Average Home Health Nurse Salary in Louisiana

Home health nurses in Louisiana earn an average of $74,094 per year (or $35.63 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,428
Louisiana
7% lower than the national average
$74,094
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Louisiana home health nurses earn 7% lower than the national average salary for home health nurses, at $80,428 (or $38.66 per hour).

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Home health nurse salary range in Louisiana

10%
$51,501
MEDIAN
$67,851
90%
$99,340
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $99,340 $47
75th Percentile $81,727 $39
Median $67,851 $32
25th Percentile $63,745 $30

80% of Louisiana home health nurses earn between $51,501 and $99,340.

Cost-of-living adjusted home health nurse salary in Louisiana

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Louisiana
$79,929
Overall Average
Louisiana
$74,094

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Louisiana home health nurses earn about $79,929 per year. Cost-of-living in Louisiana is 7% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Louisiana for home health nurses

Metairie, LA $77,663 per year
Bossier City, LA $74,357 per year

Louisiana nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where home health nurses are paid the highest is Metairie, where the average home health nurses salary is $77,663 and 13,960 registered nurses are currently employed. The Bossier City area comes in second, with a $74,357 average home health nurse salary and 5,910 registered nurses employed.

Home health nurses salaries in other states

California $119,230 per year
Oregon $93,565 per year
Massachusetts $93,409 per year
Washington $93,883 per year
New York $93,320 per year
Nevada $85,761 per year
New Jersey $83,574 per year
Connecticut $83,322 per year
Rhode Island $76,647 per year
Minnesota $87,077 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Louisiana?

Rehab Nurse $83,087 per year
Orthopedics Nurse $82,110 per year
Primary Care Nurse $81,132 per year
Radiology Nurse $79,910 per year
Nurse Manager $75,785 per year
OR Nurse $74,290 per year
Substance Abuse Nurse $74,290 per year
Trauma Nurse $74,290 per year
Pain Management Nurse $74,290 per year
Dialysis Nurse $73,898 per year

At a $74,094 average annual salary, home health nurses in Louisiana tend to earn less than rehab nurses ($83,087), orthopedics nurses ($82,110), primary care nurses ($81,132), radiology nurses ($79,910), nurse managers ($75,785), OR nurses ($74,290), substance abuse nurses ($74,290), trauma nurses ($74,290), and pain management nurses ($74,290). They tend to earn more than dialysis nurses ($73,898).

More about home health nurses

A home health nurse provides home-based care for patients of all ages. This can include the elderly, disabled, or terminally ill. A home health nurse can provide services for people who are recovering from an accident, surgeries, or have a chronic disease like diabetes.

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Data sources: rn salary data, cost of living data, proprietary data from Incredible Health