Family Medicine Physicians in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$179,407
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$75,923
29.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$203,076
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
$255,330
Kept after tax
$179,407
Worth in national money
$203,076
State rank
24
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Louisiana sits in the middle of the pack for family medicine physicians. The median is $255,330, ranking 24 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 484 occupations Louisiana reports, family medicine physicians comes in at 4 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Louisiana is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $255,330 the take-home is $179,407; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $203,076 would nationally. The average comes to $267,230, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Louisiana occupies the middle band for family medicine physicians: a median of $255,330, ranking 24 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Family medicine physicians ranks 4 of 484 occupations by median in Louisiana, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Post-tax income for family medicine physicians in Louisiana, on $255,330, is $179,407 — equivalent to $203,076 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 $267,230 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Family Medicine Physicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $118,970 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $255,330 |
| Top tenth earn over | $464,410 |
| This salary | $255,330 |
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 | $179,407 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $186,681 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$10,968 |
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 | $244,251 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$16,235 |
| 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 $255,330. The published range is $118,970 up to $464,410, 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 $179,407, worked from $255,330. 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 4 of 484.
- One number stands for prices across all of Louisiana, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $203,076, the adjusted value of that $255,330 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 4 of 484 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for family medicine physicians in Louisiana the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $118,970 to $464,410. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Louisiana take-home of $179,407, on $255,330 for work ranking 4 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 4 of 484 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Louisiana, so $203,076 — the adjusted value of that $255,330 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 4 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 $267,230, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $118,970 at the bottom tenth to $464,410 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $203,076 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 $179,407.
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 $267,230. 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 ($118,970) and the ninetieth ($464,410) 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 $203,076 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 $179,407 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.