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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 2021, at $1,795. Franklin Parish had the lowest, at $652. The median was $845 and the figure for Louisiana was $1,035. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,795Cameron Parish
Lowest652Franklin Parish
Median84564 counties
Louisiana1,035History

Map of counties, 2021

Acadia Parish: 761 USDAllen Parish: 869 USDAscension Parish: 1,162 USDAssumption Parish: 915 USDAvoyelles Parish: 691 USDBeauregard Parish: 840 USDBienville Parish: 820 USDBossier Parish: 886 USDCaddo Parish: 984 USDCalcasieu Parish: 1,099 USDCaldwell Parish: 722 USDCameron Parish: 1,795 USDCatahoula Parish: 658 USDClaiborne Parish: 836 USDConcordia Parish: 766 USDDe Soto Parish: 1,084 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish: 1,124 USDEast Carroll Parish: 684 USDEast Feliciana Parish: 893 USDEvangeline Parish: 692 USDFranklin Parish: 652 USDGrant Parish: 894 USDIberia Parish: 972 USDIberville Parish: 1,415 USDJackson Parish: 922 USDJefferson Parish: 1,088 USDJefferson Davis Parish: 766 USDLafayette Parish: 983 USDLafourche Parish: 1,075 USDLaSalle Parish: 791 USDLincoln Parish: 798 USDLivingston Parish: 788 USDMadison Parish: 665 USDMorehouse Parish: 774 USDNatchitoches Parish: 792 USDOrleans Parish: 1,202 USDOuachita Parish: 848 USDPlaquemines Parish: 1,352 USDPointe Coupee Parish: 893 USDRapides Parish: 891 USDRed River Parish: 838 USDRichland Parish: 769 USDSabine Parish: 764 USDSt. Bernard Parish: 1,023 USDSt. Charles Parish: 1,458 USDSt. Helena Parish: 812 USDSt. James Parish: 1,385 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish: 1,164 USDSt. Landry Parish: 798 USDSt. Martin Parish: 858 USDSt. Mary Parish: 1,033 USDSt. Tammany Parish: 1,019 USDTangipahoa Parish: 820 USDTensas Parish: 723 USDTerrebonne Parish: 1,033 USDUnion Parish: 722 USDVermilion Parish: 827 USDVernon Parish: 842 USDWashington Parish: 760 USDWebster Parish: 825 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish: 1,089 USDWest Carroll Parish: 700 USDWest Feliciana Parish: 1,228 USDWinn Parish: 827 USD
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  • 760 to 800
  • 800 to 850
  • 850 to 970
  • 970 to 1,100
  • 1,100 and over
USD, 2021. 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, 2021

Cameron Parish: 1,795 USDCameron Parish1,795St. Charles Parish: 1,458 USDSt. Charles Parish1,458Iberville Parish: 1,415 USDIberville Parish1,415St. James Parish: 1,385 USDSt. James Parish1,385Plaquemines Parish: 1,352 USDPlaquemines Parish1,352West Feliciana Parish: 1,228 USDWest Feliciana Parish1,228Orleans Parish: 1,202 USDOrleans Parish1,202St. John the Baptist Parish: 1,164 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish1,164Ascension Parish: 1,162 USDAscension Parish1,162East Baton Rouge Parish: 1,124 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish1,124Calcasieu Parish: 1,099 USDCalcasieu Parish1,099West Baton Rouge Parish: 1,089 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish1,089Jefferson Parish: 1,088 USDJefferson Parish1,088De Soto Parish: 1,084 USDDe Soto Parish1,084Lafourche Parish: 1,075 USDLafourche Parish1,075St. Mary Parish: 1,033 USDSt. Mary Parish1,033Terrebonne Parish: 1,033 USDTerrebonne Parish1,033St. Bernard Parish: 1,023 USDSt. Bernard Parish1,023St. Tammany Parish: 1,019 USDSt. Tammany Parish1,019Caddo Parish: 984 USDCaddo Parish984Lafayette Parish: 983 USDLafayette Parish983Iberia Parish: 972 USDIberia Parish972Jackson Parish: 922 USDJackson Parish922Assumption Parish: 915 USDAssumption Parish915Grant Parish: 894 USDGrant Parish894East Feliciana Parish: 893 USDEast Feliciana Parish893Pointe Coupee Parish: 893 USDPointe Coupee Parish893Rapides Parish: 891 USDRapides Parish891Bossier Parish: 886 USDBossier Parish886Allen Parish: 869 USDAllen Parish869St. Martin Parish: 858 USDSt. Martin Parish858Ouachita Parish: 848 USDOuachita Parish848Vernon Parish: 842 USDVernon Parish842Beauregard Parish: 840 USDBeauregard Parish840Red River Parish: 838 USDRed River Parish838Claiborne Parish: 836 USDClaiborne Parish836Vermilion Parish: 827 USDVermilion Parish827Winn Parish: 827 USDWinn Parish827Webster Parish: 825 USDWebster Parish825Bienville Parish: 820 USDBienville Parish820Cameron Parish: 1,795 USDCameron Parish1,795St. Charles Parish: 1,458 USDSt. Charles Parish1,458Iberville Parish: 1,415 USDIberville Parish1,415St. James Parish: 1,385 USDSt. James Parish1,385Plaquemines Parish: 1,352 USDPlaquemines Parish1,352West Feliciana Parish: 1,228 USDWest Feliciana Parish1,228Orleans Parish: 1,202 USDOrleans Parish1,202St. John the Baptist Parish: 1,164 USDSt. John the Baptist Parish1,164Ascension Parish: 1,162 USDAscension Parish1,162East Baton Rouge Parish: 1,124 USDEast Baton Rouge Parish1,124Calcasieu Parish: 1,099 USDCalcasieu Parish1,099West Baton Rouge Parish: 1,089 USDWest Baton Rouge Parish1,089Jefferson Parish: 1,088 USDJefferson Parish1,088De Soto Parish: 1,084 USDDe Soto Parish1,084Lafourche Parish: 1,075 USDLafourche Parish1,075St. Mary Parish: 1,033 USDSt. Mary Parish1,033Terrebonne Parish: 1,033 USDTerrebonne Parish1,033St. Bernard Parish: 1,023 USDSt. Bernard Parish1,023St. Tammany Parish: 1,019 USDSt. Tammany Parish1,019Caddo Parish: 984 USDCaddo Parish984Lafayette Parish: 983 USDLafayette Parish983Iberia Parish: 972 USDIberia Parish972Jackson Parish: 922 USDJackson Parish922Assumption Parish: 915 USDAssumption Parish915Grant Parish: 894 USDGrant Parish894East Feliciana Parish: 893 USDEast Feliciana Parish893Pointe Coupee Parish: 893 USDPointe Coupee Parish893Rapides Parish: 891 USDRapides Parish891Bossier Parish: 886 USDBossier Parish886Allen Parish: 869 USDAllen Parish869St. Martin Parish: 858 USDSt. Martin Parish858Ouachita Parish: 848 USDOuachita Parish848Vernon Parish: 842 USDVernon Parish842Beauregard Parish: 840 USDBeauregard Parish840Red River Parish: 838 USDRed River Parish838Claiborne Parish: 836 USDClaiborne Parish836Vermilion Parish: 827 USDVermilion Parish827Winn Parish: 827 USDWinn Parish827Webster Parish: 825 USDWebster Parish825Bienville Parish: 820 USDBienville Parish820
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

