Audiologists in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$59,863
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$15,337
20.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$67,761
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
$75,200
Kept after tax
$59,863
Worth in national money
$67,761
State rank
49
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for audiologists is on the low side in Louisiana. The middle earner gets $75,200. That is 49 of 49 states, and about 21.49% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Within Louisiana this is well-paid work. Of 484 occupations with published figures in the state, audiologists ranks 117 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Louisiana is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $75,200 the take-home is $59,863; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $67,761 would nationally. The average comes to $80,670, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For audiologists, Louisiana sits in the lower band at $75,200, ranking 49 of 49 and trailing the national median by about 21.49%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Ranked against every occupation Louisiana publishes a median for, audiologists sits 117 of 484 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Post-tax income for audiologists in Louisiana, on $75,200, is $59,863 — equivalent to $67,761 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $80,670 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Audiologists
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $55,550 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $75,200 |
| Top tenth earn over | $103,300 |
| This salary | $75,200 |
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 | $59,863 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $61,733 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,233 |
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 | $72,542 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$5,847 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Louisiana earn less than $75,200. The published range is $55,550 up to $103,300, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Louisiana the take-home figure of $59,863, from $75,200, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 117 of 484 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Louisiana, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $67,761, the adjusted value of that $75,200 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 117 of 484 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for audiologists in Louisiana the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $55,550 to $103,300. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Louisiana is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $59,863 from $75,200. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 117 of 484 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Louisiana, so $67,761 — the adjusted value of that $75,200 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 117 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $80,670, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $55,550 and the top tenth $103,300, so most people doing this work in Louisiana sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Louisiana sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $67,761 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Louisiana adds its own income tax on top — which is why $59,863 of this wage survives to your account.
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 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Louisiana is $80,670. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($55,550 to $103,300) 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 $67,761 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 $59,863 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.