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City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish / Finance Department

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Finance Department

Source file: Open Data BR — City-Parish Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Finance Department is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 104 employees with median total compensation of $59,658; the highest distinct record was $140,517.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$6.5M
Employees
104
Median total
$59,658
Highest record
$140,517

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 104 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($59,658) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $61,188 (97%)
  • Overtime — $0 (0%)
  • Other — $1,703 (3%)
  • Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$35,931
$42,226
$59,658
$79,337
$97,823

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $97,823 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $35,931. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Account Service Specialist
12 · $39,404
Senior Auditor
10 · $61,613
Chief Financial Analyst
8 · $85,133
Senior Revenue Analyst
5 · $63,893
Revenue Inspector
5 · $54,219

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2024
$6.7M
—
113
—
$57,029
—
2025
$6.5M
▼ 3.0%
104
▼ 8.0%
$59,658
▲ 4.6%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Linda Hickerson

Senior Fiscal Specialist/Finance Department

2025 total comp
$31,154
Sub-department
Finance-Accounting
Base pay
$31,154
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$31,154
Middle name
W

Source-specific fields

Department Number
4100
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
2032
Pay Location Code
4120
Total Overtime Hours
0
Unique ID
0x0CF7739B8023E553AED3B13D785B38A7D2ADEA18

At Finance Department, Linda Hickerson serves as a Senior Fiscal Specialist within Finance-Accounting. Their 2025 pay totaled $31,154.

Marva Coleman

Administrative Specialist I/Finance Department

2025 total comp
$31,154
Sub-department
Finance-Service Fee
Base pay
$31,154
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$31,154
Middle name
R

Source-specific fields

Department Number
4100
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
2018
Pay Location Code
4170
Total Overtime Hours
0
Unique ID
0x190E86682461B6F71C200EFBE8C8746DAC40A982

Marva Coleman is a Administrative Specialist I at Finance Department within Finance-Service Fee. 2025 total compensation came to $31,154.

Joyce Forbes

Account Service Specialist/Finance Department

2025 total comp
$28,990
Sub-department
Finance-Service Fee
Base pay
$28,990
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$28,990
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Department Number
4100
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
2023
Pay Location Code
4170
Total Overtime Hours
0
Unique ID
0xEE83A4E2C5F13EBA73E8D5C1C9C67D81447439E4

Joyce Forbes works as a Account Service Specialist for Finance Department within Finance-Service Fee. Joyce earned $28,990 in 2025.