Louisiana charges 1.85-4.25% state income tax. Use the quarterly tax estimator pre-loaded with Louisiana rates.
Open Quarterly Tax Estimator →Quarterly estimated payments in Louisiana must cover both your federal and state obligations. Louisiana uses graduated rates (1.85-4.25%), and most states require their own quarterly payment schedule that may differ from the IRS dates. This estimator pre-loads Louisiana's tax rates so you can calculate both federal and state quarterly amounts in one place, avoiding underpayment penalties at both levels.
Louisiana uses a graduated income tax with brackets ranging from 1.85-4.25%. Lower income is taxed at lower rates, with the 4.25% top rate applying only to income in the highest bracket. This progressive structure means your effective state tax rate is always lower than the top marginal rate. Louisiana does not have local income taxes, so the state graduated rate is the total state-level income tax burden.
The table below shows what you actually keep at five salary levels in Louisiana, accounting for federal tax, FICA, and Louisiana's graduated (1.85-4.25%) state tax.
See how Louisiana compares to other South states. Each link takes you to the quarterly tax estimator landing page for that state.
For a comprehensive breakdown of Louisiana’s tax structure, salary comparisons, cost-of-living analysis, and more, visit the full Louisiana take-home pay page.