Tellers in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$30,165
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$5,515
15.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$34,144
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
$35,680
Kept after tax
$30,165
Worth in national money
$34,144
State rank
50
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for tellers is on the low side in Louisiana. The middle earner gets $35,680. That is 50 of 51 states, and about 17.08% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Against 484 occupations Louisiana publishes, tellers lands at 403. That is the lower quarter. That is the comparison people actually feel, more than any national table.
- Here is where Louisiana does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $35,680 you keep $30,165, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $34,144 would elsewhere. The average is lower, $35,200, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- For tellers, Louisiana sits in the lower band at $35,680, ranking 50 of 51 and trailing the national median by about 17.08%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Within Louisiana, this work ranks 403 of 484 occupations by median pay, in the bottom quartile. The within-state position is the more salient one for anyone weighing this job against alternatives available to them locally.
- After federal, FICA and Louisiana income tax, retained pay for tellers on $35,680 is $30,165. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $34,144 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 $35,200 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Tellers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $28,180 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $35,680 |
| Top tenth earn over | $45,080 |
| This salary | $35,680 |
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 | $30,165 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $30,849 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,399 |
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 | $34,829 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,901 |
| 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 $35,680. The published range is $28,180 up to $45,080, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $30,165 take-home in Louisiana comes from $35,680. 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 403 of 484.
- Two cautions on $34,144, the adjusted value of that $35,680 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 403 of 484 locally.
- Reported values are medians; for tellers in Louisiana the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $28,180 to $45,080. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $30,165, from $35,680, 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 403 of 484 locally, and the state ranks 50 of 51 for it.
- This $34,144 adjusted figure, worked from $35,680, 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 403 of 484 in the state. The occupation ranks 403 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $28,180 and the top tenth $45,080, so most people doing this work in Louisiana sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $34,144.
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 $30,165.
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 ($28,180 to $45,080) 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 $34,144 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 $30,165 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.