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Home Health and Personal Care Aides salary in Louisiana

The median home health and personal care aides in Louisiana earns $22,520 a year, 37% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,623 a month.

10th percentile
$19,190
25th percentile
$20,800
Median percentile
$22,520
75th percentile
$27,090
90th percentile
$32,130

Based on 45,060 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

$19,480 take-home a year
Gross pay$22,520
Federal income tax−$642
Social Security + Medicare−$1,723
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$676
Monthly take-home$1,623
Every two weeks$749

Does it go far here?

$25,531Median pay in Louisiana is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.2 vs 100).
66%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 home health and personal care aides salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana