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title: "Average Salary in Louisiana"
description: "Mean $56,600, median $45,520 in Louisiana (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices, pay by field and top jobs."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/louisiana"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Louisiana

Mean annual wage $56,600, median $45,520 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025. Median at national-average prices: $51,610 (rank 31 of 51 by that measure; rank 48 nominal).

| Percentile | Louisiana | US |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $22,710 | $31,200 |
| 25th | $30,350 | $37,590 |
| 50th | $45,520 | $50,980 |
| 75th | $66,340 | $80,520 |
| 90th | $100,110 | $128,560 |

## Price levels (BEA Regional Price Parities, US = 100)

| Category | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 88.2 |
| Housing (rents) | 63.1 |
| Goods | 93.7 |
| Utilities | 71.5 |
| Other services | 95.7 |

## By occupation group

| Group | Median | Workers |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Management | $102,170 | 120,950 |
| Architecture and Engineering | $94,970 | 30,350 |
| Computer and Mathematical | $78,890 | 26,330 |
| Legal | $77,250 | 17,160 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science | $75,360 | 15,350 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical | $74,150 | 147,700 |
| Business and Financial Operations | $69,240 | 90,070 |
| Educational Instruction and Library | $56,970 | 108,840 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair | $53,030 | 95,810 |
| Construction and Extraction | $49,950 | 111,610 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media | $49,910 | 18,690 |
| Production | $49,890 | 102,050 |
| Community and Social Service | $49,220 | 29,250 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | $48,510 | 3,230 |
| Protective Service | $41,740 | 58,850 |
| Office and Administrative Support | $39,530 | 224,190 |
| Transportation and Material Moving | $39,200 | 187,060 |
| Sales | $32,570 | 169,300 |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance | $29,510 | 56,000 |
| Healthcare Support | $29,070 | 98,760 |
| Personal Care and Service | $27,990 | 36,480 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related | $23,400 | 186,890 |

## Most common jobs

- [Retail Salesperson](https://nuecareer.com/careers/retail-salesperson): 49,570 workers
- [Registered Nurse](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse): 48,970 workers
- [Cashier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cashier): 46,350 workers
- [Fast Food and Counter Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fast-food-and-counter-worker): 45,720 workers
- [Laborer and Freight, Stock, and Material Mover, Hand](https://nuecareer.com/careers/laborer-and-freight-stock-and-material-mover-hand): 43,730 workers
- [General and Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-and-operations-manager): 43,220 workers
- [Server](https://nuecareer.com/careers/server): 33,870 workers
- [Office Clerk, General](https://nuecareer.com/careers/office-clerk-general): 31,790 workers
- [Stocker and Order Filler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stocker-and-order-filler): 31,710 workers
- [Food Preparation Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/food-preparation-worker): 30,920 workers

## Highest-paying jobs (500+ workers)

- [Allergist and Immunologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/allergist-and-immunologist): $350,920 median
- [Family Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/family-medicine-physician): $255,330 median
- [Nurse Anesthetist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-anesthetist): $222,130 median
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $170,750 median
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $162,850 median
- [Petroleum Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/petroleum-engineer): $139,640 median
- [Chemical Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chemical-engineer): $134,800 median
- [Industrial Production Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/industrial-production-manager): $133,210 median
- [Pharmacist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pharmacist): $132,410 median
- [Business Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/business-teacher-postsecondary): $129,040 median

## Most over-represented jobs (location quotient)

- [Sailor and Marine Oiler](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sailor-and-marine-oiler): 19.23x the national share
- [Chemical Plant and System Operator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chemical-plant-and-system-operator): 16.43x the national share
- [Captain, Mate, and Pilot of Water Vessels](https://nuecareer.com/careers/captain-mate-and-pilot-of-water-vessels): 14.89x the national share
- [Pump Operator, Except Wellhead Pumpers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pump-operator): 11.30x the national share
- [Boilermaker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/boilermaker): 9.60x the national share
- [Midwife](https://nuecareer.com/careers/midwife): 8.94x the national share
- [Petroleum Pump System Operator, Refinery Operator, and Gauger](https://nuecareer.com/careers/petroleum-pump-system-operator-refinery-operator-and-gauger): 8.45x the national share
- [Rigger](https://nuecareer.com/careers/rigger): 6.56x the national share
- [Oil and Gas Roustabout](https://nuecareer.com/careers/oil-and-gas-roustabout): 6.18x the national share
- [Service Unit Operator, Oil and Gas](https://nuecareer.com/careers/service-unit-operator-oil-and-gas): 5.84x the national share

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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