average salary in Louisiana, United States LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES SALARY

Average gross salary for Louisiana GROSS SALARY
US$ 74,503
Average net salary for Louisiana NET SALARY
US$ 55,356
The most typical salary for Louisiana MOST TYPICAL GROSS
US$ 43,777
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  Updated: 16 Aug 2020   Diff. gross vs. net: 25%
  Salary entries: 226

Louisiana Earnings

Average salary in Louisiana is US$ 74,503.

Average take home earning is US$ 55,356 (Net).

The most typical salary is US$ 43,777 (Gross).

These data are from our visitors surveys (226 individual salaries).

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Percentage of people Earn this salary or more
6 % US$ 181,333
12 % US$ 130,333
27 % US$ 92,406
55 % US$ 64,220
90 % US$ 34,140
100 % US$ 24,496
Career Avg. gross salary Salary entries
Manager US$ 81,500 06
Human Resources Manager US$ 61,686 06
Mechanical Engineer US$ 131,300 05
Engineer US$ 106,340 05
Software Engineer US$ 81,600 04
Accountant US$ 53,250 04
Paralegal US$ 52,087 04
IT Manager US$ 41,250 04
General Manager US$ 130,000 03
Operations Manager US$ 90,000 03
City Avg. gross salary Salary entries
New Orleans US$ 73,825 105
Baton Rouge US$ 77,498 77
Shreveport US$ 70,877 44
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  SALARY BY LEVEL    LOUISIANA

Salary levels Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
More US$ 260,666
06
205K US$ 200,000
03
195K US$ 190,000
01
185K US$ 181,333
03
165K US$ 165,000
02
155K US$ 150,000
03
145K US$ 145,000
02
135K US$ 130,333
06
125K US$ 122,000
01
115K US$ 112,666
03
105K US$ 102,397
15
95K US$ 92,406
16
85K US$ 82,898
23
75K US$ 73,887
16
65K US$ 64,220
25
55K US$ 51,975
21
45K US$ 43,777
33
35K US$ 34,140
24
25K US$ 24,496
23

  SALARY BY GENDER    LOUISIANA

Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Men US$ 89,513 110
Women US$ 55,382 55
N/A US$ 64,675 61

  SALARY BY EDUCATION    LOUISIANA

Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Doctorate Degree US$ 114,962 12
Masters Degree US$ 96,957 34
Bachelors Degree US$ 71,265 86
Some College US$ 65,210 56
High School US$ 62,657 38

Workers holding Doctorate Degree degrees enjoy the highest average gross salaries in Louisiana, United States. With an earned Doctorate Degree, they grosses US$ 114,962. While Workers with High School education earn the least, with an average gross income of US$ 62,657. This is 83.48% lower of what Doctorate Degree degree holders earn.


  SALARY BY EXPERIENCE    LOUISIANA

Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
20+ Years US$ 96,861 71
16-20 Years US$ 83,615 13
12-16 Years US$ 75,722 22
8-12 Years US$ 81,338 25
4-8 Years US$ 51,996 35
2-4 Years US$ 64,974 17
1-2 Years US$ 46,347 23
0-1 Year US$ 59,189 20

Workers in Louisiana, United States with more years of work experience outperform their counterparts with less experience. Workers with 20+ Years of experience earn a gross average of US$ 96,861 compared to US$ 46,347 for their counterparts with 1-2 Years of experience. The difference between workers with 20+ Years of experience and 1-2 Years is 108.99%.


  SALARY BY AGE    LOUISIANA

Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
More US$ 147,000 02
69-74 US$ 115,000 02
63-68 US$ 86,750 06
57-62 US$ 54,467 13
51-56 US$ 116,444 18
45-50 US$ 96,012 16
39-44 US$ 107,331 19
33-38 US$ 68,021 26
27-32 US$ 68,357 34
22-26 US$ 53,626 19
16-21 US$ 35,682 10
N/A US$ 64,675 61
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  SALARY BY FIELD    LOUISIANA

# Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. Marketing, Sales, Purchase US$ 122,000 05
2. Engineers & Technicians V US$ 107,032 05
3. Engineers & Technicians IV US$ 103,000 02
4. Aviation & Shipping US$ 102,250 04
5. Insurance US$ 92,800 05
6. Engineers & Technicians III US$ 91,750 02
7. Engineers & Technicians US$ 91,336 19
8. Management & Business US$ 91,086 23
9. Construction & Labor Workers US$ 89,000 09
10. Geography & Geodesy US$ 88,500 01
11. Health Care & Medical US$ 80,942 11
12. Manufacturing & Labor Workers US$ 77,000 06
13. Security & Fireguard US$ 77,000 02
14. Law US$ 74,947 09
15. Media US$ 73,500 03
16. Architect Constructions US$ 73,000 04
17. Logistics, Road, Railway US$ 71,440 05
18. IT & Telecommunication II US$ 71,290 11
19. Military US$ 69,772 07
20. Salesmen & Saleswomen US$ 67,000 05
21. Health Care & Medical II US$ 65,857 07
22. Finance & Banking US$ 65,000 07
23. Human Resources US$ 63,340 10
24. Accounting & Administration US$ 61,971 21
25. Organization & Coordination US$ 60,333 03
26. Education & University US$ 59,780 12
27. IT & Telecommunication US$ 54,710 13
28. Hotels & Tourism US$ 45,666 03
29. Customer Services US$ 31,400 05
30. Restaurants, Inns, Pubs US$ 28,333 03

