How much do Medical and Health Services Managers make in Lake Charles, LA?

Percentile spread

For Medical and Health Services Managers, the published 10th percentile is $67,170 and the 90th percentile is $174,230. The difference is $107,060, which is 105.7% 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 $86,180 to the 75th at $137,800, covers $51,620.

The mean annual wage is $116,810, which sits above the median of $101,320. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lake Charles, LA median is 18.2% lower than the national median of $123,860 for Medical and Health Services Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $118,017, which is 4.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.1% lower than the Louisiana median of $104,550.

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 $101,320 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Medical and Health Services Managers at $118,017 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Medical and Health Services Managers. Lake Charles, LA ranks 10th of 12 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).).

• Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is 61 miles away, with a median of $102,420 and employment of 650. That median is 1.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $113,742, against $118,017 here.
• Lafayette, LA is 63 miles away, with a median of $103,270 and employment of 580. That median is 1.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $118,417, against $118,017 here.
• Alexandria, LA is 97 miles away, with a median of $102,550 and employment of 380. That median is 1.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $119,681, against $118,017 here.

Employment share

Medical and Health Services Managers accounts for 0.20% of wage-and-salary employment in Lake Charles, LA (200 of 101,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.38% of employment (597,080 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.51 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.