Living wage by county in Louisiana, 2027
The living wage in Louisiana ranges from $20.92 to $26.03 an hour per worker across its 64 counties, for a typical family of four (two adults and two children). In Louisiana, 23.7% of families like this one have a single earner.
| County | Living wage / hour | Income needed / month | One worker earning it all / hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia Parish | $21.39 | $6,477 | $37.37 |
| Allen Parish | $21.65 | $6,557 | $37.83 |
| Ascension Parish | $24.26 | $7,347 | $42.38 |
| Assumption Parish | $21.61 | $6,545 | $37.76 |
| Avoyelles Parish | $21.39 | $6,477 | $37.37 |
| Beauregard Parish | $22.21 | $6,726 | $38.80 |
| Bienville Parish | $21.09 | $6,386 | $36.84 |
| Bossier Parish | $21.09 | $6,386 | $36.84 |
| Caddo Parish | $21.09 | $6,386 | $36.84 |
| Calcasieu Parish | $22.21 | $6,726 | $38.80 |
| Caldwell Parish | $22.16 | $6,710 | $38.71 |
| Cameron Parish | $23.03 | $6,974 | $40.24 |
| Catahoula Parish | $21.52 | $6,518 | $37.61 |
| Claiborne Parish | $21.09 | $6,386 | $36.84 |
| Concordia Parish | $21.52 | $6,518 | $37.61 |
| De Soto Parish | $22.08 | $6,688 | $38.58 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | $24.21 | $7,332 | $42.30 |
| East Carroll Parish | $20.92 | $6,334 | $36.54 |
| East Feliciana Parish | $22.85 | $6,919 | $39.92 |
| Evangeline Parish | $21.39 | $6,477 | $37.37 |
| Franklin Parish | $21.15 | $6,404 | $36.95 |
| Grant Parish | $21.80 | $6,602 | $38.09 |
| Iberia Parish | $21.39 | $6,477 | $37.37 |
| Iberville Parish | $24.21 | $7,332 | $42.30 |
| Jackson Parish | $22.12 | $6,699 | $38.65 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | $21.39 | $6,477 | $37.37 |
| Jefferson Parish | $25.30 | $7,662 | $44.21 |
| La Salle Parish | $21.66 | $6,559 | $37.84 |
| Lafayette Parish | $21.39 | $6,477 | $37.37 |
| Lafourche Parish | $21.61 | $6,545 | $37.76 |
| Lincoln Parish | $21.09 | $6,386 | $36.84 |
| Livingston Parish | $24.21 | $7,332 | $42.30 |
| Madison Parish | $21.15 | $6,404 | $36.95 |
| Morehouse Parish | $21.65 | $6,555 | $37.82 |
| Natchitoches Parish | $22.08 | $6,688 | $38.58 |
| Orleans Parish | $23.85 | $7,221 | $41.66 |
| Ouachita Parish | $21.15 | $6,404 | $36.95 |
| Plaquemines Parish | $26.03 | $7,883 | $45.48 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | $21.39 | $6,477 | $37.37 |
| Rapides Parish | $21.39 | $6,477 | $37.37 |
| Red River Parish | $21.09 | $6,386 | $36.84 |
| Richland Parish | $21.15 | $6,404 | $36.95 |
| Sabine Parish | $22.08 | $6,688 | $38.58 |
| St. Bernard Parish | $23.85 | $7,221 | $41.66 |
| St. Charles Parish | $25.30 | $7,662 | $44.21 |
| St. Helena Parish | $21.78 | $6,597 | $38.06 |
| St. James Parish | $24.26 | $7,347 | $42.38 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | $24.26 | $7,347 | $42.38 |
| St. Landry Parish | $21.39 | $6,477 | $37.37 |
| St. Martin Parish | $21.39 | $6,477 | $37.37 |
| St. Mary Parish | $21.61 | $6,545 | $37.76 |
| St. Tammany Parish | $21.78 | $6,597 | $38.06 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | $21.78 | $6,597 | $38.06 |
| Tensas Parish | $21.15 | $6,404 | $36.95 |
| Terrebonne Parish | $21.61 | $6,545 | $37.76 |
| Union Parish | $21.75 | $6,586 | $38.00 |
| Vermilion Parish | $21.39 | $6,477 | $37.37 |
| Vernon Parish | $22.21 | $6,726 | $38.80 |
| Washington Parish | $21.78 | $6,597 | $38.06 |
| Webster Parish | $21.09 | $6,386 | $36.84 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | $24.21 | $7,332 | $42.30 |
| West Carroll Parish | $20.92 | $6,334 | $36.54 |
| West Feliciana Parish | $21.80 | $6,602 | $38.09 |
| Winn Parish | $22.08 | $6,688 | $38.58 |
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