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Salaries in Louisiana: pay for 693 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in Louisiana had a median pay of $45,520 a year ($21.89 an hour) in May 2025, with 1,934,900 jobs counted. That is 11% below the national median of $50,980.

Highest median pay in Louisiana

Occupations with the most jobs

All occupations in Louisiana, A to Z

OccupationMedian a yearMedian an hourJobs
Accountants and Auditors$73,810$35.4914,050
Actuaries$80,860$38.8840
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$126,440$60.79140
Administrative Services Managers$99,210$47.703,260
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$66,870$32.15100
Advertising Sales Agents$48,810$23.47860
Advertising and Promotions Managers$78,810$37.89120
Aerospace Engineers$136,970$65.8590
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletesnot publishednot published30
Agricultural Equipment Operators$58,520$28.14270
Agricultural Inspectors$63,130$30.35150
Agricultural Workers, All Other$38,160$18.35140
Air Traffic Controllers$99,810$47.99230
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$79,460$38.2040
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$79,780$38.361,150
Aircraft Service Attendants$42,930$20.64660
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$120,740not published150
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$27,410$13.18120
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$22,680$10.902,850
Anesthesiologists$410,500$197.35190
Animal Caretakers$27,910$13.422,660
Animal Control Workers$38,020$18.28120
Animal Trainers$32,720$15.73not published
Anthropologists and Archeologists$47,750$22.96110
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators$46,100$22.1680
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$79,580$38.261,200
Architectural and Civil Drafters$61,010$29.331,040
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,850$78.291,840
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary$83,000not published140
Archivists$59,070$28.4050
Art Directors$83,640$40.21160
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$78,710not published720
Athletes and Sports Competitors$55,890not published440
Athletic Trainers$62,760not published810
Atmospheric and Space Scientists$97,470$46.8670
Audio and Video Technicians$44,480$21.38860
Audiologists$75,200$36.15140
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$53,320$25.64140
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$47,150$22.671,660
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$41,620$20.01370
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$46,400$22.318,620
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$29,150$14.021,150
Avionics Technicians$80,250$38.58200
Baggage Porters and Bellhops$26,320$12.65690
Bailiffs$44,040$21.1890
Bakers$28,020$13.472,450
Barbers$44,430$21.3640
Bartenders$20,850$10.0210,140
Bill and Account Collectors$39,130$18.811,690
Billing and Posting Clerks$43,170$20.765,970
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$84,320$40.5430
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$79,010not published390
Biological Scientists, All Other$69,590$33.46580
Biological Technicians$47,310$22.74190
Boilermakers$73,980$35.571,220
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$44,890$21.5818,980
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$57,440$27.62240
Bridge and Lock Tenders$39,090$18.80370
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$33,020$15.87190
Broadcast Technicians$44,440$21.37120
Brokerage Clerks$61,500$29.57not published
Budget Analysts$80,530$38.72330
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other$28,260$13.59280
Bus Drivers, School$29,450$14.166,670
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$48,860$23.491,490
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$58,680$28.213,270
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$63,220$30.4017,010
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$129,040not published640
Butchers and Meat Cutters$36,790$17.692,240
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$66,340$31.903,440
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$39,280$18.88470
Calibration Technologists and Technicians$80,670$38.78480
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$58,440$28.10270
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$117,160$56.336,830
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$50,050$24.06890
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$56,440not published120
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$56,480$27.16780
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,300not published1,530
Cargo and Freight Agents$48,940$23.53840
Carpenters$49,920$24.008,990
Carpet Installers$49,400$23.75100
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists$59,990$28.84not published
Cashiers$26,750$12.8646,350
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$49,180$23.64910
Chefs and Head Cooks$45,570$21.911,990
Chemical Engineers$134,800$64.81730
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$78,580$37.786,430
Chemical Plant and System Operators$100,060$48.103,400
Chemical Technicians$85,850$41.28960
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$83,680not published140
Chemists$103,890$49.95740
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$56,800$27.311,110
Childcare Workers$22,900$11.018,000
Chiropractors$80,280$38.59370
Choreographers$51,170$24.60210
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$68,030$32.71410
Civil Engineers$105,380$50.663,780
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$65,220$31.363,340
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$27,600$13.274,140
Clergy$54,140$26.03400
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$54,460$26.193,790
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists$71,330$34.29320
