Physicians, All Other in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$236,937
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$113,983
32.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$268,195
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
$350,920
Kept after tax
$236,937
Worth in national money
$268,195
State rank
9
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Louisiana pays physicians, all other a middle wage of $350,920, ranking 9 of 50 states and sitting about 31.96% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 484 occupations Louisiana reports, physicians, all other comes in at 2 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- Here is where Louisiana does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $350,920 you keep $236,937, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $268,195 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $312,630, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Louisiana's median for physicians, all other is $350,920, about 31.96% above the national figure and 9 of 50 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Physicians, all other ranks 2 of 484 occupations by median in Louisiana, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- After federal, FICA and Louisiana income tax, retained pay for physicians, all other on $350,920 is $236,937. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $268,195 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 $312,630 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Physicians, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $71,980 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $350,920 |
| Top tenth earn over | $463,270 |
| This salary | $350,920 |
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 | $236,937 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $247,078 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$13,934 |
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 | $334,733 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$21,613 |
| 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 $350,920. The published range is $71,980 up to $463,270, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Louisiana the take-home figure of $236,937, from $350,920, 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 2 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 $268,195, the adjusted value of that $350,920 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 2 of 484 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for physicians, all other in Louisiana the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $71,980 to $463,270. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Louisiana is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $236,937 from $350,920. 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 2 of 484 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Louisiana, so $268,195 — the adjusted value of that $350,920 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 2 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 $312,630, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $71,980 at the bottom tenth to $463,270 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $268,195 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $236,937 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
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 $312,630. 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 ($71,980) and the ninetieth ($463,270) 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 $268,195 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 $236,937 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.