How much do Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other make in New Orleans-Metairie, LA?

Percentile spread

For Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $22,900 and the 90th percentile is $40,610. The difference is $17,710, which is 47.9% 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 $30,020 to the 75th at $36,960, covers $6,940.

The mean annual wage is $35,450, which sits below the median of $36,960. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New Orleans-Metairie, LA median is 21.1% lower than the national median of $46,860 for Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $39,915, which is 14.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.8% higher than the Louisiana median of $33,970.

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 $36,960 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other at $39,915 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other. New Orleans-Metairie, LA ranks 1st of 5 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).).

• Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is 81 miles away, with a median of $28,810 and employment of 50. That median is 22.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,070, against $39,915 here.
• Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 90 miles away, with a median of $31,420 and employment of 30. That median is 15% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,909, against $39,915 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 126 miles away, with a median of $35,810. That median is 3.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,447, against $39,915 here.