Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in New Orleans, LA

615 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in New Orleans, LA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$77,980	370	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$77,940	3,740	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$77,860	560	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$77,700	2,130	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$77,700	2,130	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$77,640	2,180	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$77,460	1,250	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$77,460	1,250	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$77,460	1,250	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$77,460	1,250	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$77,460	1,250	View salary detail
Coroners	$77,460	1,250	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$77,460	1,250	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathologists	$77,420	550	View salary detail
Boilermakers	$77,290	120	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$77,220	550	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$77,070	30	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$77,040	330	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$77,020	930	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$76,990	70	View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists	$76,590	620	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,460	80	View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$75,980	90	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$75,740	770	View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks	$75,540	30	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$75,510	40	View salary detail
Economists	$75,510	40	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$75,430	340	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$75,430	340	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$75,430	340	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$75,430	340	View salary detail
Web Developers	$75,340	—	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$75,110	140	View salary detail
Personal Financial Advisors	$74,990	440	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$74,910	60	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$73,990	90	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$73,980	260	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$73,920	4,590	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$73,920	4,590	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$73,920	4,590	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$73,920	4,590	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$73,920	4,590	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$73,280	50	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$73,280	50	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$73,180	190	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$72,870	60	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$72,490	490	View salary detail
Food Service Managers	$71,810	580	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$70,740	770	View salary detail
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts	$70,110	950	View salary detail

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.