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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 2019, at $1,731. East Carroll Parish had the lowest, at $592. The median was $786 and the figure for Louisiana was $948. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,731Cameron Parish
Lowest592East Carroll Parish
Median78664 counties
Louisiana948History

Map of counties, 2019

Acadia Parish: 695 USDAllen Parish: 765 USDAscension Parish: 1,108 USDAssumption Parish: 850 USDAvoyelles Parish: 632 USDBeauregard Parish: 808 USDBienville Parish: 756 USDBossier Parish: 800 USDCaddo Parish: 879 USDCalcasieu Parish: 1,003 USDCaldwell Parish: 672 USDCameron Parish: 1,731 USDCatahoula Parish: 620 USDClaiborne Parish: 741 USDConcordia Parish: 669 USDDe Soto Parish: 1,016 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish: 1,040 USDEast Carroll Parish: 592 USDEast Feliciana Parish: 834 USDEvangeline Parish: 654 USDFranklin Parish: 593 USDGrant Parish: 784 USDIberia Parish: 932 USDIberville Parish: 1,354 USDJackson Parish: 798 USDJefferson Parish: 980 USDJefferson Davis Parish: 723 USDLafayette Parish: 932 USDLafourche Parish: 980 USDLaSalle Parish: 758 USDLincoln Parish: 704 USDLivingston Parish: 758 USDMadison Parish: 606 USDMorehouse Parish: 676 USDNatchitoches Parish: 702 USDOrleans Parish: 1,031 USDOuachita Parish: 785 USDPlaquemines Parish: 1,313 USDPointe Coupee Parish: 824 USDRapides Parish: 802 USDRed River Parish: 740 USDRichland Parish: 662 USDSabine Parish: 693 USDSt. Bernard Parish: 978 USDSt. Charles Parish: 1,373 USDSt. Helena Parish: 726 USDSt. James Parish: 1,412 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish: 1,125 USDSt. Landry Parish: 720 USDSt. Martin Parish: 822 USDSt. Mary Parish: 951 USDSt. Tammany Parish: 919 USDTangipahoa Parish: 725 USDTensas Parish: 664 USDTerrebonne Parish: 991 USDUnion Parish: 642 USDVermilion Parish: 790 USDVernon Parish: 787 USDWashington Parish: 683 USDWebster Parish: 757 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish: 1,091 USDWest Carroll Parish: 613 USDWest Feliciana Parish: 1,184 USDWinn Parish: 738 USD
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USD, 2019. 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, 2019

Cameron Parish: 1,731 USDCameron Parish1,731St. James Parish: 1,412 USDSt. James Parish1,412St. Charles Parish: 1,373 USDSt. Charles Parish1,373Iberville Parish: 1,354 USDIberville Parish1,354Plaquemines Parish: 1,313 USDPlaquemines Parish1,313West Feliciana Parish: 1,184 USDWest Feliciana Parish1,184St. John the Baptist Parish: 1,125 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish1,125Ascension Parish: 1,108 USDAscension Parish1,108West Baton Rouge Parish: 1,091 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish1,091East Baton Rouge Parish: 1,040 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish1,040Orleans Parish: 1,031 USDOrleans Parish1,031De Soto Parish: 1,016 USDDe Soto Parish1,016Calcasieu Parish: 1,003 USDCalcasieu Parish1,003Terrebonne Parish: 991 USDTerrebonne Parish991Jefferson Parish: 980 USDJefferson Parish980Lafourche Parish: 980 USDLafourche Parish980St. Bernard Parish: 978 USDSt. Bernard Parish978St. Mary Parish: 951 USDSt. Mary Parish951Iberia Parish: 932 USDIberia Parish932Lafayette Parish: 932 USDLafayette Parish932St. Tammany Parish: 919 USDSt. Tammany Parish919Caddo Parish: 879 USDCaddo Parish879Assumption Parish: 850 USDAssumption Parish850East Feliciana Parish: 834 USDEast Feliciana Parish834Pointe Coupee Parish: 824 USDPointe Coupee Parish824St. Martin Parish: 822 USDSt. Martin Parish822Beauregard Parish: 808 USDBeauregard Parish808Rapides Parish: 802 USDRapides Parish802Bossier Parish: 800 USDBossier Parish800Jackson Parish: 798 USDJackson Parish798Vermilion Parish: 790 USDVermilion Parish790Vernon Parish: 787 USDVernon Parish787Ouachita Parish: 785 USDOuachita Parish785Grant Parish: 784 USDGrant Parish784Allen Parish: 765 USDAllen Parish765LaSalle Parish: 758 USDLaSalle Parish758Livingston Parish: 758 USDLivingston Parish758Webster Parish: 757 USDWebster Parish757Bienville Parish: 756 USDBienville Parish756Claiborne Parish: 741 USDClaiborne Parish741Cameron Parish: 1,731 USDCameron Parish1,731St. James Parish: 1,412 USDSt. James Parish1,412St. Charles Parish: 1,373 USDSt. Charles Parish1,373Iberville Parish: 1,354 USDIberville Parish1,354Plaquemines Parish: 1,313 USDPlaquemines Parish1,313West Feliciana Parish: 1,184 USDWest Feliciana Parish1,184St. John the Baptist Parish: 1,125 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish1,125Ascension Parish: 1,108 USDAscension Parish1,108West Baton Rouge Parish: 1,091 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish1,091East Baton Rouge Parish: 1,040 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish1,040Orleans Parish: 1,031 USDOrleans Parish1,031De Soto Parish: 1,016 USDDe Soto Parish1,016Calcasieu Parish: 1,003 USDCalcasieu Parish1,003Terrebonne Parish: 991 USDTerrebonne Parish991Jefferson Parish: 980 USDJefferson Parish980Lafourche Parish: 980 USDLafourche Parish980St. Bernard Parish: 978 USDSt. Bernard Parish978St. Mary Parish: 951 USDSt. Mary Parish951Iberia Parish: 932 USDIberia Parish932Lafayette Parish: 932 USDLafayette Parish932St. Tammany Parish: 919 USDSt. Tammany Parish919Caddo Parish: 879 USDCaddo Parish879Assumption Parish: 850 USDAssumption Parish850East Feliciana Parish: 834 USDEast Feliciana Parish834Pointe Coupee Parish: 824 USDPointe Coupee Parish824St. Martin Parish: 822 USDSt. Martin Parish822Beauregard Parish: 808 USDBeauregard Parish808Rapides Parish: 802 USDRapides Parish802Bossier Parish: 800 USDBossier Parish800Jackson Parish: 798 USDJackson Parish798Vermilion Parish: 790 USDVermilion Parish790Vernon Parish: 787 USDVernon Parish787Ouachita Parish: 785 USDOuachita Parish785Grant Parish: 784 USDGrant Parish784Allen Parish: 765 USDAllen Parish765LaSalle Parish: 758 USDLaSalle Parish758Livingston Parish: 758 USDLivingston Parish758Webster Parish: 757 USDWebster Parish757Bienville Parish: 756 USDBienville Parish756Claiborne Parish: 741 USDClaiborne Parish741
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

