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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other pay in Louisiana

$67,940avg. a year
$32.66 an hour · 3,900 employed

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other in Louisiana earn an average of $67,940 a year. That is $8,780 (11%) less than the U.S. average of $76,720. The best-paying metro area is Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA at $75,600.

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$63,240Median pay
$32.66Average hourly
+17%Avg. pay since 2021
#39Of 48 states + D.C.

Top-paying Louisiana metro areas

Average pay for healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other by metro area. Swipe to see all 10.

1150 jobs
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
$75,600
$36.35 an hour
2120 jobs
Hammond, LA
$74,770
$35.95 an hour
3120 jobs
Lafayette, LA
$72,400
$34.81 an hour
4200 jobs
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA
$71,870
$34.55 an hour
570 jobs
Alexandria, LA
$70,850
$34.06 an hour
6610 jobs
Baton Rouge, LA
$68,350
$32.86 an hour
71,910 jobs
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
$67,380
$32.39 an hour
8140 jobs
Monroe, LA
$66,400
$31.93 an hour
9110 jobs
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
$57,140
$27.47 an hour
10150 jobs
Lake Charles, LA
$52,360
$25.17 an hour

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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other pay in Louisiana, charted

Pay over time

Louisiana, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where Louisiana healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Louisiana vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$76,720$36.89
Louisiana$67,940$32.66
Texas$70,810$34.04
Arkansas$45,110$21.69
Mississippi$44,850$21.56

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Questions and answers

How much do healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other make in Louisiana?

The average is $67,940 a year, and the median is $63,240. That is $8,780 (11%) less than the U.S. average of $76,720.

What is the hourly wage in Louisiana?

$32.66 an hour on average; the median is $30.41.

Where in Louisiana do they earn the most?

Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA ($75,600), followed by Hammond, LA ($74,770). The lowest average among 10 metro areas with data is Lake Charles, LA ($52,360).

How does Louisiana rank?

Louisiana ranks #39 of 49 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2021–May 2025), occupation code 29-9099. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.