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Real Estate Sales Agents salary in Lake Charles, LA

The median real estate sales agents in Lake Charles, LA earns $44,220 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,032 a month.

10th percentile
$26,000
25th percentile
$33,120
Median percentile
$44,220
75th percentile
$63,940
90th percentile
$86,970

Based on 70 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

$36,384 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,220
Federal income tax−$3,126
Social Security + Medicare−$3,383
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,327
Monthly take-home$3,032
Every two weeks$1,399

Does it go far here?

$51,507Median pay in Lake Charles, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.9 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,081 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lake Charles, LA

JobMedian pay
Managers, All Other$103,550
Chemical Plant and System Operators$102,310
General and Operations Managers$101,370
Engineers, All Other$94,810
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$94,280
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$92,560
Registered Nurses$90,690
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$87,940

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