Postal Service Clerks in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$51,459
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$11,751
18.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$58,248
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
$63,210
Kept after tax
$51,459
Worth in national money
$58,248
State rank
7
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Louisiana is one of the better-paying states for postal service clerks. The middle earner takes $63,210, which ranks 7 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 1.74% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 484 occupations Louisiana reports figures for, this is number 153.
- Here is where Louisiana does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $63,210 you keep $51,459, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $58,248 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $62,410, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Louisiana ranks 7 of 51 states publishing a median for postal service clerks, at $63,210 — about 1.74% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- In Louisiana's occupational distribution, postal service clerks sits at 153 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.
- After federal, FICA and Louisiana income tax, retained pay for postal service clerks on $63,210 is $51,459. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $58,248 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 $62,410 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Postal Service Clerks
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $42,600 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $63,210 |
| Top tenth earn over | $76,360 |
| This salary | $63,210 |
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 | $51,459 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $52,969 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,739 |
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 | $61,331 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$4,697 |
| 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 postal service clerks in Louisiana earn under $63,210 and half over. The published range runs $42,600 at the tenth percentile to $76,360 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Louisiana's $51,459, worked from $63,210. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 153 of 484.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $58,248 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 153.
- Figures are distribution medians for postal service clerks in Louisiana, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $42,600 to $76,360; 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.
- The Louisiana take-home of $51,459, on $63,210 for work ranking 153 of 484 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 153 of 484 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $58,248, worked from $63,210, 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 153 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $42,600 at the bottom tenth to $76,360 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $58,248 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 $51,459 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 ($42,600 to $76,360) 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 $58,248 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 $51,459 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.