Engineers, All Other in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$75,940
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$23,130
23.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$85,958
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
$99,070
Kept after tax
$75,940
Worth in national money
$85,958
State rank
46
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Louisiana is among the lower-paying states for engineers, all other. The middle earner takes $99,070, ranking 46 of 51 states — about 19.41% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Within Louisiana this is well-paid work. Of 484 occupations with published figures in the state, engineers, all other ranks 45 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where Louisiana does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $99,070 you keep $75,940, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $85,958 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $108,750, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Louisiana ranks 46 of 51 for engineers, all other, with a median of $99,070 — about 19.41% below the national figure. A nominal shortfall is not by itself a real one: lower-paying states frequently carry lower tax and lower price levels, and the adjusted figures below are where that is settled rather than assumed.
- Ranked against every occupation Louisiana publishes a median for, engineers, all other sits 45 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.
- After federal, FICA and Louisiana income tax, retained pay for engineers, all other on $99,070 is $75,940. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $85,958 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 $108,750 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Engineers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $63,140 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $99,070 |
| Top tenth earn over | $162,000 |
| This salary | $99,070 |
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 | $75,940 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $78,526 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$5,150 |
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 | $95,394 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$7,113 |
| 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 $99,070. The published range is $63,140 up to $162,000, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Louisiana the take-home figure of $75,940, from $99,070, 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 45 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 $85,958, the adjusted value of that $99,070 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 45 of 484 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for engineers, all other in Louisiana the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $63,140 to $162,000. 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 $75,940 from $99,070. 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 45 of 484 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Louisiana, so $85,958 — the adjusted value of that $99,070 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 45 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 $108,750, 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 $63,140 and the top tenth $162,000 — 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 $85,958.
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 $75,940 of this wage survives to your account.
Can I compare this job across every state?
This occupation is published everywhere — all 51 of them — so comparing states measures real differences rather than gaps in the data.
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 $108,750. 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 ($63,140) and the ninetieth ($162,000) 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 $85,958 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 $75,940 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.