How much do Meter Readers, Utilities make in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA?

Percentile spread

For Meter Readers, Utilities, the published 10th percentile is $30,970 and the 90th percentile is $46,630. The difference is $15,660, which is 35.0% 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 $35,620 to the 75th at $44,760, covers $9,140.

The mean annual wage is $41,540, which sits below the median of $44,750. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Shreveport-Bossier City, LA median is 7.1% lower than the national median of $48,150 for Meter Readers, Utilities. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,792, which is 9.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.1% higher than the Louisiana median of $37,570.

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 $44,750 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Meter Readers, Utilities at $52,792 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Meter Readers, Utilities. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA ranks 1st of 4 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).).

• Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 178 miles away, with a median of $34,410 and employment of 40. That median is 23.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $38,505, against $52,792 here.
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 190 miles away, with a median of $44,670 and employment of 270. That median is 0.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,331, against $52,792 here.
• Lafayette, LA is 193 miles away, with a median of $42,850 and employment of 30. That median is 4.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,135, against $52,792 here.