Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers in Louisiana
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$24,016
after federal, FICA and Louisiana tax
Tax takes
$3,734
13.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$27,184
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
$27,750
Kept after tax
$24,016
Worth in national money
$27,184
State rank
39
of 50 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Louisiana is among the lower-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $27,750, ranking 39 of 50 states — about 15.68% below the national middle. Costs here are often lower too, which the figures further down account for.
- Measured against other jobs in Louisiana, this one sits low: 454 of 484 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Louisiana is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $27,750 the take-home is $24,016; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $27,184 would nationally. The average lands at $27,360, below the middle of the range.
- Louisiana ranks 39 of 50 for ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers, with a median of $27,750 — about 15.68% 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.
- Ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers occupies position 454 of 484 in Louisiana's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Post-tax income for ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers in Louisiana, on $27,750, is $24,016 — equivalent to $27,184 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $27,360 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $21,750 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $27,750 |
| Top tenth earn over | $34,790 |
| This salary | $27,750 |
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 | $24,016 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $24,462 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,011 |
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 | $27,208 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,413 |
| 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 ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers in Louisiana earn under $27,750 and half over. The published range runs $21,750 at the tenth percentile to $34,790 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 $24,016, worked from $27,750. 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 454 of 484.
- One number stands for prices across all of Louisiana, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $27,184, the adjusted value of that $27,750 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 454 of 484 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers in Louisiana, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $21,750 to $34,790; 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 $24,016, on $27,750 for work ranking 454 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 454 of 484 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Louisiana, so $27,184 — the adjusted value of that $27,750 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 454 of 484 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $21,750 and the top tenth $34,790, 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 $27,184.
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 $24,016.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 50 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 ($21,750 to $34,790) 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 $27,184 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 $24,016 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.