Bill and Account Collectors in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$32,833
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$6,297
16.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,165
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
$39,130
Kept after tax
$32,833
Worth in national money
$37,165
State rank
49
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Louisiana is among the lower-paying states for bill and account collectors. The middle earner takes $39,130, ranking 49 of 51 states — about 16.8% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Bill and account collectors ranks 354 among 484 occupations Louisiana publishes pay for.
- Louisiana is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $39,130 the take-home is $32,833; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $37,165 would nationally. The average comes to $40,980, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Louisiana ranks 49 of 51 for bill and account collectors, with a median of $39,130 — about 16.8% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Position 354 of 484 in Louisiana places bill and account collectors in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Post-tax income for bill and account collectors in Louisiana, on $39,130, is $32,833 — equivalent to $37,165 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 $40,980 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Bill and Account Collectors
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $28,970 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $39,130 |
| Top tenth earn over | $55,690 |
| This salary | $39,130 |
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 | $32,833 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $33,621 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,567 |
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 | $38,150 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,104 |
| 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 $39,130. The published range is $28,970 up to $55,690, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Louisiana's $32,833, worked from $39,130. 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 354 of 484.
- One number stands for prices across all of Louisiana, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $37,165, the adjusted value of that $39,130 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 354 of 484 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for bill and account collectors in Louisiana the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $28,970 to $55,690. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Louisiana take-home of $32,833, on $39,130 for work ranking 354 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 354 of 484 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Louisiana, so $37,165 — the adjusted value of that $39,130 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 354 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 $40,980, 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?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $28,970 at the tenth percentile, $55,690 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $37,165.
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 $32,833.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
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 $40,980. 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 ($28,970 to $55,690) 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 $37,165 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 $32,833 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.