What is the average salary in Louisiana?

$56,180a year

Average yearly pay across 680 jobs with official data in Louisiana, weighted by employment. Each job below shows its median.

Hourly: $27.01
Jobs with data: 680
Workers counted: 1,910,850

Highest paying jobs

Median yearly pay.

Pediatrician	$502,700
Anesthesiologist	$410,500
Obstetrician and Gynecologist	$404,600
Physician	$350,900
Psychiatrist	$345,000
Surgeon	$304,800
Family Medicine Physician	$255,300
Emergency Medicine Physician	$239,200
Nurse Anesthetist	$222,100
General Internal Medicine Physician	$210,400

Most common jobs

Median yearly pay.

Retail Salesperson	$29,490
Registered Nurse	$80,230
Cashier	$26,750
Fast Food and Counter Worker	$22,800
Home Health and Personal Care Aide	$22,520
Laborer and Freight	$35,340
General and Operations Manager	$101,800
Waiter and Waitress	$15,080
Office Clerk	$32,480
Stocker and Order Filler	$34,490

Management

Administrative Services Manager$99,210
Advertising and Promotions Manager$78,810
Architectural and Engineering Manager$162,900
Compensation and Benefits Manager$99,840
Computer and Information Systems Manager$127,500
Construction Manager$110,000
Education Administrator$83,360
Education Administrator$98,840
Education Administrator$83,050
Education and Childcare Administrator$46,030
Emergency Management Director$96,550
Entertainment and Recreation Manager$62,390
Facilities Manager$97,120
Financial Manager$126,800
Food Service Manager$61,400
Fundraising Manager$122,200
Funeral Home Manager$81,930
Gambling Manager$82,140
General and Operations Manager$101,800
Human Resources Manager$107,900
Industrial Production Manager$133,200
Lodging Manager$63,000
Manager$103,100
Marketing Manager$120,700
Medical and Health Services Manager$104,600
Natural Sciences Manager$116,000
Postmaster and Mail Superintendent$96,550
Property$49,990
Public Relations Manager$94,380
Purchasing Manager$109,600
Sales Manager$110,700
Social and Community Service Manager$82,090
Training and Development Manager$107,700
Transportation$93,650

Business and financial operations

Accountant and Auditor$73,810
Budget Analyst$80,530
Business Operations Specialist$63,220
Buyer and Purchasing Agent$66,340
Claims Adjuster$65,220
Compensation$62,700
Compliance Officer$70,290
Cost Estimator$77,030
Credit Analyst$73,210
Credit Counselor$47,250
Financial and Investment Analyst$75,680
Financial Examiner$84,310
Financial Risk Specialist$58,440
Financial Specialist$59,860
Fundraiser$72,030
Human Resources Specialist$61,300
Insurance Appraiser$72,040
Insurance Underwriter$76,540
Labor Relations Specialist$78,110
Loan Officer$61,110
Logistician$75,230
Management Analyst$95,540
Market Research Analyst and Marketing Specialist$59,690
Meeting$61,150
Project Management Specialist$84,850
Property Appraiser and Assessor$62,910
Tax Examiner and Collector$49,940
Tax Preparer$38,740
Training and Development Specialist$58,070

Computer and mathematical

Actuary$80,860
Computer and Information Research Scientist$115,200
Computer Network Architect$106,600
Computer Network Support Specialist$58,680
Computer Occupation$77,000
Computer Systems Analyst$95,660
Computer User Support Specialist$52,440
Data Scientist$78,760
Database Administrator$98,270
Information Security Analyst$92,990
Network and Computer Systems Administrator$90,160
Operations Research Analyst$63,210
Software Developer$102,800
Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester$66,810
Statistician$76,400
Web and Digital Interface Designer$68,790
Web Developer$85,330

