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Louisiana · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in Louisiana

The median web developer wage in Louisiana is $41.03 an hour, 8% below the US median. A freelancer there should charge about $50–$80 an hour — $900–$1,450 for a five-page site.

Pages

5
What the site needs

What to charge

$900–$1,450

About 18 hours at $50–$80 an hour, the freelance rate in Louisiana. Plus $45–$100 a month for hosting and updates.

Web design rates in Louisiana

Web designer pay in Louisiana

Median web developer wage
$41.03/hr
$85,300 a year
Freelance rate
$50–$80
an hour, estimated
Rank among states
21st
of 49 with published data
LouisianaMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers$41.03$39.25490
Web and digital interface designers$33.07$34.24170

A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for Louisiana.

What to charge for a website in Louisiana

At $50–$80 an hour. Price the job, not the hours: quote the project, and use these to check you are not working for less than a Louisiana employee would.

SitePriceMonthly
One-page site$500–$750$45–$100
Five-page business site$900–$1,450$45–$100
Five pages with online booking$1,100–$1,750$45–$100
Eight pages, copy written for them$1,950–$3,100$45–$100
Small online shop$1,550–$2,500$45–$100

Prices for a particular business — a restaurant, a dentist, a plumber — are in website cost by business.

States with similar rates

Web design rates in Louisiana's metro areas

BLS publishes figures for 2 metro areas in Louisiana:

  • Baton Rouge — $42.96 an hour (median web developer wage)
  • New Orleans — $36.22 an hour (median web developer wage)

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Questions

How much do web designers make in Louisiana?+

The median web developer wage in Louisiana is $41.03 an hour, about $85,300 a year (BLS, May 2025). Web and digital interface designers earn a median $33.07 an hour.

How much do freelance web designers charge in Louisiana?+

About $50–$80 an hour: 1.25 to 2 times the employee wage, which covers self-employment tax, insurance, software and the hours nobody pays for.

How much does a website cost in Louisiana?+

A five-page small-business website built by a Louisiana freelancer costs about $900–$1,450, plus $45–$100 a month for hosting and updates.

How many web developers work in Louisiana?+

BLS counts 490 employed web developers and 170 web and digital interface designers in Louisiana. Freelancers are not included.

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Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, for web developers (15-1254) and web and digital interface designers (15-1255). Those are employees' wages; freelance rates and prices here are estimates built from them, not BLS figures.