How much do Surveyors make in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA?

Percentile spread

For Surveyors, the published 10th percentile is $42,130 and the 90th percentile is $99,780. The difference is $57,650, which is 89.8% 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 $48,550 to the 75th at $81,380, covers $32,830.

The mean annual wage is $67,910, which sits above the median of $64,200. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA median is 14.9% lower than the national median of $75,440 for Surveyors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $69,236, which is 8.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.7% higher than the Louisiana median of $63,140.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is 92.726, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $64,200 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Surveyors at $69,236 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Surveyors. Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA ranks 5th of 12 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).).

• Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 57 miles away, with a median of $61,890 and employment of 100. That median is 3.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,762, against $69,236 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $69,710 and employment of 370. That median is 8.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,790, against $69,236 here.
• New Orleans-Metairie, LA is 81 miles away, with a median of $79,230 and employment of 310. That median is 23.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,564, against $69,236 here.