Architecture and engineering

Aerospace Engineer$137,000
Architect$79,580
Architectural and Civil Drafter$61,010
Bioengineer and Biomedical Engineer$84,320
Calibration Technologist and Technician$80,670
Cartographer and Photogrammetrist$59,990
Chemical Engineer$134,800
Civil Engineer$105,400
Civil Engineering Technologist and Technician$68,030
Computer Hardware Engineer$83,550
Drafter$68,470
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologist and Technician$82,990
Electrical and Electronics Drafter$62,550
Electrical Engineer$123,700
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologist and Technician$75,410
Electronics Engineer$100,400
Engineer$99,070
Engineering Technologist and Technician$58,960
Environmental Engineer$130,500
Environmental Engineering Technologist and Technician$60,840
Health and Safety Engineer$118,500
Industrial Engineer$122,900
Materials Engineer$128,700
Mechanical Drafter$77,730
Mechanical Engineer$119,500
Mechanical Engineering Technologist and Technician$102,800
Petroleum Engineer$139,600
Surveying and Mapping Technician$49,440
Surveyor$63,140

Life, physical, and social science

Anthropologist and Archeologist$47,750
Atmospheric and Space Scientist$97,470
Biological Scientist$69,590
Biological Technician$47,310
Chemical Technician$85,850
Chemist$103,900
Clinical and Counseling Psychologist$71,330
Conservation Scientist$80,190
Economist$73,050
Environmental Scientist and Specialist$69,820
Epidemiologist$73,850
Food Science Technician$44,310
Forest and Conservation Technician$59,370
Geological Technician$59,120
Geoscientist$91,560
Historian$80,620
Hydrologic Technician$65,170
Hydrologist$104,500
Life$53,360
Life Scientist$76,480
Occupational Health and Safety Specialist$89,560
Occupational Health and Safety Technician$57,930
Physical Scientist$94,320
Physicist$166,200
Psychologist$104,500
School Psychologist$69,020
Social Science Research Assistant$52,600
Social Scientist and Related Worker$91,170
Soil and Plant Scientist$60,200
Urban and Regional Planner$74,500
Zoologist and Wildlife Biologist$87,460

Community and social service

Child$56,800
Clergy$54,140
Community and Social Service Specialist$49,080
Community Health Worker$46,450
Counselor$47,830
Director$29,540
Educational$61,870
Health Education Specialist$57,840
Healthcare Social Worker$61,080
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker$47,100
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist$62,910
Rehabilitation Counselor$47,990
Social and Human Service Assistant$35,780
Social Worker$69,230
Substance Abuse$37,910

Legal

Educational instruction and library

Adult Basic Education$66,870
Architecture Teacher$83,000
Archivist$59,070
Art$78,710
Biological Science Teacher$79,010
Business Teacher$129,000
Career/Technical Education Teacher$56,480
Career/Technical Education Teacher$56,440
Career/Technical Education Teacher$61,300
Chemistry Teacher$83,680
Communications Teacher$77,250
Computer Science Teacher$77,530
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teacher$82,100
Curator$60,080
Economics Teacher$132,700
Education Teacher$83,710
Educational Instruction and Library Worker$53,790
Elementary School Teacher$58,770
Engineering Teacher$125,900
English Language and Literature Teacher$60,350
Foreign Language and Literature Teacher$75,410
Health Specialties Teacher$125,100
History Teacher$78,990
Instructional Coordinator$63,120
Kindergarten Teacher$53,130
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist$60,650
Library Technician$39,180
Mathematical Science Teacher$79,940
Middle School Teacher$58,760
Museum Technician and Conservator$32,350
Nursing Instructor and Teacher$79,960
Philosophy and Religion Teacher$76,310
Physics Teacher$90,040
Political Science Teacher$88,090
Postsecondary Teacher$78,810
Preschool Teacher$38,020
Psychology Teacher$91,340
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teacher$65,940
Secondary School Teacher$59,850
Self-Enrichment Teacher$37,760
Sociology Teacher$83,700
Special Education Teacher$56,890
Special Education Teacher$58,800
Special Education Teacher$59,420
Special Education Teacher$59,100
Special Education Teacher$61,170
Substitute Teacher$27,370
Teacher and Instructor$59,460
Teaching Assistant$37,950
Teaching Assistant$27,400
Tutor$33,780

