Salaries in New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area

Typical pay for 506 jobs in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area. The median for all workers is $47,290 a year ($22.73 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs
$47,290
Median hourly
$22.73
Workers
445,550
vs U.S. median
-7%

Highest paying jobs in New Orleans-Metairie, LA

Most common jobs in New Orleans-Metairie, LA

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All 506 jobs by category

Management Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Administrative Services Manager$103,020$49.53810
Architectural and Engineering Managers$165,620$79.63560
Computer and Information Systems Managers$131,570$63.26800
Construction Manager$122,050$58.68800
Education Administrators, All Other$83,160$39.98160
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$86,320—1,210
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$98,320$47.271,310
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$48,100$23.13130
Emergency Management Director$103,810$49.9150
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$77,070$37.0530
Facilities Manager$95,550$45.94210
Financial Manager$134,110$64.481,970
Food Service Manager$71,810$34.52580
Fundraising Manager$124,160$59.6940
Gambling Manager$82,380$39.6050
General and Operations Managers$105,110$50.5310,670
Human Resources Manager$116,350$55.94350
Industrial Production Manager$147,980$71.14580
Lodging Manager$67,900$32.64150
Managers, All Other$112,550$54.112,610
Marketing Manager$126,740$60.93250
Medical and Health Services Managers$120,700$58.031,810
Natural Sciences Manager$129,960$62.48100
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$97,740$46.9930
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$50,400$24.23950
Public Relations Manager$113,110$54.38110
Purchasing Manager$128,670$61.8690
Sales Manager$118,540$56.991,000
Social and Community Service Managers$86,290$41.49530
Training and Development Managers$115,270$55.4270
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$97,890$47.06780

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Community and Social Service Occupations

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$66,870$32.1540
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$82,750—350
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$99,340—150
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$137,540—240
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$49,720—40
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$57,900$27.84160
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$62,730—140
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$80,030—60
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$125,830—40
Curator$60,170$28.9390
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$82,700—110
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$59,340$28.531,220
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$60,350—4,400
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$125,930—110
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$69,740—110
History Teachers, Postsecondary$79,850—60
Instructional Coordinator$63,020$30.30390
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$58,970—610
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$64,240$30.89480
Library Technician$46,620$22.41340
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$76,460—80
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,830—920
Museum Technicians and Conservators$34,020$16.35130
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$78,730—100
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$101,250—40
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$81,070—n/a
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$78,810—1,600
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$42,570$20.47730
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$81,630—60
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,750—2,860
Self-Enrichment Teacher$44,120$21.21750
Special Education Teachers, All Other$61,330—110
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$60,000—850
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$61,320—130
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$59,140—170
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,630—360
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$27,830$13.38300
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$59,500—380
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$28,560—2,710
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$40,730—60
Tutor$34,860$16.76220

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Anesthesiologist$239,200+$115.00+120
Athletic Trainer$60,340—220
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$46,130$22.18190
Chiropractor$91,410$43.9580
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$55,540$26.701,030
Dental Hygienist$93,650$45.02840
Dentists, General$198,050$95.22270
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$82,070$39.46n/a
Dietitians and Nutritionists$73,180$35.18190
Emergency Medical Technician$35,180$16.91420
Emergency Medicine Physician$336,290$161.68140
Family Medicine Physician$332,690$159.95250
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$72,870$35.0460
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$47,430$22.80780
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$94,520$45.4460
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$63,240$30.411,910
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$60,640$29.152,940
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$79,030$38.00130
Medical Records Specialist$46,930$22.56750
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$95,250$45.7930
Nurse Anesthetist$216,280$103.98190
Nurse Practitioner$124,800$60.001,270
Occupational Therapist$102,520$49.29390
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$45,030$21.65170
Opticians, Dispensing$38,300$18.41120
Optometrist$136,200$65.4850
Orthotists and Prosthetists$61,140$29.3930
Paramedic$59,210$28.47350
Pharmacist$128,100$61.591,470
Pharmacy Technician$46,020$22.131,410
Physical Therapist$100,530$48.33710
Physician Assistant$124,580$59.90400
Physicians, All Other$326,440$156.941,910
Psychiatric Technician$36,120$17.37240
Radiation Therapist$101,930$49.0050
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$70,740$34.01770
Registered Nurse$81,850$39.3511,530
Respiratory Therapist$76,590$36.82620
Speech-Language Pathologist$77,420$37.22550
Surgical Technologist$58,660$28.20590
Therapists, All Other$68,030$32.7180
Veterinarian$128,360$61.71200
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$35,660$17.14480

Healthcare Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Dental Assistant$45,920$22.08760
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$37,310$17.94910
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$23,650$11.376,600
Massage Therapist$39,500$18.99180
Medical Assistant$36,780$17.692,870
Medical Equipment Preparer$38,320$18.43130
Medical Transcriptionist$38,350$18.4450
Nursing Assistant$34,320$16.503,660
Occupational Therapy Assistant$65,850$31.66130
Orderly$27,270$13.11190
Pharmacy Aide$36,580$17.59120
Phlebotomist$37,710$18.13730
Physical Therapist Aide$26,410$12.70270
Physical Therapist Assistant$73,980$35.57260
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$35,520$17.08250

Protective Service Occupations

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Bill and Account Collectors$42,230$20.30440
Billing and Posting Clerks$46,830$22.521,360
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$46,980$22.593,840
Cargo and Freight Agents$50,330$24.20410
Couriers and Messengers$34,100$16.39310
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$47,860$23.01670
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$37,440$18.0090
Customer Service Representative$39,300$18.905,600
Data Entry Keyer$34,890$16.78320
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$46,360$22.29770
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$52,150$25.07200
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$60,370$29.021,920
File Clerk$32,740$15.74190
Financial Clerks, All Other$47,490$22.83240
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$60,270$28.984,830
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$29,340$14.101,590
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$49,570$23.83190
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$47,730$22.95760
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$44,920$21.60270
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$38,280$18.411,190
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$61,030$29.34n/a
Library Assistants, Clerical$34,720$16.69100
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$45,910$22.07440
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$36,620$17.61160
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$36,560$17.58530
Meter Readers, Utilities$33,800$16.25120
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$47,300$22.741,430
Office Clerks, General$33,860$16.286,740
Order Clerk$44,880$21.58180
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$53,590$25.76480
Postal Service Clerk$62,370$29.99180
Postal Service Mail Carrier$64,250$30.891,120
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$57,430$27.61430
Procurement Clerk$52,480$25.23170
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$61,620$29.63360
Public Safety Telecommunicator$46,180$22.20170
Receptionists and Information Clerks$35,750$17.192,930
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$46,870$22.54310
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$42,830$20.596,180
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$40,430$19.441,670
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$37,120$17.85230
Teller$37,020$17.80980
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$38,940$18.7240

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Construction and Extraction Occupations

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$82,160$39.50240
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$53,320$25.6470
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$46,640$22.42340
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$49,190$23.651,610
Avionics Technician$58,950$28.3490
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,460$29.07710
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$49,970$24.0270
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$51,310$24.67210
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$65,700$31.59100
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$77,980$37.49370
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,640$37.332,180
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$63,500$30.531,280
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$36,080$17.35670
Home Appliance Repairer$60,940$29.3070
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$61,560$29.601,510
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$56,160$27.002,430
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$47,770$22.9750
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$45,260$21.764,940
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$61,720$29.67330
Medical Equipment Repairer$53,330$25.6460
Millwright$63,730$30.64140
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$62,220$29.91530
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$60,090$28.8970
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$48,030$23.0930
Rigger$47,730$22.95270
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$59,910$28.80320
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$81,090$38.99590
Tire Repairers and Changers$36,900$17.74160

Production Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Baker$28,530$13.72700
Butchers and Meat Cutters$38,820$18.66360
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$94,450$45.411,330
Chemical Plant and System Operators$92,260$44.36460
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,360$22.7790
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$54,180$26.0570
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$59,320$28.5260
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,380$22.3040
Dental Laboratory Technician$54,170$26.0450
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$42,800$20.5860
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$77,990$37.501,880
Food Batchmaker$34,620$16.64120
Food Processing Workers, All Other$30,430$14.63620
Helpers--Production Workers$39,250$18.87710
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$60,360$29.021,520
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$56,120$26.98110
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$29,960$14.41870
Machinist$66,990$32.21550
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$28,630$13.77440
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$42,990$20.67700
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,840$21.56120
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$59,320$28.5240
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,360$23.7350
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$38,810$18.66340
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$107,490$51.681,560
Plant and System Operators, All Other$49,000$23.5690
Power Plant Operator$104,440$50.21120
Printing Press Operator$38,120$18.33190
Production Workers, All Other$44,520$21.411,150
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$59,100$28.41160
Sewing Machine Operator$31,170$14.99140
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$50,060$24.0760
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$55,550$26.71340
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$33,560$16.1490
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$49,930$24.00620
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$63,270$30.422,000
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$74,910$36.0260

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations