Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,895
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$8,365
17.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$45,159
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
$48,260
Kept after tax
$39,895
Worth in national money
$45,159
State rank
38
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Louisiana pays this job a middle wage of $48,260, 38 of 50 states and about 10.98% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 280 among 484 occupations Louisiana publishes pay for.
- Here is where Louisiana does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $48,260 you keep $39,895, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $45,159 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $49,170, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Louisiana's $48,260 median for eligibility interviewers, government programs places it 38 of 50 states, about 10.98% 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.
- Position 280 of 484 in Louisiana places eligibility interviewers, government programs 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 eligibility interviewers, government programs on $48,260 is $39,895. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $45,159 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 $49,170 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,140 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,260 |
| Top tenth earn over | $65,900 |
| This salary | $48,260 |
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 | $39,895 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,957 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,011 |
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 | $46,939 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,642 |
| 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 $48,260. The published range is $34,140 up to $65,900, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Louisiana the take-home figure of $39,895, from $48,260, 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 280 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 $45,159, the adjusted value of that $48,260 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 280 of 484 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for eligibility interviewers, government programs in Louisiana the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $34,140 to $65,900. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Louisiana is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $39,895 from $48,260. 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 280 of 484 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Louisiana, so $45,159 — the adjusted value of that $48,260 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 280 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $34,140 at the bottom tenth to $65,900 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Louisiana sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $45,159 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Louisiana adds its own income tax on top — which is why $39,895 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($34,140 to $65,900) 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 $45,159 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 $39,895 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.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.