Community Health Workers in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,495
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$7,955
17.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$43,574
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
$46,450
Kept after tax
$38,495
Worth in national money
$43,574
State rank
43
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Louisiana is among the lower-paying states for community health workers. The middle earner takes $46,450, ranking 43 of 51 states — about 10.41% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. Community health workers ranks 309 among 484 occupations Louisiana publishes pay for.
- Here is where Louisiana does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $46,450 you keep $38,495, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $43,574 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $47,320, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Louisiana ranks 43 of 51 for community health workers, with a median of $46,450 — about 10.41% 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 309 of 484 in Louisiana places community health workers 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.
- After federal, FICA and Louisiana income tax, retained pay for community health workers on $46,450 is $38,495. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $43,574 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 $47,320 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Community Health Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,360 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,450 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,440 |
| This salary | $46,450 |
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 | $38,495 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,503 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,923 |
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 | $45,196 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,535 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $46,450 as a midpoint for Louisiana, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $35,360 and the ninetieth is $59,440 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Louisiana the take-home figure of $38,495, from $46,450, 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 309 of 484 occupations here.
- Two cautions on $43,574, the adjusted value of that $46,450 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Louisiana. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 309 of 484 locally.
- The Louisiana median of $46,450 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $35,360 to $59,440. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Louisiana is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $38,495 from $46,450. 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 309 of 484 locally.
- This $43,574 adjusted figure, worked from $46,450, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 309 of 484 in the state. The occupation ranks 309 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $35,360 at the bottom tenth to $59,440 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $43,574 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 $38,495.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($35,360 to $59,440) 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 $43,574 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 $38,495 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.