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Counties in Louisiana by average weekly wage (QCEW)

Cameron Parish had the highest average weekly wage (QCEW) of 64 counties in 2018, at $1,739. Madison Parish had the lowest, at $584. The median was $774 and the figure for Louisiana was $925. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,739Cameron Parish
Lowest584Madison Parish
Median77464 counties
Louisiana925History

Map of counties, 2018

Acadia Parish: 695 USDAllen Parish: 751 USDAscension Parish: 1,068 USDAssumption Parish: 812 USDAvoyelles Parish: 611 USDBeauregard Parish: 783 USDBienville Parish: 744 USDBossier Parish: 784 USDCaddo Parish: 853 USDCalcasieu Parish: 970 USDCaldwell Parish: 656 USDCameron Parish: 1,739 USDCatahoula Parish: 602 USDClaiborne Parish: 719 USDConcordia Parish: 648 USDDe Soto Parish: 991 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish: 1,019 USDEast Carroll Parish: 588 USDEast Feliciana Parish: 812 USDEvangeline Parish: 666 USDFranklin Parish: 587 USDGrant Parish: 766 USDIberia Parish: 922 USDIberville Parish: 1,364 USDJackson Parish: 760 USDJefferson Parish: 947 USDJefferson Davis Parish: 701 USDLafayette Parish: 912 USDLafourche Parish: 959 USDLaSalle Parish: 729 USDLincoln Parish: 696 USDLivingston Parish: 722 USDMadison Parish: 584 USDMorehouse Parish: 647 USDNatchitoches Parish: 679 USDOrleans Parish: 1,007 USDOuachita Parish: 777 USDPlaquemines Parish: 1,295 USDPointe Coupee Parish: 771 USDRapides Parish: 777 USDRed River Parish: 787 USDRichland Parish: 651 USDSabine Parish: 677 USDSt. Bernard Parish: 931 USDSt. Charles Parish: 1,351 USDSt. Helena Parish: 702 USDSt. James Parish: 1,356 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish: 1,131 USDSt. Landry Parish: 701 USDSt. Martin Parish: 781 USDSt. Mary Parish: 943 USDSt. Tammany Parish: 900 USDTangipahoa Parish: 686 USDTensas Parish: 647 USDTerrebonne Parish: 976 USDUnion Parish: 615 USDVermilion Parish: 776 USDVernon Parish: 749 USDWashington Parish: 674 USDWebster Parish: 747 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish: 1,021 USDWest Carroll Parish: 815 USDWest Feliciana Parish: 1,038 USDWinn Parish: 697 USD
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USD, 2018. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average weekly wage, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2018

Cameron Parish: 1,739 USDCameron Parish1,739Iberville Parish: 1,364 USDIberville Parish1,364St. James Parish: 1,356 USDSt. James Parish1,356St. Charles Parish: 1,351 USDSt. Charles Parish1,351Plaquemines Parish: 1,295 USDPlaquemines Parish1,295St. John the Baptist Parish: 1,131 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish1,131Ascension Parish: 1,068 USDAscension Parish1,068West Feliciana Parish: 1,038 USDWest Feliciana Parish1,038West Baton Rouge Parish: 1,021 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish1,021East Baton Rouge Parish: 1,019 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish1,019Orleans Parish: 1,007 USDOrleans Parish1,007De Soto Parish: 991 USDDe Soto Parish991Terrebonne Parish: 976 USDTerrebonne Parish976Calcasieu Parish: 970 USDCalcasieu Parish970Lafourche Parish: 959 USDLafourche Parish959Jefferson Parish: 947 USDJefferson Parish947St. Mary Parish: 943 USDSt. Mary Parish943St. Bernard Parish: 931 USDSt. Bernard Parish931Iberia Parish: 922 USDIberia Parish922Lafayette Parish: 912 USDLafayette Parish912St. Tammany Parish: 900 USDSt. Tammany Parish900Caddo Parish: 853 USDCaddo Parish853West Carroll Parish: 815 USDWest Carroll Parish815Assumption Parish: 812 USDAssumption Parish812East Feliciana Parish: 812 USDEast Feliciana Parish812Red River Parish: 787 USDRed River Parish787Bossier Parish: 784 USDBossier Parish784Beauregard Parish: 783 USDBeauregard Parish783St. Martin Parish: 781 USDSt. Martin Parish781Ouachita Parish: 777 USDOuachita Parish777Rapides Parish: 777 USDRapides Parish777Vermilion Parish: 776 USDVermilion Parish776Pointe Coupee Parish: 771 USDPointe Coupee Parish771Grant Parish: 766 USDGrant Parish766Jackson Parish: 760 USDJackson Parish760Allen Parish: 751 USDAllen Parish751Vernon Parish: 749 USDVernon Parish749Webster Parish: 747 USDWebster Parish747Bienville Parish: 744 USDBienville Parish744LaSalle Parish: 729 USDLaSalle Parish729Cameron Parish: 1,739 USDCameron Parish1,739Iberville Parish: 1,364 USDIberville Parish1,364St. James Parish: 1,356 USDSt. James Parish1,356St. Charles Parish: 1,351 USDSt. Charles Parish1,351Plaquemines Parish: 1,295 USDPlaquemines Parish1,295St. John the Baptist Parish: 1,131 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish1,131Ascension Parish: 1,068 USDAscension Parish1,068West Feliciana Parish: 1,038 USDWest Feliciana Parish1,038West Baton Rouge Parish: 1,021 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish1,021East Baton Rouge Parish: 1,019 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish1,019Orleans Parish: 1,007 USDOrleans Parish1,007De Soto Parish: 991 USDDe Soto Parish991Terrebonne Parish: 976 USDTerrebonne Parish976Calcasieu Parish: 970 USDCalcasieu Parish970Lafourche Parish: 959 USDLafourche Parish959Jefferson Parish: 947 USDJefferson Parish947St. Mary Parish: 943 USDSt. Mary Parish943St. Bernard Parish: 931 USDSt. Bernard Parish931Iberia Parish: 922 USDIberia Parish922Lafayette Parish: 912 USDLafayette Parish912St. Tammany Parish: 900 USDSt. Tammany Parish900Caddo Parish: 853 USDCaddo Parish853West Carroll Parish: 815 USDWest Carroll Parish815Assumption Parish: 812 USDAssumption Parish812East Feliciana Parish: 812 USDEast Feliciana Parish812Red River Parish: 787 USDRed River Parish787Bossier Parish: 784 USDBossier Parish784Beauregard Parish: 783 USDBeauregard Parish783St. Martin Parish: 781 USDSt. Martin Parish781Ouachita Parish: 777 USDOuachita Parish777Rapides Parish: 777 USDRapides Parish777Vermilion Parish: 776 USDVermilion Parish776Pointe Coupee Parish: 771 USDPointe Coupee Parish771Grant Parish: 766 USDGrant Parish766Jackson Parish: 760 USDJackson Parish760Allen Parish: 751 USDAllen Parish751Vernon Parish: 749 USDVernon Parish749Webster Parish: 747 USDWebster Parish747Bienville Parish: 744 USDBienville Parish744LaSalle Parish: 729 USDLaSalle Parish729
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