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Average salaries in Louisiana, United States can vary greatly based on a career field. Marketing, Sales, Purchase enjoy the highest gross average salaries (US$ 122,000), followed by Engineers & Technicians V (US$ 107,032), and Engineers & Technicians IV (US$ 103,000). Lower average gross salaries in the Louisiana, United States are earned by those in Restaurants, Inns, Pubs (US$ 28,333) and those in Customer Services positions (US$ 31,400). The difference between the most paid and the lowest paid fields is 330.59%.


  SALARY BY CAREER    LOUISIANA

# Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. CEO US$ 152,000 02
2. Mechanical Engineer US$ 131,300 05
3. General Manager US$ 130,000 03
4. CPA - Certified Public Accountant US$ 125,250 02
5. Other Engineer Career US$ 118,290 04
6. Engineer US$ 106,340 05
7. Sales Executives US$ 93,000 02
8. Operations Manager US$ 90,000 03
9. Account Manager US$ 89,500 02
10. Web Developer US$ 82,500 02
11. Software Engineer US$ 81,600 04
12. Manager US$ 81,500 06
13. IT Coordinator US$ 72,333 03
14. Project Manager US$ 65,000 02
15. Other Medical Career US$ 62,750 04
16. Human Resources Manager US$ 61,686 06
17. Other Sales Career US$ 60,500 02
18. Healthcare Management US$ 58,666 03
19. Human Resource Coordinator US$ 58,040 02
20. Other Education Career US$ 53,590 04
21. Accountant US$ 53,250 04
22. Paralegal US$ 52,087 04
23. Administrator US$ 43,000 03
24. Bank Manager US$ 42,500 02
25. IT Manager US$ 41,250 04
26. Hardware Repair US$ 37,500 02
27. Technician US$ 37,400 03
28. Teacher US$ 35,666 03
29. Risk Analyst US$ 35,000 02
30. Administrative Assistant US$ 30,450 02

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In Louisiana, United States economy, CEO is on the top list of highest earners, earning an average gross salary of US$ 152,000. Mechanical Engineer and General Manager follow, earning US$ 131,300 and US$ 130,000, respectively. Administrative Assistant earn a gross annual average of US$ 30,450, while Risk Analyst earn US$ 35,000. The gap between the lowest and the highest paid careers is 399.18%.


  SALARY BY JOB TYPE    LOUISIANA

Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Permanent US$ 75,877 193
Contract US$ 73,950 12
Self Employed US$ 86,545 11
Part Time US$ 35,400 10
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  SALARY BY CITY    LOUISIANA

# Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. Baton Rouge US$ 77,498 77
2. New Orleans US$ 73,825 105
3. Shreveport US$ 70,877 44

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  SALARY BY COUNTRY    LOUISIANA

# Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. Australia Australia US$ 87,683 AU$ 99,195 3,097
2. United States United States US$ 81,658 US$ 81,658 20,081
3. United Kingdom United Kingdom US$ 73,248 GBP 49,739 4,553
4. Canada Canada US$ 70,793 CA$ 77,721 4,920
5. Mexico Mexico US$ 47,409 MXN 797,233 633
6. China China US$ 47,095 CNY 302,247 2,613
7. Russia Russia US$ 40,670 RUB 1,786,485 1,050
8. India India US$ 21,559 INR 1,323,295 10,514

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(32/32)  SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER


 Posted: 16 Aug 2020

Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Teach history to students in 5,6,7,&8."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 21,000


(31/32)  TRAVEL COORDINATOR


 Posted: 23 Jun 2020

Some College, 20+ years: "Event planning and working with travel budgets, and vouchers."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 63,000


(30/32)  COLLECTIONS


 Posted: 21 Apr 2020

High School, 4-8 years: "Collections administration."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 39,000


(29/32)  BAR TENDER


 Posted: 05 Dec 2019

Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Tend bar make drinks."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 23,000


(28/32)  MANAGER


 Posted: 22 Sep 2019

Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Overseeing all aspects of hotel management, customer relations, safety, communications, finances, food and beverage provision and safety, etc."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 44,000


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(27/32)  SPANISH - ESL TEACHER


 Posted: 15 Sep 2019

Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Instruct and educate on the fields of Spanish language and culture and English as a second language."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 67,000


(26/32)  MAINTENANCE ELECTRICIAN


 Posted: 22 Jul 2019

High School, 8-12 years: "I keep a plant in optimal running condition."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 98,000


