Emergency Medical Technicians in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$30,312
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$5,558
15.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$34,311
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
$35,870
Kept after tax
$30,312
Worth in national money
$34,311
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 $35,870. That is 48 of 51 states, and about 19.34% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Against 484 occupations Louisiana publishes, this job lands at 400. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Here is where Louisiana does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $35,870 you keep $30,312, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $34,311 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $36,770, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For emergency medical technicians, Louisiana sits in the lower band at $35,870, ranking 48 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 19.34%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Within Louisiana, this work ranks 400 of 484 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- After federal, FICA and Louisiana income tax, retained pay for emergency medical technicians on $35,870 is $30,312. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $34,311 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 $36,770 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Emergency Medical Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $27,390 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $35,870 |
| Top tenth earn over | $46,460 |
| This salary | $35,870 |
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 | $30,312 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $31,002 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,408 |
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 | $35,011 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,912 |
| 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 $35,870. The published range is $27,390 up to $46,460, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Louisiana's $30,312, worked from $35,870. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 400 of 484.
- One number stands for prices across all of Louisiana, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $34,311, the adjusted value of that $35,870 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 400 of 484 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for emergency medical technicians in Louisiana the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $27,390 to $46,460. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Louisiana take-home of $30,312, on $35,870 for work ranking 400 of 484 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 400 of 484 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Louisiana, so $34,311 — the adjusted value of that $35,870 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 400 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $27,390 at the tenth percentile, $46,460 at the ninetieth.
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 $34,311 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $30,312.
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 ($27,390 to $46,460) 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 $34,311 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 $30,312 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.