How much do Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers make in New Orleans-Metairie, LA?

Percentile spread

For Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers, the published 10th percentile is $21,750 and the 90th percentile is $34,480. The difference is $12,730, which is 46.5% 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 $21,940 to the 75th at $31,370, covers $9,430.

The mean annual wage is $27,390, which sits below the median of $27,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New Orleans-Metairie, LA median is 16.7% lower than the national median of $32,910 for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $29,591, which is 10.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.3% lower than the Louisiana median of $27,750.

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 $27,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers at $29,591 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 Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers. New Orleans-Metairie, LA ranks 2nd 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).).

• Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 90 miles away, with a median of $22,030 and employment of 130. That median is 19.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $24,476, against $29,591 here.
• Hattiesburg, MS is 133 miles away, with a median of $21,100 and employment of 50. That median is 23% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $24,078, against $29,591 here.
• Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is 171 miles away, with a median of $28,500 and employment of 140. That median is 4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $29,166, against $29,591 here.

Employment share

Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in New Orleans-Metairie, LA (350 of 445,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (121,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.00 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.