Credit Analysts in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$58,523
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$14,687
20.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$66,244
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
$73,210
Kept after tax
$58,523
Worth in national money
$66,244
State rank
39
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for credit analysts is on the low side in Louisiana. The middle earner gets $73,210. That is 39 of 51 states, and about 12.33% 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, credit analysts ranks 121 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Louisiana is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $73,210 the take-home is $58,523; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $66,244 would nationally. The average comes to $81,210, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For credit analysts, Louisiana sits in the lower band at $73,210, ranking 39 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 12.33%. 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, credit analysts sits 121 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 credit analysts in Louisiana, on $73,210, is $58,523 — equivalent to $66,244 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 $81,210 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Credit Analysts
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,680 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $73,210 |
| Top tenth earn over | $134,670 |
| This salary | $73,210 |
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 | $58,523 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $60,333 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,157 |
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 | $70,637 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$5,742 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $73,210 as a midpoint for Louisiana, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $46,680 and the ninetieth is $134,670 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Louisiana the take-home figure of $58,523, from $73,210, 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 121 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 $66,244, the adjusted value of that $73,210 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 121 of 484 in the state.
- The Louisiana median of $73,210 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $46,680 to $134,670. 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 $58,523 from $73,210. 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 121 of 484 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Louisiana, so $66,244 — the adjusted value of that $73,210 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 121 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 $81,210, 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 $46,680 and the top tenth $134,670 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $66,244.
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 $58,523.
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 $81,210. 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 ($46,680) and the ninetieth ($134,670) 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 $66,244 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 $58,523 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.