Painters, Construction and Maintenance in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,464
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$7,946
17.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$43,539
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
$46,410
Kept after tax
$38,464
Worth in national money
$43,539
State rank
37
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for painters, construction and maintenance is on the low side in Louisiana. The middle earner gets $46,410. That is 37 of 51 states, and about 6.05% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 484 occupations Louisiana reports figures for, this is number 310.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $46,410 you keep $38,464 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $43,539 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $46,030.
- For painters, construction and maintenance, Louisiana sits in the lower band at $46,410, ranking 37 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 6.05%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- In Louisiana's occupational distribution, painters, construction and maintenance sits at 310 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.
- Retained pay in Louisiana is $38,464 after the full tax stack, from $46,410. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $43,539 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $46,030 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Painters, Construction and Maintenance
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $32,000 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $46,410 |
| Top tenth earn over | $59,330 |
| This salary | $46,410 |
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 | $38,464 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $39,470 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,921 |
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 | $45,158 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,533 |
| 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 painters, construction and maintenance in Louisiana earn under $46,410 and half over. The published range runs $32,000 at the tenth percentile to $59,330 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $38,464 take-home in Louisiana comes from $46,410. 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 310 of 484.
- Two cautions on $43,539, the adjusted value of that $46,410 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 310 of 484 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for painters, construction and maintenance in Louisiana, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $32,000 to $59,330; 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 $38,464, from $46,410, 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 310 of 484 locally, and the state ranks 37 of 51 for it.
- This $43,539 adjusted figure, worked from $46,410, 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 310 of 484 in the state. The occupation ranks 310 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $32,000 at the tenth percentile, $59,330 at the ninetieth.
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 $43,539.
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 $38,464.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($32,000 to $59,330) 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 $43,539 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 $38,464 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.