Tree Trimmers and Pruners in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,191
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$8,159
17.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$44,362
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
$47,350
Kept after tax
$39,191
Worth in national money
$44,362
State rank
30
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Louisiana is 30 of 49 states for tree trimmers and pruners, with a middle wage of $47,350. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 484 occupations Louisiana reports figures for, this is number 289.
- Here is where Louisiana does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $47,350 you keep $39,191, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $44,362 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $48,450, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Louisiana ranks 30 of 49 for tree trimmers and pruners at $47,350. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Louisiana's occupational distribution, tree trimmers and pruners sits at 289 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 tree trimmers and pruners on $47,350 is $39,191. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $44,362 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 $48,450 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Tree Trimmers and Pruners
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $33,400 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,350 |
| Top tenth earn over | $62,360 |
| This salary | $47,350 |
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 | $39,191 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,226 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,967 |
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 | $46,063 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$3,588 |
| 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 tree trimmers and pruners in Louisiana earn under $47,350 and half over. The published range runs $33,400 at the tenth percentile to $62,360 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Louisiana the take-home figure of $39,191, from $47,350, 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 289 of 484 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $44,362 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 289.
- Figures are distribution medians for tree trimmers and pruners in Louisiana, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $33,400 to $62,360; 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.
- Take-home for Louisiana is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $39,191 from $47,350. 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 289 of 484 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $44,362, worked from $47,350, 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 289 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $33,400 and the top tenth $62,360, so most people doing this work in Louisiana sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $44,362 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 $39,191.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($33,400 to $62,360) 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 $44,362 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 $39,191 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.