Coaches and Scouts$60,960not published2,550
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,950$23.05810
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$61,480$29.5660
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$46,770$22.49300
Commercial Divers$62,230$29.92230
Commercial Pilots$95,940not published910
Commercial and Industrial Designers$98,040$47.13130
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other$48,560$23.3440
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$77,250not published170
Community Health Workers$46,450$22.33210
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$49,080$23.605,730
Compensation and Benefits Managers$99,840$48.00220
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$62,700$30.151,050
Compliance Officers$70,290$33.803,970
Computer Hardware Engineers$83,550$40.17270
Computer Network Architects$106,620$51.26470
Computer Network Support Specialists$58,680$28.211,290
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$49,800$23.94670
Computer Occupations, All Other$77,000$37.025,020
Computer Programmersnot publishednot published1,580
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$77,530not published200
Computer Systems Analysts$95,660$45.992,980
Computer User Support Specialists$52,440$25.214,780
Computer and Information Research Scientists$115,210$55.39140
Computer and Information Systems Managers$127,500$61.302,860
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$50,150$24.11900
Concierges$31,340$15.07320
Conservation Scientists$80,190$38.56190
Construction Laborers$38,230$18.3822,100
Construction Managers$110,010$52.895,530
Construction and Building Inspectors$68,260$32.821,440
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$66,730$32.08560
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$54,590$26.25210
Cooks, All Other$28,930$13.91430
Cooks, Fast Food$24,960$12.003,000
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$25,490$12.265,740
Cooks, Restaurant$29,050$13.9714,910
Cooks, Short Order$26,260$12.631,990
Correctional Officers and Jailers$39,850$19.167,960
Correspondence Clerks$36,790$17.6960
Cost Estimators$77,030$37.032,680
Counselors, All Other$47,830$23.001,510
Counter and Rental Clerks$34,910$16.783,740
Couriers and Messengers$33,490$16.101,030
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$63,380$30.47270
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$46,570$22.392,900
Craft Artistsnot publishednot published50
Crane and Tower Operators$61,170$29.411,930
Credit Analysts$73,210$35.20290
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$37,440$18.00330
Credit Counselors$47,250$22.72130
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$82,100not published70
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$25,450$12.24440
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,900$21.59200
Curators$60,080$28.89160
Customer Service Representatives$37,330$17.9525,780
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$41,170$19.79110
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$40,870$19.65760
Data Entry Keyers$36,920$17.751,800
Data Scientists$78,760$37.861,300
Database Administrators$98,270$47.24290
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$29,680$14.27not published
Dental Assistants$44,090$21.204,540
Dental Hygienists$85,240$40.982,690
Dental Laboratory Technicians$38,490$18.50330
Dentists, General$170,750$82.091,500
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas$86,980$41.82890
Designers, All Other$57,020$27.41250
Desktop Publishers$47,130$22.6640
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$60,450$29.061,740
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$80,710$38.801,150
Dietetic Technicians$28,860$13.88190
Dietitians and Nutritionists$70,460$33.87800
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$26,780$12.884,810
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$29,540$14.20not published
Dishwashers$26,440$12.714,210
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$47,050$22.622,980
Drafters, All Other$68,470$32.921,200
Dredge Operators$48,590$23.36not published
Driver/Sales Workers$36,290$17.453,200
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$47,420$22.80310
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$55,690$26.77190
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$132,670not published70
Economists$73,050$35.12140
Editors$58,860$28.30330
Education Administrators, All Other$83,050$39.93480
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$83,360not published5,080
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$98,840$47.523,670
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$83,710not published460
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$46,030$22.13690
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$53,790$25.863,860
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$61,870$29.744,820
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$60,420$29.05270
Electrical Engineers$123,710$59.48990
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$76,410$36.742,520
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$82,990$39.901,000
Electrical and Electronics Drafters$62,550$30.07150
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment$77,270$37.1540
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$64,500$31.01950
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$80,610$38.76370
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$37,930$18.23380
Electricians$61,540$29.5910,550
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$75,410$36.26120
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles$41,040$19.73not published
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$100,390$48.26450
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$58,770not published22,060
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$48,260$23.20740
Embalmers$54,890$26.39150
Emergency Management Directors$96,550$46.42180
Emergency Medical Technicians$35,870$17.252,450
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200 or more$115.00 or more470
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$125,930not published300
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$58,960$28.352,110
Engineers, All Other$99,070$47.636,310
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$60,350not published430
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Othernot published$27.96770
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other$36,370$17.4990
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$62,390$30.0090
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$60,840$29.25100
Environmental Engineers$130,510$62.74340
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Healthnot publishednot published300
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$69,820$33.571,600
Epidemiologists$73,850$35.51120
Etchers and Engravers$32,880$15.8140
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$53,510$25.73280
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$53,240$25.609,270
Exercise Physiologists$52,450$25.2240
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$44,410$21.352,290
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$39,900$19.18130
Extraction Workers, All Other$48,070$23.111,650
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,930$23.04580
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,200$21.25200
Facilities Managers$97,120$46.691,160
Fallers$62,040$29.83200
Family Medicine Physicians$255,330$122.751,090
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$48,330$23.24320
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$33,260$15.99570
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$31,940$15.3580
Fast Food and Counter Workers$22,800$10.9645,720
Fence Erectors$51,770$24.89120
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators$40,000$19.23220
File Clerks$32,200$15.48680
Film and Video Editors$66,870$32.1580
Financial Clerks, All Other$46,270$22.25970
Financial Examiners$84,310$40.54240
Financial Managers$126,800$60.967,070
Financial Risk Specialists$58,440$28.10520
Financial Specialists, All Other$59,860$28.782,990
Financial and Investment Analysts$75,680$36.381,450
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$40,700$19.57not published
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$64,820$31.1680
Firefighters$33,120$15.925,230
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$75,360$36.2314,070
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$58,960$28.351,300
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$41,350$19.88750
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$59,020$28.38490
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$59,750$28.731,810
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$35,800$17.2116,680
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$57,560$27.67610
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$38,640$18.582,470
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$48,410$23.28not published
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$75,550$36.3210,490
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$73,700$35.431,840
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$57,180$27.4920,810
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$38,670$18.591,330
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$70,470$33.883,120
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$77,520$37.279,350
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$76,400$36.73440
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$43,860$21.0916,910
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$50,580$24.32890
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$60,260$28.978,120
Fish and Game Wardens$59,940$28.82110
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$42,260$20.3270
Floral Designers$30,000$14.42430
Food Batchmakers$34,620$16.64530
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$44,440$21.37550
Food Preparation Workers$23,620$11.3630,920
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$21,820$10.493,670
Food Processing Workers, All Other$31,230$15.022,950
Food Science Technicians$44,310$21.3030
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$27,200$13.082,380
Food Service Managers$61,400$29.521,950
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$38,440$18.4880
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$75,410not published130
Forensic Science Techniciansnot publishednot published240
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists$75,480$36.2990
Forest and Conservation Technicians$59,370$28.55210
Forest and Conservation Workers$39,900$19.19150
Forestersnot publishednot published130
Fundraisers$72,030$34.63330
Fundraising Managers$122,150$58.7350
Funeral Attendants$30,370$14.60560
Funeral Home Managers$81,930$39.39190
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$47,820$22.99120
Furniture Finishers$38,920$18.7150
Gambling Cage Workers$33,220$15.97120
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers$23,390$11.24990
Gambling Dealers$17,760$8.542,650
Gambling Managers$82,140$39.49240
Gambling Service Workers, All Other$28,630$13.77810
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$33,910$16.30240
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners$26,620$12.80180
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators$79,970$38.4560
Gas Plant Operators$108,350$52.09800
General Internal Medicine Physicians$210,390$101.15not published
General and Operations Managers$101,790$48.9443,220
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$59,120$28.42160
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$91,560$44.02440
Glaziers$47,150$22.67610
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products$36,090$17.35280
Graphic Designers$49,910$23.991,750
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$33,160$15.9490
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,650$18.58160
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other$33,970$16.33not published
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$26,030$12.512,720
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$38,000$18.27880
Health Education Specialists$57,840$27.81470
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$65,620$31.55210
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$125,130not published2,250
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$39,730$19.103,460
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$118,490$56.97370
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$63,240$30.413,900
Healthcare Social Workers$61,080$29.371,970
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$34,040$16.374,100
Hearing Aid Specialists$64,580$31.0580
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$35,180$16.92not published
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$58,650$28.205,380
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$49,320$23.7128,540
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$39,960$19.212,190
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$31,740$15.2660
Helpers--Carpenters$40,900$19.66860
Helpers--Electricians$38,570$18.543,190
Helpers--Extraction Workers$46,940$22.57320
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$36,160$17.383,910
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons$37,340$17.95250
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$37,380$17.972,010
Helpers--Production Workers$36,400$17.503,710
Helpers--Roofers$43,680$21.0070
Highway Maintenance Workers$44,790$21.531,050
Historians$80,620$38.7660
History Teachers, Postsecondary$78,990not published120
Home Appliance Repairers$49,240$23.67310
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$22,520$10.8345,060
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$22,060$10.616,440
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$27,420$13.184,110
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$47,490$22.83750
Human Resources Managers$107,880$51.871,390
Human Resources Specialists$61,300$29.477,240
Hydrologic Technicians$65,170$31.3340
Hydrologists$104,520$50.25not published
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Techniciansnot publishednot published820
Industrial Engineers$122,920$59.091,710
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$60,260$28.977,410
Industrial Production Managers$133,210$64.052,680
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$48,950$23.547,680
Information Security Analysts$92,990$44.71720
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$45,970$22.102,110
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,490$23.808,110
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$50,660$24.367,970
Instructional Coordinators$63,120$30.352,140
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$47,340$22.761,610
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$48,280$23.21620
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage$72,040$34.64100
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$46,800$22.501,740
Insurance Sales Agents$55,440$26.657,100
Insurance Underwriters$76,540$36.801,050
Interior Designers$60,610$29.14350
Interpreters and Translators$48,420$23.28120
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$37,190$17.884,440
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$28,930$13.9127,610
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$51,420$24.72280
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$83,040$39.93180
Judicial Law Clerks$63,180$30.3890
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$53,130not published3,730
Labor Relations Specialists$78,110$37.55170
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$35,340$16.9943,730
Landscape Architectsnot publishednot published110
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$34,870$16.768,510
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,560$24.3190
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$27,460$13.202,950
Lawyers$104,100$50.0510,200
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$48,050$23.102,460
Legal Support Workers, All Other$51,230$24.631,200
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$60,650$29.162,130
Library Assistants, Clerical$29,620$14.24720
Library Technicians$39,180$18.841,410
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$57,470$27.6317,600
Life Scientists, All Other$76,480$36.77430
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$53,360$25.651,610
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$22,240$10.69660
Light Truck Drivers$39,440$18.9614,300
Lighting Technicians$66,840$32.1440
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining$48,670$23.40110
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$46,700$22.452,010
Loan Officers$61,110$29.382,810
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$46,550$22.38190
Locomotive Engineers$64,200$30.87700
Lodging Managers$63,000$30.29380
Log Graders and Scalers$47,510$22.8490
Logging Equipment Operators$58,600$28.17770
Logging Workers, All Other$80,930$38.9130
Logisticians$75,230$36.171,710
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$43,370$20.85130
Machinists$61,110$29.384,640
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$77,510$37.26510
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$26,600$12.7912,440
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$34,860$16.76590
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$62,640$30.121,410
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$43,960$21.1321,490
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance$129,580$62.30not published
Management Analysts$95,540$45.944,760
Managers, All Other$103,140$49.5913,220
Manicurists and Pedicurists$28,170$13.552,210
Marine Engineers and Naval Architectsnot publishednot published430
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$59,690$28.705,360
Marketing Managers$120,650$58.01940
Massage Therapists$36,480$17.54890
Materials Engineers$128,670$61.8690
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$79,940not published340
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$27,850$13.391,690
Mechanical Door Repairers$47,110$22.65210
Mechanical Drafters$77,730$37.37420
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$102,800$49.42270
Mechanical Engineers$119,540$57.471,890
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other$86,260$41.47190
Media and Communication Workers, All Othernot publishednot published980
Medical Appliance Technicians$50,770$24.41not published
Medical Assistants$36,320$17.4612,310
Medical Equipment Preparers$35,960$17.29620
Medical Equipment Repairers$61,110$29.38300
Medical Records Specialists$44,610$21.452,600
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$36,930$17.752,970
Medical Transcriptionists$38,040$18.29420
Medical and Health Services Managers$104,550$50.267,470
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$61,150$29.40610
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$47,100$22.64970
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$34,860$16.762,360
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$45,680$21.96210
Meter Readers, Utilities$37,570$18.06500
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$58,760not published5,560
Millwrights$66,080$31.771,080
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$45,070$21.673,400
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$49,660$23.881,000
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,330$22.75570
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$62,260$29.934,270
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$46,870$22.53100
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$38,650$18.5890
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$46,730$22.47440
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$37,730$18.14280
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$53,080$25.52240
Motorboat Operators$45,800$22.02160
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,210$22.22900
Museum Technicians and Conservators$32,350$15.56200
Musicians and Singersnot publishednot published150
Natural Sciences Managers$115,950$55.75not published
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$90,160$43.351,790
New Accounts Clerksnot publishednot published160
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$50,750$24.40410
Nuclear Medicine Technologists$87,670$42.15170
Nurse Anesthetists$222,130$106.80900
Nurse Midwives$119,280$57.3560
Nurse Practitioners$125,600$60.385,380
Nursing Assistants$30,510$14.6720,690
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$79,960not published440
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$404,550$194.5080
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$89,560$43.062,380
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$57,930$27.85780
Occupational Therapists$98,490$47.352,060
Occupational Therapy Aides$28,560$13.7370
Occupational Therapy Assistants$66,090$31.77760
Office Clerks, General$32,480$15.6231,790
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$36,960$17.7770
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$40,700$19.574,720
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$51,700$24.867,860
Operations Research Analysts$63,210$30.39550
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$37,160$17.86300
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$38,750$18.63890
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$155,250$74.6430
Opticians, Dispensing$36,360$17.48720
Optometrists$118,060$56.76250
Order Clerks$37,520$18.04660
Orderlies$27,330$13.14600
Orthotists and Prosthetists$75,460$36.28100
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$43,200$20.77260
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$38,370$18.451,910
Packers and Packagers, Hand$27,710$13.322,280
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$46,410$22.314,090
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$38,320$18.4250
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$58,230$28.001,150
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$60,250$28.974,890
Paramedics$56,050$26.952,040
Parking Attendants$23,920$11.502,130
Parts Salespersons$31,310$15.053,960
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$48,450$23.29350
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$50,800$24.422,160
Pediatricians, General$502,720$241.6940
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$33,060$15.891,420
Personal Financial Advisorsnot publishednot published1,470
Pest Control Workers$44,570$21.431,930
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$26,220$12.61220
Petroleum Engineers$139,640$67.13710
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$106,640$51.273,490
Pharmacists$132,410$63.665,610
Pharmacy Aides$33,450$16.08730
Pharmacy Technicians$44,410$21.356,700
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$76,310not published70
Phlebotomists$36,120$17.363,410
Photographers$36,830$17.71510
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators$36,500$17.5560
Physical Scientists, All Other$94,320$45.35280
Physical Therapist Aides$22,460$10.801,380
Physical Therapist Assistants$65,370$31.431,670
Physical Therapists$98,530$47.373,280
Physician Assistants$128,870$61.961,360
Physicians, All Other$350,920$168.714,740
Physicists$166,240$79.9240
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$90,040not published90
Pile Driver Operators$61,150$29.40180
Pipelayers$44,340$21.32not published
Plant and System Operators, All Other$62,630$30.11350
