How much do Business Teachers, Postsecondary make in New Orleans-Metairie, LA?

Percentile spread

For Business Teachers, Postsecondary, the published 10th percentile is $58,030 and the 90th percentile is $262,590. The difference is $204,560, which is 148.7% 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 $86,650 to the 75th at $209,880, covers $123,230.

The mean annual wage is $146,940, which sits above the median of $137,540. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The New Orleans-Metairie, LA median is 38.8% higher than the national median of $99,080 for Business Teachers, Postsecondary. In 2024 national prices the local median is $148,536, which is 49.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.6% higher than the Louisiana median of $129,040.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New Orleans-Metairie, LA is 92.597, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $137,540 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Business Teachers, Postsecondary at $148,536 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Business Teachers, Postsecondary. New Orleans-Metairie, LA ranks 1st of 4 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).).

• Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA is 76 miles away, with a median of $108,870 and employment of 110. That median is 20.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $127,927, against $148,536 here.
• Mobile, AL is 127 miles away, with a median of $95,510 and employment of 100. That median is 30.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,413, against $148,536 here.
• Lafayette, LA is 162 miles away, with a median of $127,840 and employment of 110. That median is 7.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $146,590, against $148,536 here.

Employment share

Business Teachers, Postsecondary accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in New Orleans-Metairie, LA (240 of 445,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (82,150 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.02 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.