LOUISIANA INCOME TAX · TAX YEAR 2026
2026 Louisiana income tax calculator
Estimate Louisiana income tax at the 3% flat rate, with federal income tax and take-home pay for tax year 2026.
Your estimate
Louisiana take-home pay by salary
Take-home pay is wages minus Louisiana tax, federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare. Paychecks split the annual estimate evenly; your actual withholding depends on your W-4 and pay schedule.
| Salary | State tax | Take-home pay | Every two weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $1,114 | $41,241 | $1,586 |
| $75,000 | $1,864 | $59,729 | $2,297 |
| $100,000 | $2,614 | $76,566 | $2,945 |
| $150,000 | $4,114 | $109,677 | $4,218 |
| $200,000 | $5,614 | $143,313 | $5,512 |
Louisiana income tax rate for 2026
Since 2025, Louisiana taxes all income at a flat 3% after the standard deduction, replacing its 1.85% to 4.25% brackets. The standard deduction now rises with inflation each year, and the personal and dependent exemptions were repealed.
| Rate | Taxable income |
|---|---|
| 3% | All taxable income |
| Filing status | Standard deduction |
|---|---|
| Single | $12,875 |
| Married filing jointly | $25,750 |
| Head of household | $25,750 |
| Married filing separately | $12,875 |
Louisiana income tax questions
Does Louisiana have a state income tax?
Yes. Louisiana taxes income at a flat 3% for 2026.
How much is Louisiana income tax on $100,000?
A single filer with $100,000 in wages and no other income, 401(k) contributions or dependents owes about $2,613.75 in Louisiana income tax for 2026, 2.61% of wages. After federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, take-home pay is about $76,566.25, or $2,944.86 every two weeks.
What is the Louisiana standard deduction for 2026?
For 2026, the Louisiana standard deduction is $12,875 for single filers and married couples filing separately, and $25,750 for married couples filing jointly and heads of household. These are the 2026 amounts the Department of Revenue used in its withholding tables, up from $12,500 and $25,000 in 2025. The Department says the amounts allowed on 2026 returns may differ slightly once it applies final inflation data, which would change tax by a few dollars at most. Louisiana no longer has personal or dependent exemptions.
Does Louisiana tax Social Security?
No. Louisiana does not tax Social Security benefits.
Louisiana Social Security tax rules
Does Louisiana tax retirement income?
Partly. Louisiana exempts government and military pensions, and from 65 excludes up to $12,324 per person of other pension and IRA income for 2026.
Louisiana retirement income tax for 2026
How does Louisiana tax capital gains?
As ordinary income at the 3% flat rate. Gains from selling a Louisiana business can qualify for an exclusion. Long-term gains get lower federal rates than this calculator applies to other income, so use the capital gains tax calculator for the federal side.
How this calculator works
The calculator starts from federal AGI, subtracts the Louisiana standard deduction and multiplies the rest by 3%. Heads of household get the same deduction as joint filers.
Worked example
A single filer with $75,000 in wages, no other income, no 401(k) contributions and no dependents has $62,125.00 of Louisiana taxable income and about $1,863.75 in Louisiana income tax, 2.48% of wages. After federal income tax of $7,670.00 and $5,737.50 in Social Security and Medicare, estimated take-home pay is $59,728.75, or $4,977.40 a month.
What this estimate excludes
The retirement income exemption for people 65 or older, the exemptions for Social Security and Louisiana and federal government pensions, the school tuition and education expense deductions, the Louisiana earned income credit and other credits.
Louisiana sources
- Louisiana DOR: individual income tax rates
- La. R.S. 47:294: standard deduction and inflation adjustment
- Revenue Information Bulletin 26-005: 2026 standard deduction of $12,875 and $25,750
- 2025 IT-540 instructions: repealed exemptions and exempt income
- LAC 61:I.1311: 2026 retirement income exemption of $12,324
Federal tax uses IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-32. Read the full assumptions and sources.