Aircraft Service Attendants in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$35,773
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$7,157
16.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$40,492
Louisiana costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Louisiana — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$42,930
Kept after tax
$35,773
Worth in national money
$40,492
State rank
21
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Louisiana sits in the middle of the pack for aircraft service attendants. The median is $42,930, ranking 21 of 46 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Against other work in Louisiana, this sits in the middle: 339 of 484 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Here is where Louisiana does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $42,930 you keep $35,773, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $40,492 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $43,040, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Louisiana occupies the middle band for aircraft service attendants: a median of $42,930, ranking 21 of 46. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Aircraft service attendants ranks 339 of 484 occupations in Louisiana by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- After federal, FICA and Louisiana income tax, retained pay for aircraft service attendants on $42,930 is $35,773. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $40,492 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $43,040 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Aircraft Service Attendants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $29,930 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $42,930 |
| Top tenth earn over | $58,240 |
| This salary | $42,930 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Louisiana | $35,773 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $36,674 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,752 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $41,808 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,328 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of aircraft service attendants in Louisiana earn under $42,930 and half over. The published range runs $29,930 at the tenth percentile to $58,240 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Louisiana's $35,773, worked from $42,930. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 339 of 484.
- One number stands for prices across all of Louisiana, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $40,492, the adjusted value of that $42,930 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 339 of 484 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for aircraft service attendants in Louisiana, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $29,930 to $58,240; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Louisiana take-home of $35,773, on $42,930 for work ranking 339 of 484 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 339 of 484 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Louisiana, so $40,492 — the adjusted value of that $42,930 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 339 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $29,930 at the tenth percentile, $58,240 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Louisiana is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $40,492 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Louisiana then takes its own share, leaving $35,773.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 46 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($29,930 to $58,240) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Louisiana rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Louisiana's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $40,492 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $35,773 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Louisiana income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.