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Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other salary in Louisiana

The median food preparation and serving related workers, all other in Louisiana earns $21,820 a year, 39% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,577 a month.

10th percentile
$17,400
25th percentile
$19,020
Median percentile
$21,820
75th percentile
$30,860
90th percentile
$36,530

Based on 3,670 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$18,924 take-home a year
Gross pay$21,820
Federal income tax−$572
Social Security + Medicare−$1,669
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$655
Monthly take-home$1,577
Every two weeks$728

Does it go far here?

$24,737Median pay in Louisiana is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.2 vs 100).
67%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,064 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisiana

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$350,920
Family Medicine Physicians$255,330
Nurse Anesthetists$222,130
Dentists, General$170,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,850
Petroleum Engineers$139,640
Chemical Engineers$134,800
Industrial Production Managers$133,210

All food preparation and serving related workers, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana