Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$33,297
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$6,433
16.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$37,690
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
$39,730
Kept after tax
$33,297
Worth in national money
$37,690
State rank
50
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 $39,730, ranking 50 of 51 states — about 21% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 484 occupations Louisiana reports figures for, this is number 350.
- Here is where Louisiana does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $39,730 you keep $33,297, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $37,690 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $46,910, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Louisiana ranks 50 of 51 for health technologists and technicians, all other, with a median of $39,730 — about 21% 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.
- In Louisiana's occupational distribution, health technologists and technicians, all other sits at 350 of 484 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After federal, FICA and Louisiana income tax, retained pay for health technologists and technicians, all other on $39,730 is $33,297. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $37,690 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 $46,910 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $30,340 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $39,730 |
| Top tenth earn over | $67,270 |
| This salary | $39,730 |
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 | $33,297 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $34,103 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,596 |
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 | $38,727 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,139 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of health technologists and technicians, all other in Louisiana earn under $39,730 and half over. The published range runs $30,340 at the tenth percentile to $67,270 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Louisiana the take-home figure of $33,297, from $39,730, 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 350 of 484 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $37,690 uses one figure for the whole of Louisiana. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 484 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 350.
- Figures are distribution medians for health technologists and technicians, all other in Louisiana, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $30,340 to $67,270; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Louisiana is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $33,297 from $39,730. 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 350 of 484 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $37,690, worked from $39,730, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Louisiana address, on work sitting at 350 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $46,910, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $30,340 at the bottom tenth to $67,270 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 $37,690 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $33,297 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 $46,910. 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 ($30,340) and the ninetieth ($67,270) 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 $37,690 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 $33,297 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.