Salaries in Lake Charles, LA
80K residents · Lake Charles, LA metro area
Lake Charles, LA is part of the Lake Charles, LA metropolitan area, the geography the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for local wage estimates. The pages below show median pay for hundreds of occupations in and around Lake Charles, plus a calculator to compare your own offer.
Across all occupations, the median annual wage in Louisiana is $45,520. Cost of living varies widely within a metro, so treat these figures as a starting point.
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Convert any pay figure for Lake Charles and see how it compares.
- Hourly
- $31.25
- Daily
- $250
- Weekly
- $1,250
- Bi-weekly
- $2,500
- Monthly
- $5,417
- Annual
- $65,000
Top-paying jobs in Lake Charles
Physicians, All Other$284,440Architectural and Engineering Managers$191,250Chemical Engineers$136,810Industrial Production Managers$136,800Pharmacists$133,720Electrical Engineers$129,940Industrial Engineers$129,260Nurse Practitioners$128,460Chemists$128,330Physician Assistants$127,160Mechanical Engineers$126,090Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$125,670
Most common jobs in Lake Charles
Popular salary guides
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$23,000
- Retail Salespersons$28,780
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$22,500
- General and Operations Managers$101,370
- Registered Nurses$90,690
- Cashiers$27,480
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$35,740
- Stockers and Order Fillers$34,690
- Customer Service Representatives$35,080
- Office Clerks, General$31,630
- Waiters and Waitresses$15,080
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$28,580