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title: "Average Salary in New Orleans, LA"
description: "Mean $61,050, median $47,290 in the New Orleans metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in New Orleans, LA

New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $61,050, median $47,290 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 445,550 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $51,070.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $23,690 |
| 25th | $31,690 |
| 50th | $47,290 |
| 75th | $74,860 |
| 90th | $106,950 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 92.6 |
| Housing (rents) | 86.0 |
| Goods | 93.7 |
| Utilities | 71.2 |
| Other services | 95.7 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $188,470
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $166,670
- [Petroleum Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/petroleum-engineer): $153,860
- [Industrial Production Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/industrial-production-manager): $152,960
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $152,170
- [Ship Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/ship-engineer): $151,960
- [Aerospace Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/aerospace-engineer): $149,160
- [Natural Sciences Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/natural-sciences-manager): $147,680
- [Business Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/business-teacher-postsecondary): $146,940
- [Lawyer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/lawyer): $144,250

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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