Tire Repairers and Changers in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$28,788
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$5,112
15.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$32,586
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
$33,900
Kept after tax
$28,788
Worth in national money
$32,586
State rank
48
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Louisiana pays tire repairers and changers a middle wage of $33,900, 48 of 50 states and about 10.1% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Within Louisiana this is lower-paid work. Of 484 occupations the state publishes figures for, tire repairers and changers ranks 413. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $33,900 you keep $28,788 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $32,586 at national prices. Here the average runs under the middle, at $33,660.
- Louisiana's $33,900 median for tire repairers and changers places it 48 of 50 states, about 10.1% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Against every occupation Louisiana reports, tire repairers and changers ranks 413 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.
- Retained pay in Louisiana is $28,788 after the full tax stack, from $33,900. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $32,586 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $33,660 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Tire Repairers and Changers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $23,890 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $33,900 |
| Top tenth earn over | $45,350 |
| This salary | $33,900 |
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 | $28,788 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $29,419 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,312 |
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 | $33,115 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,796 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $33,900 as a midpoint for Louisiana, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $23,890 and the ninetieth is $45,350 — 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 $28,788, worked from $33,900. 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 413 of 484.
- One number stands for prices across all of Louisiana, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $32,586, the adjusted value of that $33,900 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 413 of 484 in the state.
- The Louisiana median of $33,900 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $23,890 to $45,350. 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 $28,788, on $33,900 for work ranking 413 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 413 of 484 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Louisiana, so $32,586 — the adjusted value of that $33,900 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 413 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $23,890 at the tenth percentile, $45,350 at the ninetieth.
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 $32,586 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
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 $28,788.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($23,890 to $45,350) 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 $32,586 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 $28,788 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.