How much do Architectural and Engineering Managers make in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA?

Percentile spread

For Architectural and Engineering Managers, the published 10th percentile is $97,640 and the 90th percentile is $209,220. The difference is $111,580, which is 86.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $103,640 to the 75th at $184,800, covers $81,160.

The mean annual wage is $145,560, which sits above the median of $129,160. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Shreveport-Bossier City, LA median is 24.6% lower than the national median of $171,270 for Architectural and Engineering Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $152,372, which is 11% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 20.7% lower than the Louisiana median of $162,850.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is 84.766, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $129,160 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Architectural and Engineering Managers at $152,372 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Architectural and Engineering Managers. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA ranks 10th of 10 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Longview, TX is 55 miles away, with a median of $153,490 and employment of 110. That median is 18.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $171,526, against $152,372 here.
• Tyler, TX is 89 miles away, with a median of $168,720 and employment of 80. That median is 30.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $183,081, against $152,372 here.
• Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is 165 miles away, with a median of $168,480 and employment of 260. That median is 30.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $187,104, against $152,372 here.

Employment share

Architectural and Engineering Managers accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA (80 of 162,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (220,260 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.35 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.