How much do Sales Engineers make in New Orleans-Metairie, LA?

Percentile spread

For Sales Engineers, the published 10th percentile is $80,410 and the 90th percentile is $154,390. The difference is $73,980, which is 55.6% 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 $94,540 to the 75th at $133,010, covers $38,470.

The mean annual wage is $123,200, which sits below the median of $133,010. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New Orleans-Metairie, LA median is 6.5% higher than the national median of $124,900 for Sales Engineers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $143,644, which is 15% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.3% higher than the Louisiana median of $121,680.

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 $133,010 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Sales Engineers at $143,644 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 Sales Engineers. 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).).

• Lafayette, LA is 162 miles away, with a median of $121,680 and employment of 60. That median is 8.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $139,527, against $143,644 here.
• Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is 171 miles away, with a median of $128,200 and employment of 60. That median is 3.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $131,195, against $143,644 here.