KEY TAKEAWAYS: A single adult needs an annual income of $84,739 to live comfortably in Louisiana, according to SmartAsset. A Louisiana family of four needs an estimated annual income of $197,933. Louisiana has the fourth-lowest income threshold for comfortable living among the 50 states. The e stimated salary needed for a single adult decreased 0.7% from 2025.   The price of everything seems to be steadily rising across the U.S., which means households are having to reconsider how they budget spending. In order to help people understand how much money it takes to live without financial strain, SmartAsset has calculated the income needed to live comfortably in each state. SmartAsset found that it takes a salary of at least $80,000 to live comfortably in most every state, however, this threshold exceeds $100,000 in a significant number of areas. The amount is even higher for families of four. What salary do I need in Louisiana to live comfortably? Louisiana has the fourth lowest salary needed to live comfortably in the U.S., ranking 47th on SmartAsset’s list of states with the highest and lowest incomes needed to live comfortably. In Louisiana, a single adult needs an income of $84,739 in order to live comfortably. For a family of four, an income of $197,933 is needed in the state. SmartAsset noted a 0.7% decrease since 2025 in the salary needed to live comfortably in Louisiana. Last year, SmartAsset reported that an income of $85,322 for a single adult and an income of $199,597 for a family of four was needed in order to live comfortably in the state. For reference, the median household income in Louisiana is $60,756 and the average middle-class household income in Louisiana is approximately $81,314, according to IncomeByZipcode. Salary it takes to live comfortably in each U.S. state according to SmartAsset This is the income needed for a single adult to live comfortably in each state: Hawaii: $129,002 Massachusetts: $127,213 California: $126,797 New York: $124,342 New Jersey: $113,776 Washington: $110,614 Oregon: $110,074 Connecticut: $108,368 Colorado: $108,160 Maryland: $107,910 New Hampshire: $107,203 Virginia: $106,995 Rhode Island: $104,042 Alaska: $103,917 Vermont: $103,667 Maine: $102,918 Utah: $102,794 Arizona: $101,795 Illinois: $101,587 Montana: $100,797 Georgia: $100,714 Nevada: $100,506 Florida: $100,214 Delaware: $98,966 Idaho: $98,176 Pennsylvania: $97,011 Minnesota: $96,970 North Carolina: $93,475 South Carolina: $92,934 Michigan: $92,934 New Mexico: $91,229 Wisconsin: $91,021 Indiana: $90,646 Texas: $90,563 Nebraska: $90,480 Kansas: $89,981 Tennessee: $89,898 Wyoming: $89,232 Iowa: $88,566 Missouri: $88,483 Alabama: $87,610 Ohio: $87,360 Oklahoma: $86,237 Mississippi: $86,070 North Dakota: $85,738 South Dakota: $85,405 Louisiana: $84,739 Kentucky: $84,074 Arkansas: $83,242 West Virginia: $81,245   Presley Bo Tyler is the Louisiana Deep South Connect Team reporter for USA Today Network. Find her on X @PresleyTyler02 and email at [email protected] This article originally appeared on Shreveport Times: It takes nearly $200K for a family of 4 to live comfortable in Louisiana Reporting by Presley Bo Tyler, Shreveport Times / Shreveport Times USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect ...read more read less