Louisiana charges 1.85-4.25% state income tax. Use the tax refund estimator pre-loaded with Louisiana rates.
Open Tax Refund Estimator →In Louisiana, you may receive refunds at both the federal and state level. Your state refund depends on how your employer's graduated withholding compared to your actual Louisiana tax liability. Common reasons for a state refund include credits, deductions, or withholding calibrated for a higher income than you actually earned. Use this estimator to project both your federal and Louisiana state refund amounts.
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 tax refund 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.