How much do Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other make in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA?

Percentile spread

For Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $36,720 and the 90th percentile is $108,530. The difference is $71,810, which is 119.0% 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 $47,380 to the 75th at $76,390, covers $29,010.

The mean annual wage is $66,420, which sits above the median of $60,320. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA median is 23% lower than the national median of $78,350 for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,879, which is 9.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.3% higher than the Louisiana median of $58,960.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA is 85.103, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $60,320 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other at $70,879 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA ranks 7th of 8 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).).

• New Orleans-Metairie, LA is 76 miles away, with a median of $62,430 and employment of 390. That median is 3.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,421, against $70,879 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 83 miles away, with a median of $67,360 and employment of 340. That median is 11.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,201, against $70,879 here.
• Lafayette, LA is 91 miles away, with a median of $66,050 and employment of 120. That median is 9.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,738, against $70,879 here.