How much does a Real Estate Agent make in Louisiana?

BLS reports a median annual wage of $39,840 for Real Estate Agents in Louisiana as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $24,610 and the 75th-percentile is $63,960.

What does the top of the Real Estate Agent pay scale look like in Louisiana?

The 90th percentile lands at $119,960. That tier typically reflects senior roles, specialty certifications, high-cost-of-living metros within the state, or union-negotiated rate cards. Below that, the P75 quartile is $63,960.

Why is the BEA RPP for Louisiana different from a single CPI number?

BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. Louisiana's overall index of 88.7 reflects rents 65.1, services 76.7, and goods 93.0.

Where does Louisiana rank for Real Estate Agent pay?

On nominal BLS wages alone, Louisiana ranks among the 51 states and DC by median pay. After the BEA cost-of-living adjustment the ordering changes — high-cost states fall, low-cost states rise. Both rankings are shown in the data table on this page.

What are the limits of these Real Estate Agent salary numbers?

BLS OES is an employer survey of W-2 wages — it excludes contractor pay, bonuses outside the base wage definition, equity compensation, and tip income. Self-employed practitioners and gig workers are not represented. For occupations with significant non-W-2 income, the BLS figure is a floor, not a complete picture.

When does this data update?

BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.

Does the BLS real estate agent figure represent typical Louisiana agent income?

Probably not — and this is the single largest BLS limitation for this occupation. The vast majority of Louisiana real estate agents work as independent contractors paid on 1099, not W-2. BLS OEWS measures wage and salary employment only, so the figure on this page reflects the small subset of agents on W-2 (typically corporate brokerage employees, salaried agents at iBuyer firms, salaried team-staff agents). The much larger 1099 commission-only population is captured by NAR member surveys and IRS Schedule C data, both of which show median income substantially below BLS — typically $30-50K nationally for the median agent — with extreme right-skew. Treat the BLS number on this page as a floor, not a typical figure.

Louisiana Real Estate Agent Salary: BLS $40K Median, Real $45K (2026)

TL;DR

Louisiana pays Real Estate Agents a BLS median of $39,840 — the more useful number is $44,915, what that paycheck buys after rent and services.
Real Estate Agent ranking: #44 on the BLS table, #41 once cost of living is in.
Low BEA RPP (88.7) means the paycheck stretches further than the BLS number suggests; net lift roughly $5,075.
Bottom quartile $24,610, top quartile $63,960. The P90 ($119,960) is roughly 6.6× the P10 ($18,210).

Wage breakdown — Louisiana

Percentile	Nominal (BLS)	Real (BEA RPP-adjusted)
P10 (entry tier)	$18,210	$20,530
P25 (lower quartile)	$24,610	$27,745
P50 (median)	$39,840	$44,915
P75 (upper quartile)	$63,960	$72,108
P90 (top tier)	$119,960	$135,242
Mean	$49,960	$56,325
Employment	1,780 Real Estate Agents in Louisiana

Cost of living — BEA Regional Price Parity

Component	Louisiana index (US = 100)
All-items RPP	88.7
Goods	93.0
Services	76.7
Rents	65.1

Louisiana sits below the national baseline (RPP 88.7), so nominal pay translates to a higher real wage than the BLS median suggests — particularly visible in rents at 65.1.

After-tax take-home — Louisiana (2024 BLS · 2024 tax year, single filer)

Layer-by-layer take-home math at the BLS median

Layer	Amount	Note
Gross BLS P50 (Real Estate Agent)	$39,840	nominal median
Federal income tax	−$2,643	6.6% effective; std deduction $15,750 applied
State income tax	−$820	3.0% flat (2025+ HB 2)
FICA (SS 6.2% + Medicare 1.45%)	−$3,048	SS capped at $183,600 wage base
Take-home (after-tax)	$33,329	83.7% of gross
Real take-home (RPP-adjusted)	$37,575	÷ (88.7 / 100) BEA cost-of-living

What the Louisiana state-tax burden means for Real Estate Agent take-home

Louisiana's state tax is light at this income tier (~2.1% effective). The bigger compensation lever is the below-baseline cost of living (RPP 88.7), which lifts real take-home above nominal after-tax — net real after-tax $37,575.

Computed from 2026 IRS federal brackets (Rev. Proc. 2025-32), 2026 state DOR brackets, and 2026 FICA rates. Single filer, standard deduction, no other adjustments. See methodology · tax for limitations (married filers, ITM/SALT itemizers, retirement deferrals, HSA, dependent credits, etc.).

National context

Across the United States, BLS reports a national median of $56,320 for Real Estate Agents with mean pay of $70,970 and total employment of 190,600. Louisiana sits at #44 on nominal pay and #41 on real (cost-adjusted) pay among the 51 states and DC. After cost adjustment, Louisiana climbs 3 positions — the cost of living is favorable relative to the wage.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Real Estate Agent make in Louisiana?: BLS reports a median annual wage of $39,840 for Real Estate Agents in Louisiana as of the latest OES release. That is the 50th-percentile figure — half earn more, half earn less. The 25th-percentile is $24,610 and the 75th-percentile is $63,960.
What does the top of the Real Estate Agent pay scale look like in Louisiana?: The 90th percentile lands at $119,960. That tier typically reflects senior roles, specialty certifications, high-cost-of-living metros within the state, or union-negotiated rate cards. Below that, the P75 quartile is $63,960.
Why is the BEA RPP for Louisiana different from a single CPI number?: BEA splits regional price parity into three components — goods, services, and rents — reweighted to the BEA's national consumption basket. Louisiana's overall index of 88.7 reflects rents 65.1, services 76.7, and goods 93.0.
Where does Louisiana rank for Real Estate Agent pay?: On nominal BLS wages alone, Louisiana ranks among the 51 states and DC by median pay. After the BEA cost-of-living adjustment the ordering changes — high-cost states fall, low-cost states rise. Both rankings are shown in the data table on this page.
What are the limits of these Real Estate Agent salary numbers?: BLS OES is an employer survey of W-2 wages — it excludes contractor pay, bonuses outside the base wage definition, equity compensation, and tip income. Self-employed practitioners and gig workers are not represented. For occupations with significant non-W-2 income, the BLS figure is a floor, not a complete picture.
When does this data update?: BLS OES releases a new May reference set roughly each spring; we re-run the ETL pipeline within two weeks of release. BEA RPP refreshes annually. The last-synced timestamp at the top of this page reflects the most recent build.
Does the BLS real estate agent figure represent typical Louisiana agent income?: Probably not — and this is the single largest BLS limitation for this occupation. The vast majority of Louisiana real estate agents work as independent contractors paid on 1099, not W-2. BLS OEWS measures wage and salary employment only, so the figure on this page reflects the small subset of agents on W-2 (typically corporate brokerage employees, salaried agents at iBuyer firms, salaried team-staff agents). The much larger 1099 commission-only population is captured by NAR member surveys and IRS Schedule C data, both of which show median income substantially below BLS — typically $30-50K nationally for the median agent — with extreme right-skew. Treat the BLS number on this page as a floor, not a typical figure.

Sources & methodology

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OES), SOC 41-9022, 2024 reference period.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis — Regional Price Parities, 2023 vintage (all-items, goods, services, rents).
Real-wage figures = nominal BLS wage ÷ (state RPP / 100).
See the methodology page for full computation details and limitations.

By Marcus Liang · Founder & Editor · Last synced 2026-05-08.

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