First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$60,099
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$15,451
20.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$68,028
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
$75,550
Kept after tax
$60,099
Worth in national money
$68,028
State rank
45
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Louisiana is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $75,550, ranking 45 of 51 states — about 5.4% 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, this job ranks 112 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where Louisiana does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $75,550 you keep $60,099, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $68,028 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $82,180, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Louisiana ranks 45 of 51 for first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers, with a median of $75,550 — about 5.4% 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, first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers sits 112 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 first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers on $75,550 is $60,099. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $68,028 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 $82,180 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,020 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $75,550 |
| Top tenth earn over | $128,920 |
| This salary | $75,550 |
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 | $60,099 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $61,979 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,247 |
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 | $72,877 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$5,866 |
| 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 $75,550. The published range is $47,020 up to $128,920, 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 $60,099, worked from $75,550. 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 112 of 484.
- One number stands for prices across all of Louisiana, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $68,028, the adjusted value of that $75,550 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 112 of 484 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers in Louisiana the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $47,020 to $128,920. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Louisiana take-home of $60,099, on $75,550 for work ranking 112 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 112 of 484 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Louisiana, so $68,028 — the adjusted value of that $75,550 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 112 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 $82,180, 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 $47,020 at the bottom tenth to $128,920 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $68,028.
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 $60,099.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
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 $82,180. 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 ($47,020) and the ninetieth ($128,920) 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 $68,028 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 $60,099 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.