How much do Electronics Engineers, Except Computer make in New Orleans-Metairie, LA?

Percentile spread

For Electronics Engineers, Except Computer, the published 10th percentile is $78,940 and the 90th percentile is $142,790. The difference is $63,850, which is 63.9% 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 $97,690 to the 75th at $129,710, covers $32,020.

The mean annual wage is $110,400, which sits above the median of $99,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New Orleans-Metairie, LA median is 23.2% lower than the national median of $130,220 for Electronics Engineers, Except Computer. In 2024 national prices the local median is $107,984, which is 17.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.4% lower than the Louisiana median of $100,390.

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 $99,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electronics Engineers, Except Computer at $107,984 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Electronics Engineers, Except Computer. New Orleans-Metairie, LA ranks 5th of 6 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 90 miles away, with a median of $114,400 and employment of 80. That median is 14.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $127,103, against $107,984 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 126 miles away, with a median of $125,260 and employment of 160. That median is 25.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $137,982, against $107,984 here.
• Mobile, AL is 127 miles away, with a median of $114,610 and employment of 130. That median is 14.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $130,094, against $107,984 here.

Employment share

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in New Orleans-Metairie, LA (60 of 445,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (96,900 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.22 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.