Plasterers and Stucco Masons$49,950$24.0140
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$34,040$16.36100
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$63,680$30.628,360
Podiatrists$197,480$94.9450
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$48,380$23.2612,400
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$88,090not published70
Postal Service Clerks$63,210$30.391,100
Postal Service Mail Carriers$58,910$28.325,090
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470$28.111,200
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$96,550$46.42250
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$78,810not published6,870
Power Plant Operators$101,170$48.64370
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$82,140$39.4980
Prepress Technicians and Workers$38,060$18.3090
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$38,020$18.283,570
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$27,170$13.06190
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$36,230$17.42180
Printing Press Operators$37,650$18.10870
Private Detectives and Investigators$41,950$20.17860
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$62,910$30.25980
Procurement Clerks$49,680$23.88760
Producers and Directors$62,920$30.25880
Production Workers, All Other$45,210$21.737,980
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$60,120$28.911,970
Project Management Specialists$84,850$40.798,050
Property Appraisers and Assessors$62,910$30.25600
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$49,990$24.033,060
Protective Service Workers, All Other$44,410$21.352,370
Psychiatric Aides$30,030$14.44280
Psychiatric Technicians$31,440$15.122,420
Psychiatrists$345,040$165.8890
Psychologists, All Other$104,460$50.22170
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$91,340not published140
Public Relations Managers$94,380$45.38320
Public Relations Specialists$60,470$29.071,710
Public Safety Telecommunicators$38,550$18.541,470
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$64,110$30.821,370
Purchasing Managers$109,630$52.71470
Radiation Therapists$94,710$45.54230
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$63,680$30.613,370
Rail Car Repairers$47,970$23.06190
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$44,150$21.23not published
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers$54,260$26.09210
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$62,170$29.89390
Real Estate Sales Agents$45,850$22.041,940
Receptionists and Information Clerks$32,750$15.7512,820
Recreation Workers$28,580$13.742,830
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$65,940not published100
Recreational Therapists$51,150$24.59190
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$45,390$21.82360
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$38,810$18.662,200
Registered Nurses$80,230$38.5748,970
Rehabilitation Counselors$47,990$23.07280
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$70,700$33.99130
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$44,520$21.41520
Residential Advisors$33,800$16.25420
Respiratory Therapists$75,240$36.172,520
Retail Salespersons$29,490$14.1849,570
Riggers$43,660$20.991,840
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,920$24.00110
Roofers$48,760$23.44760
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas$49,410$23.76910
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$44,850$21.563,460
Sailors and Marine Oilers$46,610$22.417,580
Sales Engineers$121,680$58.50not published
Sales Managers$110,700$53.224,360
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$55,200$26.548,200
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$63,290$30.4319,120
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$124,200$59.712,340
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$31,990$15.38910
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$46,610$22.41500
School Bus Monitors$25,250$12.141,170
School Psychologists$69,020$33.18670
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,850not published15,210
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$38,790$18.6528,040
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$48,040$23.104,130
Security Guards$32,240$15.5017,210
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$54,730$26.311,170
Self-Enrichment Teachers$37,760$18.163,030
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$58,640$28.19770
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$48,900$23.51500
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$60,760$29.213,130
Sewers, Hand$27,040$13.00not published
Sewing Machine Operators$29,600$14.23610
Shampooers$29,160$14.02not published
Sheet Metal Workers$50,320$24.191,080
Ship Engineers$103,430$49.73610
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$40,180$19.327,650
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$30,640$14.732,140
Skincare Specialists$36,890$17.73600
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$40,120$19.29650
Social Science Research Assistants$52,600$25.29340
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$91,170$43.83560
Social Workers, All Other$69,230$33.29850
Social and Community Service Managers$82,090$39.472,680
Social and Human Service Assistants$35,780$17.203,440
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$83,700not published80
Software Developers$102,800$49.424,080
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$66,810$32.12450
Soil and Plant Scientists$60,200$28.94170
Sound Engineering Technicians$55,530$26.70not published
Special Education Teachers, All Other$61,170not published610
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$58,800not published4,000
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$59,420not published1,130
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$56,890not published960
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$59,100not published3,160
