Computer and Information Systems Managers in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$94,974
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$32,527
25.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$107,503
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
$127,500
Kept after tax
$94,974
Worth in national money
$107,503
State rank
48
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Louisiana pays this job a middle wage of $127,500, 48 of 51 states and about 27.2% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Within Louisiana this is well-paid work. Of 484 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 13 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Louisiana is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $127,500 the take-home is $94,974; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $107,503 would nationally. The average comes to $136,670, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Louisiana's $127,500 median for computer and information systems managers places it 48 of 51 states, about 27.2% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Ranked against every occupation Louisiana publishes a median for, computer and information systems managers sits 13 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 computer and information systems managers in Louisiana, on $127,500, is $94,974 — equivalent to $107,503 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 $136,670 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Computer and Information Systems Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $80,390 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $127,500 |
| Top tenth earn over | $200,870 |
| This salary | $127,500 |
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 | $94,974 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $98,412 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$6,230 |
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 | $122,469 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$8,857 |
| 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 computer and information systems managers in Louisiana earn under $127,500 and half over. The published range runs $80,390 at the tenth percentile to $200,870 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Louisiana the take-home figure of $94,974, from $127,500, 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 13 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 $107,503, the adjusted value of that $127,500 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 13 of 484 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for computer and information systems managers in Louisiana, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $80,390 to $200,870; 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.
- Take-home for Louisiana is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $94,974 from $127,500. 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 13 of 484 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Louisiana, so $107,503 — the adjusted value of that $127,500 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 13 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $136,670, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $80,390 and the top tenth $200,870 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $107,503 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Louisiana's own levy, $94,974 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
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 $136,670. 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($80,390) and the ninetieth ($200,870) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $107,503 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 $94,974 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.