SOC 51-9198 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Helpers--Production Workers make in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Helpers--Production Workers in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is $37,680. The 10th percentile is $29,110 and the 90th percentile is $45,540. Employment is 250.

Median annual wage

$37,680

10th percentile
$29,110
25th percentile
$31,570
Median
$37,680
75th percentile
$43,760
90th percentile
$45,540
Mean
$38,770

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Helpers--Production Workers, the published 10th percentile is $29,110 and the 90th percentile is $45,540. The difference is $16,430, which is 43.6% 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 $31,570 to the 75th at $43,760, covers $12,190.

The mean annual wage is $38,770, which sits above the median of $37,680. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Shreveport-Bossier City, LA median is 3.6% lower than the national median of $39,070 for Helpers--Production Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $44,452, which is 13.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.5% higher than the Louisiana median of $36,400.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is 84.766, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,680 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Helpers--Production Workers at $44,452 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Helpers--Production Workers. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA ranks 4th of 13 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).).

  • Longview, TX is 55 miles away, with a median of $36,310 and employment of 440. That median is 3.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,577, against $44,452 here.
  • Texarkana, TX-AR is 77 miles away, with a median of $36,110 and employment of 80. That median is 4.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,982, against $44,452 here.
  • Tyler, TX is 89 miles away, with a median of $33,420 and employment of 320. That median is 11.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,265, against $44,452 here.

Employment share

Helpers--Production Workers accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA (250 of 162,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (165,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.44 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA · Helpers--Production Workers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Helpers--Production Workers make in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Helpers--Production Workers in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is $37,680. The 10th percentile is $29,110 and the 90th percentile is $45,540. Employment is 250.

How does that compare with the national median for Helpers--Production Workers?

The local median is 3.6% lower than the national median of $39,070.

What is Helpers--Production Workers pay in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is 84.766, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $37,680 is $44,452. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Shreveport-Bossier City, LA compare with nearby metros for Helpers--Production Workers?

Longview, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 55 miles away, at $36,310. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA ranks 4th of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.