Salaries in Louisiana

Median annual wage across all occupations: $45,520

The median annual wage in Louisiana is $45,520, or about $22 per hour. Pay at the 10th percentile is $11 and at the 90th percentile is $48.

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $21.88
Daily: $175
Weekly: $875
Bi-weekly: $1,751
Monthly: $3,793
Annual: $45,520

$45,520 a year is around the 90th percentile for all workers in Louisiana. The median is $45,520.

Highest-paying occupations in Louisiana

Pediatricians, General$502,720 Anesthesiologists$410,500 Obstetricians and Gynecologists$404,550 Physicians, All Other$350,920 Psychiatrists$345,040 Surgeons, All Other$304,830 Family Medicine Physicians$255,330 Nurse Anesthetists$222,130 General Internal Medicine Physicians$210,390 Podiatrists$197,480 Dentists, General$170,750 Physicists$166,240 Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,850 Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$155,250 Petroleum Engineers$139,640

Most common occupations

Occupation	Median annual	Employment
Retail Salespersons	$29,490	49,570
Registered Nurses	$80,230	48,970
Cashiers	$26,750	46,350
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$22,800	45,720
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$22,520	45,060
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$35,340	43,730
General and Operations Managers	$101,790	43,220
Waiters and Waitresses	$15,080	33,870
Office Clerks, General	$32,480	31,790
Stockers and Order Fillers	$34,490	31,710
Food Preparation Workers	$23,620	30,920
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$49,320	28,540
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$38,790	28,040
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$28,930	27,610
Customer Service Representatives	$37,330	25,780
Construction Laborers	$38,230	22,100
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$58,770	22,060
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$43,960	21,490
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$57,180	20,810
Nursing Assistants	$30,510	20,690
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$63,290	19,120
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$44,890	18,980
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$57,470	17,600
Security Guards	$32,240	17,210
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$63,220	17,010
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$43,860	16,910
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$35,800	16,680
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,850	15,210
Cooks, Restaurant	$29,050	14,910
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$27,400	14,530

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