Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$30,536
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$5,624
15.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$34,565
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
$36,160
Kept after tax
$30,536
Worth in national money
$34,565
State rank
44
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Louisiana is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $36,160, ranking 44 of 50 states — about 8.76% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Louisiana, this one sits low: 395 of 484 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Louisiana is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $36,160 the take-home is $30,536; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $34,565 would nationally. The average comes to $36,780, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Louisiana ranks 44 of 50 for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers, with a median of $36,160 — about 8.76% 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.
- Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers occupies position 395 of 484 in Louisiana's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Post-tax income for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Louisiana, on $36,160, is $30,536 — equivalent to $34,565 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 $36,780 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $22,170 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $36,160 |
| Top tenth earn over | $48,910 |
| This salary | $36,160 |
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 | $30,536 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $31,235 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,422 |
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 | $35,291 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,929 |
| 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 helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Louisiana earn under $36,160 and half over. The published range runs $22,170 at the tenth percentile to $48,910 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Louisiana the take-home figure of $30,536, from $36,160, 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 395 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 $34,565, the adjusted value of that $36,160 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 395 of 484 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers in Louisiana, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $22,170 to $48,910; 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 $30,536 from $36,160. 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 395 of 484 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Louisiana, so $34,565 — the adjusted value of that $36,160 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 395 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $22,170 at the bottom tenth to $48,910 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $34,565 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 $30,536.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($22,170) and the ninetieth ($48,910) 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 $34,565 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 $30,536 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.