Speech-Language Pathologists$69,610$33.463,000
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$47,750$22.96290
Statisticians$76,400$36.7370
Stockers and Order Fillers$34,490$16.5831,710
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$68,830$33.091,180
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$49,120$23.622,520
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$37,910$18.226,420
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$27,370$13.161,090
Surgeons, All Other$304,830$146.55140
Surgical Technologists$57,370$27.582,230
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$49,440$23.77930
Surveyors$63,140$30.361,460
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$35,890$17.26not published
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$33,560$16.14250
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$58,900$28.32500
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$49,940$24.01600
Tax Preparers$38,740$18.63650
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$59,460not published1,960
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$27,400not published14,530
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$37,950not published440
Technical Writers$63,790$30.67320
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$80,210$38.563,060
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$48,770$23.45960
Telemarketers$28,910$13.90380
Telephone Operators$31,400$15.0950
Tellers$35,680$17.154,900
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$37,490$18.02not published
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$36,860$17.7260
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,690$23.89110
Therapists, All Other$64,530$31.03690
Tile and Stone Setters$44,750$21.52190
Tire Repairers and Changers$33,900$16.301,120
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$38,470$18.50390
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$56,380$27.1140
Tool and Die Makers$46,950$22.57170
Tour and Travel Guides$32,060$15.42580
Traffic Technicians$42,710$20.54130
Training and Development Managers$107,670$51.77330
Training and Development Specialists$58,070$27.923,030
Transportation Inspectors$77,460$37.24130
Transportation Security Screeners$63,130$30.35460
Transportation Workers, All Other$43,440$20.881,040
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$93,650$45.032,840
Travel Agents$35,970$17.29310
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$47,350$22.77120
Tutors$33,780$16.24540
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials$50,080not published310
Upholsterers$49,920$24.0080
Urban and Regional Planners$74,500$35.82240
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$27,750$13.34870
Veterinarians$124,370$59.79950
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$30,480$14.651,230
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$35,530$17.082,220
Waiters and Waitresses$15,080$7.2533,870
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$46,210$22.222,450
Web Developers$85,330$41.03490
Web and Digital Interface Designers$68,790$33.07170
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$48,890$23.51380
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$62,250$29.9313,690
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,740$23.43320
Wellhead Pumpers$76,930$36.99110
Woodworkers, All Other$48,020$23.09250
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$47,170$22.68400
Writers and Authors$89,520$43.04480
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$87,460$42.0550

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in Louisiana

By median pay, Louisiana is number 48 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $22,710 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $100,110. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $30,350 to $66,340. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $56,600, 24% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 1,934,900 jobs counted here are 1.2% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in Louisiana are Office and Administrative Support (222,940 jobs, 12%), Food Preparation and Serving Related (186,900 jobs, 10%), Transportation and Material Moving (184,330 jobs, 10%) and Sales and Related (168,650 jobs, 9%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Extraction Workers, All Other (23.9 times the national share), Sailors and Marine Oilers (19.2 times the national share) and Chemical Plant and System Operators (16.4 times the national share). The table on this page lists 693 occupations; for 14 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 280 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 30 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 235 pay less and 15 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders ($78,580 here, $58,040 nationally), Physicians, All Other ($350,920 here, $265,930 nationally) and Coaches and Scouts ($60,960 here, $47,320 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Waiters and Waitresses ($15,080 here, $35,230 nationally), Gambling Dealers ($17,760 here, $34,320 nationally) and Firefighters ($33,120 here, $59,280 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in Louisiana

What is the median salary in Louisiana?

The median pay of all employees in Louisiana was $45,520 a year ($21.89 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in Louisiana?

Retail Salespersons, with 49,570 jobs and a median pay of $29,490 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in Louisiana?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Pediatricians, General ($502,720), Anesthesiologists ($410,500) and Obstetricians and Gynecologists ($404,550). Occupations shown as "$239,200 or more" are paid above the highest value the Bureau reports.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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