First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$60,672
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$15,728
20.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$68,676
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
$76,400
Kept after tax
$60,672
Worth in national money
$68,676
State rank
22
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Louisiana is 22 of 50 states for this job, with a middle wage of $76,400. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Louisiana. It ranks 110 out of 484 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Louisiana is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $76,400 the take-home is $60,672; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $68,676 would nationally. The average lands at $74,170, below the middle of the range.
- Louisiana ranks 22 of 50 for first-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other at $76,400. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Within Louisiana, first-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other ranks 110 of 484 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- Post-tax income for first-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other in Louisiana, on $76,400, is $60,672 — equivalent to $68,676 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 $74,170 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $46,730 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $76,400 |
| Top tenth earn over | $96,500 |
| This salary | $76,400 |
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 | $60,672 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $62,577 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$4,279 |
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 | $73,691 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$5,911 |
| 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 $76,400. The published range is $46,730 up to $96,500, 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 $60,672, worked from $76,400. 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 110 of 484.
- One number stands for prices across all of Louisiana, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $68,676, the adjusted value of that $76,400 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 110 of 484 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for first-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other in Louisiana the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $46,730 to $96,500. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Louisiana take-home of $60,672, on $76,400 for work ranking 110 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 110 of 484 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Louisiana, so $68,676 — the adjusted value of that $76,400 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 110 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $46,730 at the tenth percentile, $96,500 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Louisiana is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $68,676 in national terms.
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 $60,672.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 50 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($46,730 to $96,500) 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 $68,676 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 $60,672 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.