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media

Art Director$83,640
Athlete and Sports Competitor$55,890
Audio and Video Technician$44,480
Broadcast Announcer and Radio Disc Jockey$33,020
Broadcast Technician$44,440
Camera Operator$58,440
Choreographer$51,170
Coach and Scout$60,960
Commercial and Industrial Designer$98,040
Court Reporter and Simultaneous Captioner$63,380
Designer$57,020
Editor$58,860
Entertainer and Performer$58,160
Film and Video Editor$66,870
Fine Artist$40,700
Floral Designer$30,000
Graphic Designer$49,910
Interior Designer$60,610
Interpreter and Translator$48,420
Lighting Technician$66,840
Media and Communication Equipment Worker$86,260
Merchandise Displayer and Window Trimmer$34,860
News Analyst$50,750
Photographer$36,830
Producer and Director$62,920
Public Relations Specialist$60,470
Sound Engineering Technician$55,530
Technical Writer$63,790
Umpire$50,080
Writer and Author$89,520

Healthcare practitioners and technical

Anesthesiologist$410,500
Athletic Trainer$62,760
Audiologist$75,200
Cardiovascular Technologist and Technician$50,050
Chiropractor$80,280
Clinical Laboratory Technologist and Technician$54,460
Dental Hygienist$85,240
Dentist$170,800
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$80,710
Dietetic Technician$28,860
Dietitian and Nutritionist$70,460
Emergency Medical Technician$35,870
Emergency Medicine Physician$239,200
Exercise Physiologist$52,450
Family Medicine Physician$255,300
General Internal Medicine Physician$210,400
Health Information Technologist and Medical Registrar$65,620
Health Technologist and Technician$39,730
Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Worker$63,240
Hearing Aid Specialist$64,580
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurse$57,470
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$77,510
Medical Records Specialist$44,610
Nuclear Medicine Technologist$87,670
Nurse Anesthetist$222,100
Nurse Midwive$119,300
Nurse Practitioner$125,600
Obstetrician and Gynecologist$404,600
Occupational Therapist$98,490
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$38,750
Ophthalmologist$155,300
Optician$36,360
Optometrist$118,100
Orthotist and Prosthetist$75,460
Paramedic$56,050
Pediatrician$502,700
Pharmacist$132,400
Pharmacy Technician$44,410
Physical Therapist$98,530
Physician$350,900
Physician Assistant$128,900
Podiatrist$197,500
Psychiatric Technician$31,440
Psychiatrist$345,000
Radiation Therapist$94,710
Radiologic Technologist and Technician$63,680
Recreational Therapist$51,150
Registered Nurse$80,230
Respiratory Therapist$75,240
Speech-Language Pathologist$69,610
Surgeon$304,800
Surgical Technologist$57,370
Therapist$64,530
Veterinarian$124,400
Veterinary Technologist and Technician$35,530

Healthcare support

Dental Assistant$44,090
Healthcare Support Worker$34,040
Home Health and Personal Care Aide$22,520
Massage Therapist$36,480
Medical Assistant$36,320
Medical Equipment Preparer$35,960
Medical Transcriptionist$38,040
Nursing Assistant$30,510
Occupational Therapy Aide$28,560
Occupational Therapy Assistant$66,090
Orderly$27,330
Pharmacy Aide$33,450
Phlebotomist$36,120
Physical Therapist Aide$22,460
Physical Therapist Assistant$65,370
Psychiatric Aide$30,030
Veterinary Assistant and Laboratory Animal Caretaker$30,480

Protective service

Animal Control Worker$38,020
Bailiff$44,040
Correctional Officer and Jailer$39,850
Crossing Guard and Flagger$25,450
Detective and Criminal Investigator$60,450
Fire Inspector and Investigator$64,820
Firefighter$33,120
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officer$58,960
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Worker$59,750
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detective$70,470
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Worker$76,400
First-Line Supervisors of Security Worker$50,580
Fish and Game Warden$59,940
Forest Fire Inspector and Prevention Specialist$75,480
Gambling Surveillance Officer and Gambling Investigator$33,910
Lifeguard$22,240
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officer$48,380
Private Detective and Investigator$41,950
Protective Service Worker$44,410
School Bus Monitor$25,250
Security Guard$32,240
Transportation Security Screener$63,130

Food preparation and serving

Bartender$20,850
Chef and Head Cook$45,570
Cook$24,960
Cook$25,490
Cook$29,050
Cook$26,260
Cook$28,930
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendant and Bartender Helper$26,780
Dishwasher$26,440
Fast Food and Counter Worker$22,800
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Worker$35,800
Food Preparation and Serving Related Worker$21,820
Food Preparation Worker$23,620
Food Server$27,200
Host and Hostess$22,060
Waiter and Waitress$15,080

