Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,300
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$8,190
17.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$44,484
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
$47,490
Kept after tax
$39,300
Worth in national money
$44,484
State rank
40
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 $47,490, ranking 40 of 51 states — about 6.16% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 287 among 484 occupations Louisiana publishes pay for.
- Here is where Louisiana does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $47,490 you keep $39,300, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $44,484 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $48,040, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Louisiana ranks 40 of 51 for human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping, with a median of $47,490 — about 6.16% 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.
- Position 287 of 484 in Louisiana places human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- After federal, FICA and Louisiana income tax, retained pay for human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping on $47,490 is $39,300. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $44,484 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 $48,040 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $33,160 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,490 |
| Top tenth earn over | $63,920 |
| This salary | $47,490 |
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 | $39,300 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,338 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,974 |
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 | $46,198 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,596 |
| 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 human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping in Louisiana earn under $47,490 and half over. The published range runs $33,160 at the tenth percentile to $63,920 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $39,300 take-home in Louisiana comes from $47,490. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 287 of 484.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $44,484 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 287.
- Figures are distribution medians for human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping in Louisiana, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $33,160 to $63,920; 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.
- Retained pay of $39,300, from $47,490, assumes a single Louisiana filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 287 of 484 locally, and the state ranks 40 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $44,484, worked from $47,490, 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 287 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $33,160 at the bottom tenth to $63,920 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $44,484.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Louisiana's own levy, $39,300 remains.
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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($33,160 to $63,920) 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 $44,484 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 $39,300 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.