Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$60,678
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$15,732
20.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$68,683
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
$76,410
Kept after tax
$60,678
Worth in national money
$68,683
State rank
48
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Louisiana. The middle earner gets $76,410. That is 48 of 51 states, and about 19.84% 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, this job ranks 108 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Louisiana is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $76,410 the take-home is $60,678; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $68,683 would nationally. The average comes to $77,570, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For electrical power-line installers and repairers, Louisiana sits in the lower band at $76,410, ranking 48 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 19.84%. 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, electrical power-line installers and repairers sits 108 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 electrical power-line installers and repairers in Louisiana, on $76,410, is $60,678 — equivalent to $68,683 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 $77,570 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,200 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $76,410 |
| Top tenth earn over | $117,990 |
| This salary | $76,410 |
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 | $60,678 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $62,584 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,280 |
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 | $73,701 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$5,911 |
| 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 electrical power-line installers and repairers in Louisiana earn under $76,410 and half over. The published range runs $46,200 at the tenth percentile to $117,990 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $60,678 take-home in Louisiana comes from $76,410. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 108 of 484.
- One number stands for prices across all of Louisiana, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $68,683, the adjusted value of that $76,410 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 108 of 484 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for electrical power-line installers and repairers in Louisiana, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $46,200 to $117,990; 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.
- Retained pay of $60,678, from $76,410, assumes a single Louisiana filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 108 of 484 locally, and the state ranks 48 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Louisiana, so $68,683 — the adjusted value of that $76,410 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 108 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $46,200 and the top tenth $117,990 — 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 $68,683 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 $60,678.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($46,200) and the ninetieth ($117,990) 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 $68,683 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 $60,678 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.