SOC 39-9099 · Personal Care and Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other make in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is $41,330. The 10th percentile is $23,150 and the 90th percentile is $63,580. Employment is 100.

Median annual wage

$41,330

10th percentile
$23,150
25th percentile
$28,290
Median
$41,330
75th percentile
$58,480
90th percentile
$63,580
Mean
$43,690

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $23,150 and the 90th percentile is $63,580. The difference is $40,430, which is 97.8% 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 $28,290 to the 75th at $58,480, covers $30,190.

The mean annual wage is $43,690, which sits above the median of $41,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Shreveport-Bossier City, LA median is 0.6% lower than the national median of $41,600 for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,758, which is 17.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 25% higher than the Louisiana median of $33,060.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is 84.766, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $41,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other at $48,758 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA ranks 1st of 5 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).).

  • Alexandria, LA is 104 miles away, with a median of $21,980 and employment of 130. That median is 46.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $25,652, against $48,758 here.
  • Lake Charles, LA is 169 miles away, with a median of $36,260 and employment of 30. That median is 12.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,235, against $48,758 here.
  • Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 190 miles away, with a median of $28,540 and employment of 500. That median is 30.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $27,685, against $48,758 here.

Employment share

Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA (100 of 162,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (60,420 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.58 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other make in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is $41,330. The 10th percentile is $23,150 and the 90th percentile is $63,580. Employment is 100.

How does that compare with the national median for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other?

The local median is 0.6% lower than the national median of $41,600.

What is Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other pay in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is 84.766, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $41,330 is $48,758. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Shreveport-Bossier City, LA compare with nearby metros for Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other?

Alexandria, LA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 104 miles away, at $21,980. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA ranks 1st of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.