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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in Louisiana

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in Louisiana earns $35,340 a year, 12% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,460 a month.

10th percentile
$24,150
25th percentile
$29,350
Median percentile
$35,340
75th percentile
$41,870
90th percentile
$46,890

Based on 43,730 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

$29,515 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,340
Federal income tax−$2,061
Social Security + Medicare−$2,704
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,060
Monthly take-home$2,460
Every two weeks$1,135

Does it go far here?

$40,065Median pay in Louisiana is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.2 vs 100).
43%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 laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana