Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Louisiana

798 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Louisiana for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$88,090	70	View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$87,670	170	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$87,460	50	View salary detail
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas	$86,980	890	View salary detail
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other	$86,260	190	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$85,850	960	View salary detail
Web Developers	$85,330	490	View salary detail
Dental Hygienists	$85,240	2,690	View salary detail
Project Management Specialists	$84,850	8,050	View salary detail
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	$84,320	30	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$84,310	240	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,710	460	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,700	80	View salary detail
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,680	140	View salary detail
Art Directors	$83,640	160	View salary detail
Computer Hardware Engineers	$83,550	270	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$83,360	5,080	View salary detail
Education Administrators, All Other	$83,050	480	View salary detail
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$83,040	180	View salary detail
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,000	140	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$82,990	1,000	View salary detail
Gambling Managers	$82,140	240	View salary detail
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$82,140	80	View salary detail
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,100	70	View salary detail
Social and Community Service Managers	$82,090	2,680	View salary detail
Funeral Home Managers	$81,930	190	View salary detail
Logging Workers, All Other	$80,930	30	View salary detail
Actuaries	$80,860	40	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$80,710	1,150	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$80,670	480	View salary detail
Historians	$80,620	60	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$80,610	370	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$80,530	330	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$80,280	370	View salary detail
Avionics Technicians	$80,250	200	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$80,230	48,970	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$80,230	48,970	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$80,230	48,970	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$80,230	48,970	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$80,230	48,970	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$80,210	3,060	View salary detail
Range Managers	$80,190	190	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$80,190	190	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$80,190	190	View salary detail
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators	$79,970	60	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,960	440	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,940	340	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$79,780	1,150	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$79,580	1,200	View salary detail
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$79,460	40	View salary detail

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Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.