Human Resources Managers in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$81,873
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$26,007
24.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$92,675
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
$107,880
Kept after tax
$81,873
Worth in national money
$92,675
State rank
50
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for human resources managers is on the low side in Louisiana. The middle earner gets $107,880. That is 50 of 51 states, and about 27.73% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Within Louisiana this is well-paid work. Of 484 occupations with published figures in the state, human resources managers ranks 31 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Here is where Louisiana does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $107,880 you keep $81,873, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $92,675 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $120,470, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For human resources managers, Louisiana sits in the lower band at $107,880, ranking 50 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 27.73%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Ranked against every occupation Louisiana publishes a median for, human resources managers sits 31 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 human resources managers on $107,880 is $81,873. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $92,675 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 $120,470 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Human Resources Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $75,690 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $107,880 |
| Top tenth earn over | $177,870 |
| This salary | $107,880 |
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 | $81,873 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $84,724 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$5,488 |
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 | $103,829 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$7,581 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $107,880 as a midpoint for Louisiana, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $75,690 and the ninetieth is $177,870 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $81,873 take-home in Louisiana comes from $107,880. 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 31 of 484.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $92,675 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 31.
- The Louisiana median of $107,880 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $75,690 to $177,870. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $81,873, from $107,880, 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 31 of 484 locally, and the state ranks 50 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $92,675, worked from $107,880, 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 31 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 $120,470, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $75,690 and the top tenth $177,870 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $92,675 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $81,873.
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 $120,470. 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 ($75,690) and the ninetieth ($177,870) 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 $92,675 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 $81,873 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.