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance

Building Cleaning Worker$28,260
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Worker$38,640
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping$48,410
Grounds Maintenance Worker$33,970
Janitor and Cleaner$28,930
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Worker$34,870
Maid and Housekeeping Cleaner$26,600
Pest Control Worker$44,570
Pesticide Handler$26,220
Tree Trimmer and Pruner$47,350

Personal care and service

Amusement and Recreation Attendant$22,680
Animal Caretaker$27,910
Animal Trainer$32,720
Baggage Porter and Bellhop$26,320
Barber$44,430
Childcare Worker$22,900
Concierge$31,340
Embalmer$54,890
Entertainment Attendant and Related Worker$36,370
Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor$44,410
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Worker$41,350
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Worker$57,560
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Worker$38,670
Funeral Attendant$30,370
Gambling and Sports Book Writer and Runner$26,620
Gambling Dealer$17,760
Gambling Service Worker$28,630
Hairdresser$26,030
Makeup Artist$129,600
Manicurist and Pedicurist$28,170
Mortician$46,730
Personal Care and Service Worker$33,060
Recreation Worker$28,580
Residential Advisor$33,800
Shampooer$29,160
Skincare Specialist$36,890
Tour and Travel Guide$32,060
Usher$27,750

Sales and related

Advertising Sales Agent$48,810
Cashier$26,750
Counter and Rental Clerk$34,910
Demonstrator and Product Promoter$29,680
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Worker$73,700
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Worker$43,860
Gambling Change Person and Booth Cashier$23,390
Insurance Sales Agent$55,440
Parts Salesperson$31,310
Real Estate Sales Agent$45,850
Retail Salesperson$29,490
Sale and Related Worker$31,990
Sales Engineer$121,700
Sales Representative$124,200
Sales Representative$63,290
Sales Representatives of Service$55,200
Security$48,040
Telemarketer$28,910
Travel Agent$35,970

Office and administrative support

Bill and Account Collector$39,130
Billing and Posting Clerk$43,170
Bookkeeping$44,890
Brokerage Clerk$61,500
Cargo and Freight Agent$48,940
Communications Equipment Operator$48,560
Correspondence Clerk$36,790
Courier and Messenger$33,490
Court$46,570
Credit Authorizer$37,440
Customer Service Representative$37,330
Data Entry Keyer$36,920
Desktop Publisher$47,130
Dispatcher$47,050
Eligibility Interviewer$48,260
Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$53,240
File Clerk$32,200
Financial Clerk$46,270
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Worker$57,180
Gambling Cage Worker$33,220
Hotel$27,420
Human Resources Assistant$47,490
Information and Record Clerk$45,970
Insurance Claim and Policy Processing Clerk$46,800
Interviewer$37,190
Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$48,050
Library Assistant$29,620
Loan Interviewer and Clerk$46,700
Mail Clerk and Mail Machine Operator$34,860
Medical Secretary and Administrative Assistant$36,930
Meter Reader$37,570
Office and Administrative Support Worker$40,700
Office Clerk$32,480
Office Machine Operator$36,960
Order Clerk$37,520
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerk$50,800
Postal Service Clerk$63,210
Postal Service Mail Carrier$58,910
Postal Service Mail Sorter$58,470
Procurement Clerk$49,680
Production$60,120
Public Safety Telecommunicator$38,550
Receptionist and Information Clerk$32,750
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agent and Travel Clerk$44,520
Secretary and Administrative Assistant$38,790
Shipping$40,180
Switchboard Operator$35,890
Telephone Operator$31,400
Teller$35,680
Weigher$48,890

Farming, fishing, and forestry

Agricultural Equipment Operator$58,520
Agricultural Inspector$63,130
Agricultural Worker$38,160
Faller$62,040
Farmworker$31,940
Farmworker and Laborer$33,260
First-Line Supervisors of Farming$59,020
Forest and Conservation Worker$39,900
Grader and Sorter$36,090
Log Grader and Scaler$47,510
Logging Equipment Operator$58,600
Logging Worker$80,930

