City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish / Human Development and Services / Accountant

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Accountant

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

4 employees hold this title in Human Development and Services. Median total compensation for the role is $29,228, below the department median of $39,451.

Employees: 4
Total payroll: $133.2K
Role median: $29,228
Agency median: $39,451
Comparison: Below

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This role across City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish

Accountant is held in 7 City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish departments. In Human Development and Services, the median of $29,228 ranks #7 of 7.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Council Administrator

$66,989 · 2

Greater Br Airport District

$56,175 · 2

City Court

$55,586 · 1

Business Oper/Cap Program Office

$55,193 · 1

Environmental Services

$55,163 · 2

Library Board of Control

$37,737 · 2

Median total compensation for the Accountant role in other City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parishdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Accountant beyond City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish

This role is reported in 38 jurisdictions. In City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish, the median of $55,193 ranks #28 of 38. See Accountant across all of City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$197,263 · 316

$171,368 · 6

$141,841 · 31

$130,683 · 595

$108,576 · 57

$107,046 · 94

$107,037 · 54

$104,820 · 157

Median total compensation for comparable Accountantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Monica Jackson

Accountant/Human Development and Services

2025 total comp

$69,916

Sub-department: Dhds-Ryan White Program
Base pay: $69,916
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $69,916
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 6000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1404
Pay Location Code: 6040
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0xF426C62C5CA6B46045B43007FDCF8D4569CA45B1

Monica Jackson works as a Accountant for Human Development and Services within Dhds-Ryan White Program. Monica earned $69,916 in 2025.

Barry Holden

Accountant/Human Development and Services

2025 total comp

$42,270

Sub-department: Dhds-Headstart Administrative
Base pay: $40,148
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,122
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $42,270
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 6000
Employee Reimbursement: $2,025
Employment End Date: Nov 14, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1404
Pay Location Code: 6020
Severance Pay: $98

Barry Holden works as a Accountant for Human Development and Services within Dhds-Headstart Administrative. Barry earned $42,270 in 2025.

Young Lee

Accountant/Human Development and Services

2024 total comp

$16,185

Sub-department: Dhds-Headstart Administrative
Base pay: $13,752
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $2,433
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $16,185
Middle name: J

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 6000
Employment End Date: Mar 15, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1404
Pay Location Code: 6020
Severance Pay: $2,433
Total Overtime Hours: 0

Young Lee works as a Accountant for Human Development and Services within Dhds-Headstart Administrative. Young earned $16,185 in 2024.

Chelese Pennywell

Accountant/Human Development and Services

2024 total comp

$4,839

Sub-department: Dhds-Headstart Administrative
Base pay: $4,839
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $4,839
Middle name: N

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 6000
Employment End Date: Sep 27, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1404
Pay Location Code: 6020
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x2998E8ECABBF9D220DC22C516740F7982B2353E8

Chelese Pennywell holds the role of Accountant at Human Development and Services within Dhds-Headstart Administrative. In 2024, their total compensation was $4,839.