How much do Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers make in New Orleans-Metairie, LA?

Percentile spread

For Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers, the published 10th percentile is $36,000 and the 90th percentile is $75,430. The difference is $39,430, which is 73.0% 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 $46,430 to the 75th at $62,370, covers $15,940.

The mean annual wage is $56,480, which sits above the median of $54,000. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New Orleans-Metairie, LA median is 8.2% higher than the national median of $49,910 for Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $58,317, which is 16.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.7% higher than the Louisiana median of $49,660.

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 $54,000 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers at $58,317 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers. New Orleans-Metairie, LA ranks 1st of 3 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).).

• Baton Rouge, LA is 126 miles away, with a median of $46,840 and employment of 340. That median is 13.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,597, against $58,317 here.
• Lafayette, LA is 162 miles away, with a median of $45,500 and employment of 60. That median is 15.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,174, against $58,317 here.