions such as accruals, vouchers, labor reports, metrics and other transactions as needed.

February 15, 2023

Works with the Budget Grants & Contract Officer on contracts and grant matters of more complex nature, such as indirect cost issues, prioritization of available additional funding, and possible misuse of contract and grant Funding.

February 28, 2023

Servesas first line of review and approval for transactions to be billed to grantsand prints manual checks.

March 31, 2023

Prepare and maintain forecasting models and budget projection scenarios including preparation and analysis of multi-year forecasting of revenues, salaries and benefits, other current expenditures, grants, capital projects, and debt service obligations.

April 10, 2023

Maintains Contracts and Grant files in standard, pre-established format.

May 02, 2023

Support project funding proposal process by reviewing grant cost principles and funding guidelines, and assisting with the proposal budget development.

May 06, 2023

Participate in baseline development for indirect budgets for the fiscal year including analysis to set targets.

May 17, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Budget Accountant in Lake Charles, LA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

55986

70372

62669

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

56854

72681

63969

What is the average salary for Budget Accountant in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Budget Accountant in Lake Charles, LA. The base salary for Budget Accountant ranges from $55,986 to $70,372 with the average base salary of $62,669. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $56,854 to $72,681 with the average total cash compensation of $63,969.

View Average Salary for Budget Accountant as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$62,669	$55,986 - $70,372
Bonus	$1,300	$869 - $2,309
Total Pay	$63,969	$56,854 - $72,681

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Budget Accountant Salary Near Lake Charles, LA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Lake Charles, LA
CITY, STATE Port Arthur, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $57,449 - $72,211	COMPARE TO Lake Charles, LA
CITY, STATE Beaumont, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $58,640 - $73,708	COMPARE TO Lake Charles, LA
CITY, STATE Lafayette, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $55,125 - $69,291	COMPARE TO Lake Charles, LA
CITY, STATE Alexandria, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $53,567 - $67,332	COMPARE TO Lake Charles, LA
CITY, STATE New Iberia, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $54,803 - $68,885	COMPARE TO Lake Charles, LA
CITY, STATE Galveston, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $61,572 - $77,394	COMPARE TO Lake Charles, LA

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About Lake Charles, Louisiana

Lake Charles (French: Lac Charles) is the fifth-largest incorporated city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located on Lake Charles, Prien Lake, and the Calcasieu River. Founded in 1861 in Calcasieu Parish, it is a major industrial, cultural, and educational center in the southwest region of the state. As of the 2010 census, the population was 71,993. Lake Charles is the principal city of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area, having a population of 202,040. It is the larger principal city of the Lake Charles-Jennings Combined Statistical Area, with a population of 225,235. The 2010 pop...

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