RankCounties2021
USD		Change on 2020
1Cameron Parish1,795+1.7%
2St. Charles Parish1,458+2.8%
3Iberville Parish1,415+4.7%
4St. James Parish1,385-0.8%
5Plaquemines Parish1,352+1.4%
6West Feliciana Parish1,228+5%
7Orleans Parish1,202+3.3%
8St. John the Baptist Parish1,164-0.6%
9Ascension Parish1,162+1.8%
10East Baton Rouge Parish1,124+2.2%
11Calcasieu Parish1,099+4.5%
12West Baton Rouge Parish1,089-0.7%
13Jefferson Parish1,088+4.2%
14De Soto Parish1,084+1.3%
15Lafourche Parish1,075+4%
16St. Mary Parish1,033+5.9%
16Terrebonne Parish1,033+3.5%
18St. Bernard Parish1,023+1.6%
19St. Tammany Parish1,019+4.8%
20Caddo Parish984+5%
21Lafayette Parish983+2.4%
22Iberia Parish972+2.6%
23Jackson Parish922+8.2%
24Assumption Parish915+3.7%
25Grant Parish894+5.2%
26East Feliciana Parish893+0.3%
26Pointe Coupee Parish893+5.7%
28Rapides Parish891+4.1%
29Bossier Parish886+3.7%
30Allen Parish869+7.7%
31St. Martin Parish858+2.5%
32Ouachita Parish848+2.3%
33Vernon Parish842+3.7%
34Beauregard Parish840-0.8%
35Red River Parish838+4.8%
36Claiborne Parish836+4.9%
37Vermilion Parish827+2.7%
37Winn Parish827+6%
39Webster Parish825+5%
40Bienville Parish820+4.2%
40Tangipahoa Parish820+6.2%
42St. Helena Parish812+8.8%
43Lincoln Parish798+7%
43St. Landry Parish798+5.3%
45Natchitoches Parish792+5.3%
46LaSalle Parish791+2.6%
47Livingston Parish788+3.1%
48Morehouse Parish774+7.1%
49Richland Parish769+6.1%
50Concordia Parish766+8%
50Jefferson Davis Parish766+3.4%
52Sabine Parish764+6.4%
53Acadia Parish761+5.3%
54Washington Parish760+5.8%
55Tensas Parish723+4.5%
56Caldwell Parish722+4.2%
56Union Parish722+5.2%
58West Carroll Parish700+5.3%
59Evangeline Parish692+1.6%
60Avoyelles Parish691+2.7%
61East Carroll Parish684+5.6%
62Madison Parish665+3.3%
63Catahoula Parish658+1.7%
64Franklin Parish652+3.7%

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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/2021/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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

Cameron Parish, with $1,795 in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Franklin Parish, with $652 in 2021.

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