How much do Electrical Engineers make in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA?

Percentile spread

For Electrical Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $79,380 and the 90th percentile is $189,030. The difference is $109,650, which is 65.7% 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 $96,570 to the 75th at $174,600, covers $78,030.

The mean annual wage is $139,010, which sits below the median of $167,010. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA median is 38.4% higher than the national median of $120,630 for Electrical Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $180,111, which is 49.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 35% higher than the Louisiana median of $123,710.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is 92.726, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $167,010 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electrical Engineers at $180,111 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electrical Engineers. Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA ranks 1st of 12 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).).

• Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 57 miles away, with a median of $107,580 and employment of 270. That median is 35.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $119,525, against $180,111 here.
• Hattiesburg, MS is 69 miles away, with a median of $106,620 and employment of 60. That median is 36.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $121,666, against $180,111 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $133,030 and employment of 350. That median is 20.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $146,541, against $180,111 here.

Employment share

Electrical Engineers accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA (50 of 98,240). Nationally the occupation is 0.13% of employment (198,750 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.40 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.