Sales and Related Workers, All Other in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$27,311
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$4,679
14.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$30,913
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
$31,990
Kept after tax
$27,311
Worth in national money
$30,913
State rank
43
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Louisiana is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $31,990, ranking 43 of 48 states — about 33.74% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Within Louisiana this is lower-paid work. Of 484 occupations the state publishes figures for, this job ranks 429. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Here is where Louisiana does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $31,990 you keep $27,311, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $30,913 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $39,600, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Louisiana ranks 43 of 48 for sales and related workers, all other, with a median of $31,990 — about 33.74% 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.
- Against every occupation Louisiana reports, sales and related workers, all other ranks 429 of 484, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- After federal, FICA and Louisiana income tax, retained pay for sales and related workers, all other on $31,990 is $27,311. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $30,913 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 $39,600 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Sales and Related Workers, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $23,720 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $31,990 |
| Top tenth earn over | $62,190 |
| This salary | $31,990 |
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 | $27,311 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $27,884 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,219 |
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 | $31,276 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,684 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $31,990 as a midpoint for Louisiana, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $23,720 and the ninetieth is $62,190 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Louisiana's $27,311, worked from $31,990. 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 429 of 484.
- One number stands for prices across all of Louisiana, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $30,913, the adjusted value of that $31,990 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 429 of 484 in the state.
- The Louisiana median of $31,990 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $23,720 to $62,190. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Louisiana take-home of $27,311, on $31,990 for work ranking 429 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 429 of 484 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Louisiana, so $30,913 — the adjusted value of that $31,990 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 429 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $39,600 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $23,720, the highest tenth $62,190, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $30,913 in national terms.
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 $27,311.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 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 $39,600. 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 ($23,720) and the ninetieth ($62,190) 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 $30,913 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 $27,311 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 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.