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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 2020, at $1,765. Franklin Parish had the lowest, at $629. The median was $821 and the figure for Louisiana was $999. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,765Cameron Parish
Lowest629Franklin Parish
Median82164 counties
Louisiana999History

Map of counties, 2020

Acadia Parish: 723 USDAllen Parish: 807 USDAscension Parish: 1,142 USDAssumption Parish: 882 USDAvoyelles Parish: 673 USDBeauregard Parish: 847 USDBienville Parish: 787 USDBossier Parish: 854 USDCaddo Parish: 937 USDCalcasieu Parish: 1,052 USDCaldwell Parish: 693 USDCameron Parish: 1,765 USDCatahoula Parish: 647 USDClaiborne Parish: 797 USDConcordia Parish: 709 USDDe Soto Parish: 1,070 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish: 1,100 USDEast Carroll Parish: 648 USDEast Feliciana Parish: 890 USDEvangeline Parish: 681 USDFranklin Parish: 629 USDGrant Parish: 850 USDIberia Parish: 947 USDIberville Parish: 1,351 USDJackson Parish: 852 USDJefferson Parish: 1,044 USDJefferson Davis Parish: 741 USDLafayette Parish: 960 USDLafourche Parish: 1,034 USDLaSalle Parish: 771 USDLincoln Parish: 746 USDLivingston Parish: 764 USDMadison Parish: 644 USDMorehouse Parish: 723 USDNatchitoches Parish: 752 USDOrleans Parish: 1,164 USDOuachita Parish: 829 USDPlaquemines Parish: 1,333 USDPointe Coupee Parish: 845 USDRapides Parish: 856 USDRed River Parish: 800 USDRichland Parish: 725 USDSabine Parish: 718 USDSt. Bernard Parish: 1,007 USDSt. Charles Parish: 1,418 USDSt. Helena Parish: 746 USDSt. James Parish: 1,396 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish: 1,171 USDSt. Landry Parish: 758 USDSt. Martin Parish: 837 USDSt. Mary Parish: 975 USDSt. Tammany Parish: 972 USDTangipahoa Parish: 772 USDTensas Parish: 692 USDTerrebonne Parish: 998 USDUnion Parish: 686 USDVermilion Parish: 805 USDVernon Parish: 812 USDWashington Parish: 718 USDWebster Parish: 786 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish: 1,097 USDWest Carroll Parish: 665 USDWest Feliciana Parish: 1,170 USDWinn Parish: 780 USD
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USD, 2020. 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, 2020

Cameron Parish: 1,765 USDCameron Parish1,765St. Charles Parish: 1,418 USDSt. Charles Parish1,418St. James Parish: 1,396 USDSt. James Parish1,396Iberville Parish: 1,351 USDIberville Parish1,351Plaquemines Parish: 1,333 USDPlaquemines Parish1,333St. John the Baptist Parish: 1,171 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish1,171West Feliciana Parish: 1,170 USDWest Feliciana Parish1,170Orleans Parish: 1,164 USDOrleans Parish1,164Ascension Parish: 1,142 USDAscension Parish1,142East Baton Rouge Parish: 1,100 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish1,100West Baton Rouge Parish: 1,097 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish1,097De Soto Parish: 1,070 USDDe Soto Parish1,070Calcasieu Parish: 1,052 USDCalcasieu Parish1,052Jefferson Parish: 1,044 USDJefferson Parish1,044Lafourche Parish: 1,034 USDLafourche Parish1,034St. Bernard Parish: 1,007 USDSt. Bernard Parish1,007Terrebonne Parish: 998 USDTerrebonne Parish998St. Mary Parish: 975 USDSt. Mary Parish975St. Tammany Parish: 972 USDSt. Tammany Parish972Lafayette Parish: 960 USDLafayette Parish960Iberia Parish: 947 USDIberia Parish947Caddo Parish: 937 USDCaddo Parish937East Feliciana Parish: 890 USDEast Feliciana Parish890Assumption Parish: 882 USDAssumption Parish882Rapides Parish: 856 USDRapides Parish856Bossier Parish: 854 USDBossier Parish854Jackson Parish: 852 USDJackson Parish852Grant Parish: 850 USDGrant Parish850Beauregard Parish: 847 USDBeauregard Parish847Pointe Coupee Parish: 845 USDPointe Coupee Parish845St. Martin Parish: 837 USDSt. Martin Parish837Ouachita Parish: 829 USDOuachita Parish829Vernon Parish: 812 USDVernon Parish812Allen Parish: 807 USDAllen Parish807Vermilion Parish: 805 USDVermilion Parish805Red River Parish: 800 USDRed River Parish800Claiborne Parish: 797 USDClaiborne Parish797Bienville Parish: 787 USDBienville Parish787Webster Parish: 786 USDWebster Parish786Winn Parish: 780 USDWinn Parish780Cameron Parish: 1,765 USDCameron Parish1,765St. Charles Parish: 1,418 USDSt. Charles Parish1,418St. James Parish: 1,396 USDSt. James Parish1,396Iberville Parish: 1,351 USDIberville Parish1,351Plaquemines Parish: 1,333 USDPlaquemines Parish1,333St. John the Baptist Parish: 1,171 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish1,171West Feliciana Parish: 1,170 USDWest Feliciana Parish1,170Orleans Parish: 1,164 USDOrleans Parish1,164Ascension Parish: 1,142 USDAscension Parish1,142East Baton Rouge Parish: 1,100 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish1,100West Baton Rouge Parish: 1,097 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish1,097De Soto Parish: 1,070 USDDe Soto Parish1,070Calcasieu Parish: 1,052 USDCalcasieu Parish1,052Jefferson Parish: 1,044 USDJefferson Parish1,044Lafourche Parish: 1,034 USDLafourche Parish1,034St. Bernard Parish: 1,007 USDSt. Bernard Parish1,007Terrebonne Parish: 998 USDTerrebonne Parish998St. Mary Parish: 975 USDSt. Mary Parish975St. Tammany Parish: 972 USDSt. Tammany Parish972Lafayette Parish: 960 USDLafayette Parish960Iberia Parish: 947 USDIberia Parish947Caddo Parish: 937 USDCaddo Parish937East Feliciana Parish: 890 USDEast Feliciana Parish890Assumption Parish: 882 USDAssumption Parish882Rapides Parish: 856 USDRapides Parish856Bossier Parish: 854 USDBossier Parish854Jackson Parish: 852 USDJackson Parish852Grant Parish: 850 USDGrant Parish850Beauregard Parish: 847 USDBeauregard Parish847Pointe Coupee Parish: 845 USDPointe Coupee Parish845St. Martin Parish: 837 USDSt. Martin Parish837Ouachita Parish: 829 USDOuachita Parish829Vernon Parish: 812 USDVernon Parish812Allen Parish: 807 USDAllen Parish807Vermilion Parish: 805 USDVermilion Parish805Red River Parish: 800 USDRed River Parish800Claiborne Parish: 797 USDClaiborne Parish797Bienville Parish: 787 USDBienville Parish787Webster Parish: 786 USDWebster Parish786Winn Parish: 780 USDWinn Parish780
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

