Louisiana

Living wage in Shreveport, Louisiana

Most of Shreveport is in Caddo Parish, where a full-time job needs to pay at least $23.81 an hour before taxes to take home four times the typical studio rent.

Pay needed, before taxes$23.81/hrCaddo Parish standard
At Shreveport's middle rent$24.13/hrstudio rent $800 a month
Check a job's pay hereAll the numbers for Caddo Parish

Across the 27 ZIP codes in Shreveport with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $790 to $1,040 a month. At the middle rent, $800, a full-time job would need to pay $24.13 an hour before taxes.

Parts of Shreveport are also in Bossier Parish.

ZIP codes in Shreveport

What the standard would be at each ZIP code's own studio rent. The calculator and the official standard use the county figure.

ZIPCountyStudio rentPay needed
71101Caddo Parish$790/mo$23.81/hr
71102Caddo Parish$800/mo$24.13/hr
71103Caddo Parish$790/mo$23.81/hr
71104Caddo Parish$880/mo$26.72/hr
71105Caddo Parish$1,040/mo$31.89/hr
71106Caddo Parish$790/mo$23.81/hr
71107Caddo Parish$790/mo$23.81/hr
71108Caddo Parish$880/mo$26.72/hr
71109Caddo Parish$790/mo$23.81/hr
71115Caddo Parish$840/mo$25.42/hr
71118Caddo Parish$830/mo$25.10/hr
71119Caddo Parish$880/mo$26.72/hr
71129Caddo Parish$790/mo$23.81/hr
71133Caddo Parish$800/mo$24.13/hr
71134Caddo Parish$800/mo$24.13/hr
71135Caddo Parish$800/mo$24.13/hr
71136Caddo Parish$800/mo$24.13/hr
71137Bossier Parish$960/mo$29.30/hr
71138Caddo Parish$800/mo$24.13/hr
71148Caddo Parish$800/mo$24.13/hr
71149Caddo Parish$800/mo$24.13/hr
71161Caddo Parish$800/mo$24.13/hr
71162Caddo Parish$800/mo$24.13/hr
71163Caddo Parish$800/mo$24.13/hr
71164Caddo Parish$800/mo$24.13/hr
71165Caddo Parish$800/mo$24.13/hr
71166Caddo Parish$800/mo$24.13/hr

Questions

How much do you need to make to live in Shreveport, Louisiana?

Under the Four Times Rent standard, a full-time job in Shreveport needs to pay at least $23.81 an hour before taxes, about $49,517 a year. That is the figure for Caddo Parish, where the typical studio rent is $790 a month.

Does it vary by neighborhood?

Yes. Across the 27 ZIP codes in Shreveport with HUD rent figures, studio rents run from $790 to $1,040 a month. At the middle rent of $800, the pay needed would be $24.13 an hour.

How does that compare with the minimum wage?

The minimum wage in Caddo Parish is $7.25 an hour. The Four Times Rent standard there is 3.3 times that.

The Four Times Rent standard: a month of full-time work (160 hours) should take home at least four times the typical rent on a studio apartment in the county where the work is done. Rents: HUD FY2027 Fair Market Rents. Taxes: 2026 federal and state income taxes plus Social Security and Medicare, for a single filer. Why four times rent? · Method and data downloads