Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$23,103
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$3,497
13.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$26,151
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
$26,600
Kept after tax
$23,103
Worth in national money
$26,151
State rank
50
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Louisiana is among the lower-paying states for maids and housekeeping cleaners. The middle earner takes $26,600, ranking 50 of 51 states — about 25.09% 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: 465 of 484 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $26,600 you keep $23,103 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $26,151 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $27,350, since top earners drag the number up.
- Louisiana ranks 50 of 51 for maids and housekeeping cleaners, with a median of $26,600 — about 25.09% 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.
- Maids and housekeeping cleaners occupies position 465 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.
- Retained pay in Louisiana is $23,103 after the full tax stack, from $26,600. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $26,151 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $27,350 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $21,330 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $26,600 |
| Top tenth earn over | $34,850 |
| This salary | $26,600 |
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 | $23,103 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $23,515 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,953 |
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 | $26,100 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,314 |
| 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 $26,600. The published range is $21,330 up to $34,850, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $23,103 take-home in Louisiana comes from $26,600. 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 465 of 484.
- Two cautions on $26,151, the adjusted value of that $26,600 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Louisiana. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 465 of 484 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for maids and housekeeping cleaners in Louisiana the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $21,330 to $34,850. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $23,103, from $26,600, 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 465 of 484 locally, and the state ranks 50 of 51 for it.
- This $26,151 adjusted figure, worked from $26,600, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 465 of 484 in the state. The occupation ranks 465 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $21,330 at the bottom tenth to $34,850 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $26,151 in national terms.
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 $23,103 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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($21,330 to $34,850) 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 $26,151 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 $23,103 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.