RankCounties2018
USD		Change on 2017
1Cameron Parish1,739+11.7%
2Iberville Parish1,364+3.8%
3St. James Parish1,356+4.6%
4St. Charles Parish1,351+2.6%
5Plaquemines Parish1,295+4.4%
6St. John the Baptist Parish1,131+5.3%
7Ascension Parish1,068+2.2%
8West Feliciana Parish1,038+4.5%
9West Baton Rouge Parish1,021+3.5%
10East Baton Rouge Parish1,019+4.4%
11Orleans Parish1,007+2.7%
12De Soto Parish991+2.7%
13Terrebonne Parish976+4.1%
14Calcasieu Parish970+5.1%
15Lafourche Parish959+3.7%
16Jefferson Parish947+2.2%
17St. Mary Parish943+2.9%
18St. Bernard Parish931+4.3%
19Iberia Parish922+4.8%
20Lafayette Parish912+3.2%
21St. Tammany Parish900+3.3%
22Caddo Parish853+3%
23West Carroll Parish815+16.1%
24Assumption Parish812+3.8%
24East Feliciana Parish812+3%
26Red River Parish787+4.5%
27Bossier Parish784+5.4%
28Beauregard Parish783+3%
29St. Martin Parish781+3.9%
30Ouachita Parish777+2.4%
30Rapides Parish777+2.2%
32Vermilion Parish776+3.5%
33Pointe Coupee Parish771+14.4%
34Grant Parish766+3.2%
35Jackson Parish760+5.4%
36Allen Parish751+6.4%
37Vernon Parish749+2%
38Webster Parish747+4.9%
39Bienville Parish744+5.8%
40LaSalle Parish729+7.5%
41Livingston Parish722+1.5%
42Claiborne Parish719+2.4%
43St. Helena Parish702-0.4%
44Jefferson Davis Parish701+2.6%
44St. Landry Parish701+2.6%
46Winn Parish697+2%
47Lincoln Parish696+0.4%
48Acadia Parish695+4.5%
49Tangipahoa Parish686+0.9%
50Natchitoches Parish679+1.8%
51Sabine Parish677+1.8%
52Washington Parish674+1%
53Evangeline Parish666+1.5%
54Caldwell Parish656+4%
55Richland Parish651+3%
56Concordia Parish648+3.5%
57Morehouse Parish647+6.8%
57Tensas Parish647-3.7%
59Union Parish615+0.3%
60Avoyelles Parish611+2.5%
61Catahoula Parish602-0.5%
62East Carroll Parish588+5.8%
63Franklin Parish587+3.5%
64Madison Parish584+3.2%

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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.

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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/2018/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), 2018. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2018/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/louisiana-counties?period=2018. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Cameron Parish, with $1,739 in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Madison Parish, with $584 in 2018.

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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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