Health Clerk Salary in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

How much does a Health Clerk make in Baton Rouge, LA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Health Clerk in Baton Rouge, LA is $40,253. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $36,508 to $44,929, with most professionals earning between $33,099 and $49,185.

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Reports any changes, safety concerns, patient complaints, or unexpected behaviors to supervising nurse.

December 14, 2022

Participates as a team member and provides input via reporting observations, concerns and asking appropriate questions.

December 14, 2022

Assist customers in retrieving items from inaccessible areas or in obtaining products that are either located in warehouses or that they may have difficulty in handling.

February 03, 2023

Performs quality checks of scanned images and uses critical thinking and problem solving to make corrections and/or edits according to department policy.

March 15, 2023

Completes a variety of documentation tasks, including maintaining accurate records, filing, and assembling medical records.

March 19, 2023

Demonstrates competency with EMR tasks as related to assigned role, including but not limited to appropriate scheduling using correct service and location codes and group names.

April 01, 2023

Maintains knowledge of ICD/CPT/HCPCS coding and any FQHC specific coding requirements necessary to ensure best practices are applied in the revenue cycle.

April 15, 2023

Review and maintain all health records including immunization forms, physicals, maintain manual/computer documentation of health and other history of students as required.

April 15, 2023

Provides prompt, efficient and friendly customer service by exhibiting caring, concern and patience in all customer interactions and treating customers as the most important people in the store.

April 30, 2023

Assists with filing/scanning of client materials in patient records and the preparation of QA and other reports if requested.

May 14, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Health Clerk in Baton Rouge, LA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

36508

44929

40253

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

36560

45010

40307

What is the average salary for Health Clerk in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Health Clerk in Baton Rouge, LA. The base salary for Health Clerk ranges from $36,508 to $44,929 with the average base salary of $40,253. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $36,560 to $45,010 with the average total cash compensation of $40,307.

View Average Salary for Health Clerk as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$40,253	$36,508 - $44,929
Bonus	$53	$51 - $81
Total Pay	$40,307	$36,560 - $45,010

* 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.

Health Clerk Salary Near Baton Rouge, LA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Baton Rouge, LA
CITY, STATE La Place, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $36,324 - $44,701	COMPARE TO Baton Rouge, LA
CITY, STATE Houma, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $36,328 - $44,706	COMPARE TO Baton Rouge, LA
CITY, STATE New Iberia, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $34,537 - $42,502	COMPARE TO Baton Rouge, LA
CITY, STATE Lafayette, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $34,740 - $42,753	COMPARE TO Baton Rouge, LA
CITY, STATE Kenner, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $36,616 - $45,061	COMPARE TO Baton Rouge, LA
CITY, STATE Metairie, LA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $36,635 - $45,085	COMPARE TO Baton Rouge, LA

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About Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge (/ˌbætən ˈruːʒ/ BAT-ən ROOZH; from French bâton rouge [bɑtɔ̃ ʁuʒ] (listen), meaning 'red stick') is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located on the eastern bank of the Mississippi River, it is the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish, the most populous parish in Louisiana. It is the 99th most populous city in the United States, and second-largest city in Louisiana after New Orleans. It is also the 16th most populous state capital. As of the U.S. Census Bureau's July 2017 estimate, Baton Rouge had a population of 227,549, down from 229,493 at the 2010 census. Baton Rou...

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