How much do Riggers make in Lake Charles, LA?

Percentile spread

For Riggers, the published 10th percentile is $18,020 and the 90th percentile is $66,080. The difference is $48,060, which is 107.3% 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 $36,670 to the 75th at $61,050, covers $24,380.

The mean annual wage is $48,650, which sits above the median of $44,770. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lake Charles, LA median is 28.5% lower than the national median of $62,640 for Riggers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,148, which is 16.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.5% higher than the Louisiana median of $43,660.

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 $44,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Riggers at $52,148 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Riggers. Lake Charles, LA ranks 5th of 7 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 $63,950 and employment of 210. That median is 42.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,019, against $52,148 here.
• Lafayette, LA is 63 miles away, with a median of $36,880 and employment of 270. That median is 17.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,289, against $52,148 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 127 miles away, with a median of $58,840 and employment of 410. That median is 31.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,816, against $52,148 here.

Employment share

Riggers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Lake Charles, LA (60 of 101,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (22,530 of 155,495,730). The local share is 4.07 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.