How much do Lodging Managers make in Lake Charles, LA?

Percentile spread

For Lodging Managers, the published 10th percentile is $36,440 and the 90th percentile is $76,020. The difference is $39,580, which is 76.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $46,920 to the 75th at $63,850, covers $16,930.

The mean annual wage is $56,440, which sits above the median of $51,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lake Charles, LA median is 24.9% lower than the national median of $69,250 for Lodging Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $60,558, which is 12.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.5% lower than the Louisiana median of $63,000.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lake Charles, LA is 85.852, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Lodging Managers at $60,558 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Lodging Managers. Lake Charles, LA ranks 4th of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Baton Rouge, LA is 127 miles away, with a median of $61,890 and employment of 50. That median is 19% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,176, against $60,558 here.
• Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 130 miles away, with a median of $64,960 and employment of 750. That median is 24.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,863, against $60,558 here.
• Longview, TX is 187 miles away, with a median of $73,040 and employment of 40. That median is 40.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,623, against $60,558 here.

Employment share

Lodging Managers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Lake Charles, LA (40 of 101,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (42,620 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.44 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.