RankCounties2019
USD		Change on 2018
1Cameron Parish1,731-0.5%
2St. James Parish1,412+4.1%
3St. Charles Parish1,373+1.6%
4Iberville Parish1,354-0.7%
5Plaquemines Parish1,313+1.4%
6West Feliciana Parish1,184+14.1%
7St. John the Baptist Parish1,125-0.5%
8Ascension Parish1,108+3.7%
9West Baton Rouge Parish1,091+6.9%
10East Baton Rouge Parish1,040+2.1%
11Orleans Parish1,031+2.4%
12De Soto Parish1,016+2.5%
13Calcasieu Parish1,003+3.4%
14Terrebonne Parish991+1.5%
15Jefferson Parish980+3.5%
15Lafourche Parish980+2.2%
17St. Bernard Parish978+5%
18St. Mary Parish951+0.8%
19Iberia Parish932+1.1%
19Lafayette Parish932+2.2%
21St. Tammany Parish919+2.1%
22Caddo Parish879+3%
23Assumption Parish850+4.7%
24East Feliciana Parish834+2.7%
25Pointe Coupee Parish824+6.9%
26St. Martin Parish822+5.2%
27Beauregard Parish808+3.2%
28Rapides Parish802+3.2%
29Bossier Parish800+2%
30Jackson Parish798+5%
31Vermilion Parish790+1.8%
32Vernon Parish787+5.1%
33Ouachita Parish785+1%
34Grant Parish784+2.3%
35Allen Parish765+1.9%
36LaSalle Parish758+4%
36Livingston Parish758+5%
38Webster Parish757+1.3%
39Bienville Parish756+1.6%
40Claiborne Parish741+3.1%
41Red River Parish740-6%
42Winn Parish738+5.9%
43St. Helena Parish726+3.4%
44Tangipahoa Parish725+5.7%
45Jefferson Davis Parish723+3.1%
46St. Landry Parish720+2.7%
47Lincoln Parish704+1.1%
48Natchitoches Parish702+3.4%
49Acadia Parish6950%
50Sabine Parish693+2.4%
51Washington Parish683+1.3%
52Morehouse Parish676+4.5%
53Caldwell Parish672+2.4%
54Concordia Parish669+3.2%
55Tensas Parish664+2.6%
56Richland Parish662+1.7%
57Evangeline Parish654-1.8%
58Union Parish642+4.4%
59Avoyelles Parish632+3.4%
60Catahoula Parish620+3%
61West Carroll Parish613-24.8%
62Madison Parish606+3.8%
63Franklin Parish593+1%
64East Carroll Parish592+0.7%

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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.

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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/2019/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). 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), 2019) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/a/industry/10.csv

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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), 2019. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2019/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/louisiana-counties?period=2019. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Cameron Parish, with $1,731 in 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

East Carroll Parish, with $592 in 2019.

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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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