How much do Dredge Operators make in New Orleans-Metairie, LA?

Percentile spread

For Dredge Operators, the published 10th percentile is $43,520 and the 90th percentile is $60,410. The difference is $16,890, which is 34.2% 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 $46,170 to the 75th at $49,410, covers $3,240.

The mean annual wage is $50,180, which sits above the median of $49,390. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New Orleans-Metairie, LA median is 0.5% lower than the national median of $49,640 for Dredge Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,339, which is 7.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.6% higher than the Louisiana median of $48,590.

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 $49,390 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dredge Operators at $53,339 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Dredge Operators in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.