How much do Occupational Health and Safety Technicians make in New Orleans-Metairie, LA?

Percentile spread

For Occupational Health and Safety Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $30,680 and the 90th percentile is $87,440. The difference is $56,760, which is 124.2% 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 $30,680 to the 75th at $61,930, covers $31,250.

The mean annual wage is $50,070, which sits above the median of $45,690. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New Orleans-Metairie, LA median is 25.8% lower than the national median of $61,560 for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $49,343, which is 19.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21.1% lower than the Louisiana median of $57,930.

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 $45,690 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Occupational Health and Safety Technicians at $49,343 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Occupational Health and Safety Technicians. New Orleans-Metairie, LA ranks 6th of 6 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).).

• Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA is 76 miles away, with a median of $55,090 and employment of 40. That median is 20.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,733, against $49,343 here.
• Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is 81 miles away, with a median of $50,180 and employment of 30. That median is 9.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,116, against $49,343 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 126 miles away, with a median of $85,610 and employment of 230. That median is 87.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,305, against $49,343 here.

Employment share

Occupational Health and Safety Technicians accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in New Orleans-Metairie, LA (150 of 445,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (30,590 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.71 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.