General nurse pay in Louisiana
$117,780median posted offer#4 of 32 states for General
General nurses in Louisiana are being offered a median $117,780 a year across 5 live postings that state pay — 13% above the national General median of $104,000. Updated July 22, 2026.
Where does your pay sit in General in Louisiana?
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Other specialties in Louisiana
- ICU 10 postings$107k
- Case Management 18 postings$84k
- Community Health 18 postings$84k
- Geriatric 17 postings$84k
Or see all nurse pay in Louisiana (50 postings), or General pay across every state.
What to do with this
- See the rolesJobs in Louisiana paying around $117,780Every posting behind these numbers is a live job you can open and apply to.
- Offer in hand?Run it through the offer reality calculatorAnnualize it honestly and see what it's worth where you'd actually live — then compare offers side by side.
- 3-minute fit quizFind out which roles actually fit youPay is one axis. Shift, specialty, setting, and commute decide whether the job is worth it.
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Questions nurses ask
- How much do General nurses make in Louisiana?
- Across 5 live General postings in Louisiana that state pay, the median offer is $117,780 a year. The middle half runs $113,880–$118,891, and the top 10% start at $120,440.
- Is Louisiana a good state for General nurses?
- On posted pay, Louisiana ranks #4 of 32 states for General. The median there is 13% above the national General median of $104,000. Pay is one axis — shift, ratios, and cost of living decide whether the job is actually worth it.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Midpoint of stated salary ranges on live nursing job postings; values outside $20,000–$800,000/yr treated as parse artifacts and excluded; groups under 5 postings suppressed. Community-reported figures are anonymous, unverified, and reported separately.