RankCounties2020
USD		Change on 2019
1Cameron Parish1,765+2%
2St. Charles Parish1,418+3.3%
3St. James Parish1,396-1.1%
4Iberville Parish1,351-0.2%
5Plaquemines Parish1,333+1.5%
6St. John the Baptist Parish1,171+4.1%
7West Feliciana Parish1,170-1.2%
8Orleans Parish1,164+12.9%
9Ascension Parish1,142+3.1%
10East Baton Rouge Parish1,100+5.8%
11West Baton Rouge Parish1,097+0.5%
12De Soto Parish1,070+5.3%
13Calcasieu Parish1,052+4.9%
14Jefferson Parish1,044+6.5%
15Lafourche Parish1,034+5.5%
16St. Bernard Parish1,007+3%
17Terrebonne Parish998+0.7%
18St. Mary Parish975+2.5%
19St. Tammany Parish972+5.8%
20Lafayette Parish960+3%
21Iberia Parish947+1.6%
22Caddo Parish937+6.6%
23East Feliciana Parish890+6.7%
24Assumption Parish882+3.8%
25Rapides Parish856+6.7%
26Bossier Parish854+6.8%
27Jackson Parish852+6.8%
28Grant Parish850+8.4%
29Beauregard Parish847+4.8%
30Pointe Coupee Parish845+2.5%
31St. Martin Parish837+1.8%
32Ouachita Parish829+5.6%
33Vernon Parish812+3.2%
34Allen Parish807+5.5%
35Vermilion Parish805+1.9%
36Red River Parish800+8.1%
37Claiborne Parish797+7.6%
38Bienville Parish787+4.1%
39Webster Parish786+3.8%
40Winn Parish780+5.7%
41Tangipahoa Parish772+6.5%
42LaSalle Parish771+1.7%
43Livingston Parish764+0.8%
44St. Landry Parish758+5.3%
45Natchitoches Parish752+7.1%
46Lincoln Parish746+6%
46St. Helena Parish746+2.8%
48Jefferson Davis Parish741+2.5%
49Richland Parish725+9.5%
50Acadia Parish723+4%
50Morehouse Parish723+7%
52Sabine Parish718+3.6%
52Washington Parish718+5.1%
54Concordia Parish709+6%
55Caldwell Parish693+3.1%
56Tensas Parish692+4.2%
57Union Parish686+6.9%
58Evangeline Parish681+4.1%
59Avoyelles Parish673+6.5%
60West Carroll Parish665+8.5%
61East Carroll Parish648+9.5%
62Catahoula Parish647+4.4%
63Madison Parish644+6.3%
64Franklin Parish629+6.1%

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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/2020/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), 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2020/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), 2020. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2020/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/average-weekly-wage/louisiana-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Cameron Parish, with $1,765 in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Franklin Parish, with $629 in 2020.

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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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