(25/32)  SENIOR ENGINEER


 Posted: 13 Jul 2019

Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Systems Engineer within the Nuclear power industry."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 130,000


(24/32)  FINANACIAL MANAGEMENT TECHNICIAN


 Posted: 30 Apr 2019

Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Manage fiscal resources, approve payments to members, budget funds."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 45,000


(23/32)  MARKETING RESEARCH MANAGER


 Posted: 15 Mar 2019

Bachelors Degree, 2-4 years: "Marketing manager."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 105,000


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(22/32)  TECHNICAL ENGINEER


 Posted: 05 Mar 2019

Bachelors Degree, 1-2 years: "Create applications and generate reports for data analysis for internal company use as well as for clients."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 44,000


(21/32)  BUSINESS OWNER


 Posted: 09 Feb 2019

Some College, 20+ years: "Sales, day to day operations."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 45,000


(20/32)  SR. MECHANICAL ENGINEER


 Posted: 21 Sep 2018

Bachelors Degree, 4-8 years: "Drawing development."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 79,500


(19/32)  PROFESSOR


 Posted: 11 Sep 2018

Doctorate Degree, 4-8 years: "Teach research."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 80,000


(18/32)  IT MANAGER


 Posted: 31 Aug 2018

Some College, 20+ years: "Solo IT Manager for small transportation company. Retired IT Director from Public K-12."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 35,000


(17/32)  PROJECT ENGINEER


 Posted: 16 Aug 2018

Bachelors Degree, 1-2 years: "Manage engineering projects."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 110,000


(16/32)  LIBRARIAN


 Posted: 07 Aug 2018

Masters Degree, 20+ years: "Do special projects."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 50,000


(15/32)  PRESIDENT


 Posted: 22 Jul 2018

Masters Degree, 20+ years: "Engineering company."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 259,000


(14/32)  FOOD SERVICE DIRECTOR


 Posted: 21 Jun 2018

Masters Degree, 20+ years: "Oversee production & preparation of food for hospital patient."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 75,000


(13/32)  SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST


 Posted: 30 May 2018

Doctorate Degree, 20+ years: "Advanced Data analysis."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 79,000


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(12/32)  GENERAL MANAGER OF OPERATIONS


 Posted: 07 Feb 2018

High School, 20+ years: "Assure all company assets and personnel are managed according to corporate policies and procedures."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 190,000


(11/32)  COMMUNICATIONS


 Posted: 17 Jan 2018

Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Communicate to internal employees and customers."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 100,000


(10/32)  SR. MANAGER


 Posted: 03 Jan 2018

Some College, 20+ years: "Management in administrative roles."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 90,000


(9/32)  EDUCATION SPECIALIST


 Posted: 29 Dec 2017

Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "It's a job developing wiki stuff for the comapny."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 65,000


(8/32)  GENERAL MANAGER


 Posted: 25 Dec 2017

High School, 4-8 years: "Mgr of a Floor Covering retailer."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 50,000


(7/32)  ASSISTANT PROFESSOR


 Posted: 18 Dec 2017

Doctorate Degree, 2-4 years: "Teach classes and conduct research."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 65,000


(6/32)  HELPER


 Posted: 21 Nov 2017

High School, 0-1 year: "Work in Fast food restaurant in the southern states."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 30,000


(5/32)  INSURANCE BROKER


 Posted: 20 Oct 2017

Doctorate Degree, 4-8 years: "Selling insurance.. not much to it. life insurance, medical, car, retirement, loss of income etc."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 85,000


(4/32)  ACCOUNTANT


 Posted: 02 Oct 2017

Bachelors Degree, 1-2 years: "Regional Accountant in a large portfolio of investments. Keeping books, monthly reporting, budget analysis."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 58,000


(3/32)  HUMAN RESOURCE SPECIALISTS


 Posted: 10 Aug 2017

High School, 20+ years: "Employee Interviews, Hiring of Craft Employees, Coordinate Employee Requisitions, Maintain Hire Package and Orientation Review with employees, Complete Offer Letters, Employee Performance Reviews, Process Terminations, Benefit Administration and 401K."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 56,080


(2/32)  BALLOON WRANGLING ENGINEER


 Posted: 01 Aug 2017

Doctorate Degree, 20+ years: "I put strings on balloons and hold them still while people tie them down and stuff while they do the do and make the shiny."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 150,000


(1/32)  NEUROLOGICAL CRITICAL CARE NURSE


 Posted: 21 Jul 2017

Masters Degree, 4-8 years: "Care for patients in the intensive care setting."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 60,000


  ECONOMY   LOUISIANA

The most important industry in Louisiana is seafood and include around 16,000 jobs. Chemical products, coal products and petroleum, paper products, transportation equipment, and Tourism are other important industries in Louisiana.

Average salary in Louisiana is lower than U.S. average salary. Administrative Assistant earn around $32,000 on average. Average salary for Project Manager in Louisiana is around $55,000.

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