Median pay · Louisiana
$45,520A year, or $22 an hour.| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile1 in 10 earn less | $22,710 | $11 |
| 25th percentile | $30,350 | $15 |
| MedianHalf earn more, half less | $45,520 | $22 |
| 75th percentile | $66,340 | $32 |
| 90th percentile1 in 10 earn more | $100,110 | $48 |
| MeanAll pay divided by all jobs | $56,600 | $27 |
All occupations combined. Individual occupations vary far more than this figure suggests. The tables below show the spread.
How we got this
- Median wage in LouisianaBLS OEWS May 2025. Half of all wage earners here were paid more than this, half less.$45,520
- Median hourly wagePublished separately by BLS, not divided out of the annual figure.$21.89
- Take-home after federal, state and FICA tax$3,148 a month at an effective rate of 17%.$37,776 a year
- Worth at national average pricesPrices in Louisiana sit at 88.2 against a national 100 (BEA, 2024).$51,606
- Against the national medianThe national median is $50,980.10.7% below
- Jobs countedWage and salary jobs; the self-employed are not surveyed.1,934,900
What we assumed
- Wages are BLS OEWS survey estimates for May 2025, not job postings or offers.
- OEWS surveys wage and salary workers. The self-employed and business owners are outside it.
- Take-home assumes one 2026 filer, filing single, taking the standard deduction, with no dependents, pre-tax retirement contributions or local income tax.
- Regional price parities compare price levels between places in one year. They are not inflation, and they do not adjust for what a household actually buys.
Technical details
Method occupation-wage-v1Data bls-oews-2025-05-v1, us-tax-2026-v1, bea-rpp-2024-v1, census-acs5-2024-v1
Questions
Pay in Louisiana: common questions
What is the average salary in Louisiana?
$56,600 a year, or $27.21 an hour, across every job the Bureau of Labor Statistics surveyed in Louisiana for May 2025.
The median is lower, $45,520: half of workers earn more and half earn less. The average sits above it because a smaller number of very high salaries pull it up, so the median is closer to what a typical worker makes.
What is a good salary in Louisiana?
Anything over $45,520 pays more than half the jobs in Louisiana. $66,340 puts you in the top quarter and $100,110 in the top 10%.
A single person on the median keeps about $3,148 a month after federal, state and FICA tax.
What are the highest-paying jobs in Louisiana?
By median pay: general pediatricians ($502,720), anesthesiologists ($410,500), obstetricians and gynecologists ($404,550), psychiatrists ($345,040) and family medicine physicians ($255,330). The table on this page lists the top 25.
What are the most common jobs in Louisiana?
By number of jobs: retail salespersons ($29,490), registered nurses ($80,230), cashiers ($26,750), fast food or counter workers ($22,800) and home health or personal care aides ($22,520), with the median pay for each.