SOC 27-2022 · Lake Charles, LA metro

Coaches and Scouts Salary in Lake Charles, LA

The average salary for coaches and scouts in Lake Charles, Louisiana is $58,500 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $65,020: half of the 270 people in this job in the Lake Charles, LA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($60,160).

$58,500average per year

Median $65,020Take-home ≈ $47,816

  • $30K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $65K75th
  • $65K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

270people in this job
-3%vs U.S. average
#5 of 7Louisiana metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Coaches and Scouts pay range in Lake Charles

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $65,020 or more. The middle half of coaches and scouts in Lake Charles earn between $54,900 and $65,020.

  • $30K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $65KMedian
  • $65K75th
  • $65K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$58,500$4,875—
Median$65,020$5,418—
Entry level (25th percentile)$54,900$4,575—
Experienced (75th percentile)$65,020$5,418—

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Coaches and Scouts pay in Lake Charles vs. Louisiana and the U.S.

Coaches and scouts in Lake Charles earn 32% less than the Louisiana average ($86,520) and about the same as the U.S. average ($60,160). At the median the gap is +37% against the U.S. median of $47,320.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Lake Charles$58,500$65,020$29,640$65,020270
Louisiana$86,520$60,960$23,310$194,1302,550
United States$60,160$47,320$28,790$98,860248,950

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Coaches and Scouts salary after taxes in Lake Charles

On the average salary of $58,500, a single filer in Lake Charles takes home about $47,816 a year, or $3,985 a month and $1,839 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Lake Charles a good place for coaches and scouts? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lake Charles area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.9), so the average $58,500 buys what about $68,141 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Lake Charles ($45,700). A typical home costs $202,237, or 3.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Coaches and Scouts salary in other Louisiana cities

Lake Charles ranks 5th of 7 Louisiana metro areas for this job; Baton Rouge pays the most ($118,970).

All Coaches and Scouts salaries in Louisiana

Highest-paying cities for coaches and scouts

Corvallis, OR pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($193,180).

Coaches and Scouts salary by city

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Coaches and Scouts salary in Lake Charles: questions

What is the entry-level coaches and scouts salary in Lake Charles?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,640 a year and the 25th percentile is $54,900, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the coaches and scouts take-home pay in Lake Charles?

About $47,816 a year ($3,985 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $58,500.

Do coaches and scouts earn more in Lake Charles than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($60,160).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-2022; area Lake Charles, LA (29340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.9%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.64, this job is 1.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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