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Counties in Louisiana by average weekly wage (QCEW), 2025

Cameron Parish had the highest average weekly wage (QCEW) of 64 counties in 2025, at $2,374. Madison Parish had the lowest, at $754. The median was $1,028 and the figure for Louisiana was $1,213. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest2,374Cameron Parish
Lowest754Madison Parish
Median1,02864 counties
Louisiana1,213History

Top 40 counties, 2025

Cameron Parish: 2,374 USDCameron Parish2,374Plaquemines Parish: 1,790 USDPlaquemines Parish1,790Iberville Parish: 1,717 USDIberville Parish1,717St. Charles Parish: 1,695 USDSt. Charles Parish1,695St. James Parish: 1,552 USDSt. James Parish1,552West Feliciana Parish: 1,488 USDWest Feliciana Parish1,488St. John the Baptist Parish: 1,446 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish1,446Ascension Parish: 1,400 USDAscension Parish1,400Orleans Parish: 1,357 USDOrleans Parish1,357East Baton Rouge Parish: 1,308 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish1,308Lafourche Parish: 1,308 USDLafourche Parish1,308De Soto Parish: 1,289 USDDe Soto Parish1,289Jefferson Parish: 1,275 USDJefferson Parish1,275West Baton Rouge Parish: 1,274 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish1,274Grant Parish: 1,272 USDGrant Parish1,272Terrebonne Parish: 1,236 USDTerrebonne Parish1,236St. Mary Parish: 1,217 USDSt. Mary Parish1,217Calcasieu Parish: 1,213 USDCalcasieu Parish1,213East Feliciana Parish: 1,206 USDEast Feliciana Parish1,206St. Tammany Parish: 1,183 USDSt. Tammany Parish1,183St. Bernard Parish: 1,172 USDSt. Bernard Parish1,172Caddo Parish: 1,150 USDCaddo Parish1,150Iberia Parish: 1,146 USDIberia Parish1,146Lafayette Parish: 1,146 USDLafayette Parish1,146Assumption Parish: 1,129 USDAssumption Parish1,129St. Martin Parish: 1,078 USDSt. Martin Parish1,078Jackson Parish: 1,068 USDJackson Parish1,068Pointe Coupee Parish: 1,050 USDPointe Coupee Parish1,050Bienville Parish: 1,043 USDBienville Parish1,043Bossier Parish: 1,031 USDBossier Parish1,031Rapides Parish: 1,031 USDRapides Parish1,031Webster Parish: 1,028 USDWebster Parish1,028Beauregard Parish: 1,027 USDBeauregard Parish1,027Ouachita Parish: 999 USDOuachita Parish999St. Helena Parish: 994 USDSt. Helena Parish994Claiborne Parish: 982 USDClaiborne Parish982Red River Parish: 981 USDRed River Parish981Allen Parish: 974 USDAllen Parish974Winn Parish: 965 USDWinn Parish965Vernon Parish: 962 USDVernon Parish962
USD. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
USD		Change on 2024
1Cameron Parish2,374+6.1%
2Plaquemines Parish1,790+5.5%
3Iberville Parish1,717+1.7%
4St. Charles Parish1,695-9.2%
5St. James Parish1,552+2.2%
6West Feliciana Parish1,488+8.1%
7St. John the Baptist Parish1,446+3.1%
8Ascension Parish1,400+1.4%
9Orleans Parish1,357+4.4%
10East Baton Rouge Parish1,308+1.9%
10Lafourche Parish1,308+1.3%
12De Soto Parish1,289+0.6%
13Jefferson Parish1,275+3.9%
14West Baton Rouge Parish1,274-1.9%
15Grant Parish1,272+19%
16Terrebonne Parish1,236+3.2%
17St. Mary Parish1,217+2.2%
18Calcasieu Parish1,213+2.2%
19East Feliciana Parish1,206+8.6%
20St. Tammany Parish1,183+3.7%
21St. Bernard Parish1,172-1.5%
22Caddo Parish1,150+3.4%
23Iberia Parish1,146+4%
23Lafayette Parish1,146+2.5%
25Assumption Parish1,129+2.3%
26St. Martin Parish1,078+4.3%
27Jackson Parish1,068+2.8%
28Pointe Coupee Parish1,050+3.3%
29Bienville Parish1,043+5.1%
30Bossier Parish1,031+2.8%
30Rapides Parish1,031+3.5%
32Webster Parish1,028+8.4%
33Beauregard Parish1,027+6.5%
34Ouachita Parish999+3.7%
35St. Helena Parish994+3.3%
36Claiborne Parish982+7.6%
37Red River Parish981+4.4%
38Allen Parish974+1.9%
39Winn Parish965+2.7%
40Vernon Parish962+2.4%
41Vermilion Parish950+2.5%
42LaSalle Parish945+0.5%
43Tangipahoa Parish942+4.7%
44St. Landry Parish932+2.9%
45Lincoln Parish928+4.4%
46Washington Parish910+2.7%
47Livingston Parish908+2.3%
48Natchitoches Parish907+2.5%
49Concordia Parish903+2.1%
50Richland Parish900+8.6%
51Morehouse Parish898+4.8%
51Sabine Parish898+3.2%
53Acadia Parish886+2.2%
54Jefferson Davis Parish876+3.2%
55Evangeline Parish866+3.1%
56West Carroll Parish859+4.4%
57Tensas Parish858+0.2%
58Union Parish843+3.8%
59Caldwell Parish826+3%
60Avoyelles Parish825+1.4%
61East Carroll Parish807+0.4%
62Catahoula Parish788+5.3%
63Franklin Parish777+5.1%
64Madison Parish754+1.5%

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About this ranking

Total wages paid during the year divided by the average number of covered jobs and by 52, in US dollars, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

In current dollars, not adjusted for inflation. An average per job, so part-time jobs pull it down and high earners pull it up; for the typical job use median_annual_wage. Wages include bonuses, stock options exercised, severance pay and tips, which makes counties with corporate headquarters stand out. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Louisiana by average weekly wage (QCEW), 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/louisiana-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest average weekly wage (QCEW)?

Cameron Parish, with $2,374 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest average weekly wage (QCEW)?

Madison Parish, with $754 in 2025.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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