Construction and extraction

Boilermaker$73,980
Brickmason and Blockmason$57,440
Carpenter$49,920
Carpet Installer$49,400
Cement Mason and Concrete Finisher$49,180
Construction and Building Inspector$68,260
Construction Laborer$38,230
Derrick Operator$86,980
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installer$47,420
Earth Driller$55,690
Electrician$61,540
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operator$53,510
Explosives Worker$39,900
Extraction Worker$48,070
Fence Erector$51,770
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trade and Extraction Worker$75,360
Floor Layer$42,260
Glazier$47,150
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$38,000
Helper$39,960
Helpers--Brickmason$31,740
Helpers--Carpenter$40,900
Helpers--Electrician$38,570
Helpers--Extraction Worker$46,940
Helpers--Painter$37,340
Helpers--Pipelayer$37,380
Helpers--Roofer$43,680
Highway Maintenance Worker$44,790
Insulation Worker$47,340
Insulation Worker$48,280
Loading and Moving Machine Operator$48,670
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Worker$49,660
Operating Engineer and Other Construction Equipment Operator$51,700
Painter$46,410
Paving$48,450
Pile Driver Operator$61,150
Pipelayer$44,340
Plasterer and Stucco Mason$49,950
Plumber$63,680
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operator$44,150
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Worker$70,700
Roofer$48,760
Rotary Drill Operator$49,410
Roustabout$44,850
Septic Tank Servicer and Sewer Pipe Cleaner$48,900
Service Unit Operator$60,760
Sheet Metal Worker$50,320
Structural Iron and Steel Worker$68,830
Tile and Stone Setter$44,750

Installation, maintenance, and repair

Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician$79,780
Audiovisual Equipment Installer and Repairer$53,320
Automotive Body and Related Repairer$47,150
Automotive Glass Installer and Repairer$41,620
Automotive Service Technician and Mechanic$46,400
Avionics Technician$80,250
Bus and Truck Mechanic and Diesel Engine Specialist$58,680
Coin$46,770
Commercial Diver$62,230
Computer$50,150
Control and Valve Installer and Repairer$66,730
Electric Motor$60,420
Electrical and Electronics Installer and Repairer$77,270
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$64,500
Electrical and Electronics Repairer$80,610
Electrical Power-Line Installer and Repairer$76,410
Electronic Equipment Installer and Repairer$41,040
Farm Equipment Mechanic and Service Technician$48,330
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanic$75,550
Heating$58,650
Helpers--Installation$36,160
Home Appliance Repairer$49,240
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$60,260
Installation$50,660
Locksmith and Safe Repairer$46,550
Maintenance and Repair Worker$43,960
Maintenance Worker$62,640
Mechanical Door Repairer$47,110
Medical Equipment Repairer$61,110
Millwright$66,080
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic$62,260
Motorboat Mechanic and Service Technician$53,080
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanic$43,200
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairer$82,140
Rail Car Repairer$47,970
Recreational Vehicle Service Technician$45,390
Rigger$43,660
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installer$54,730
Telecommunications Equipment Installer and Repairer$80,210
Telecommunications Line Installer and Repairer$48,770
Tire Repairer and Changer$33,900

Production

Baker$28,020
Butcher and Meat Cutter$36,790
Cabinetmaker and Bench Carpenter$39,280
Chemical Equipment Operator and Tender$78,580
Chemical Plant and System Operator$100,100
Coating$47,950
Coil Winder$61,480
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$49,800
Crushing$44,900
Cutting$40,870
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setter$41,170
Dental Laboratory Technician$38,490
Electrical$37,930
Etcher and Engraver$32,880
Extruding$44,200
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setter$47,930
Fiberglass Laminator and Fabricator$40,000
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Worker$77,520
Food and Tobacco Roasting$38,440
Food Batchmaker$34,620
Food Cooking Machine Operator and Tender$44,440
Food Processing Worker$31,230
Furnace$47,820
Furniture Finisher$38,920
Gas Plant Operator$108,400
Grinding$38,650
Grinding and Polishing Worker$33,160
Heat Treating Equipment Setter$35,180
Helpers--Production Worker$36,400
Inspector$49,490
Jeweler and Precious Stone and Metal Worker$51,420
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setter$50,560
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Worker$27,460
Machinist$61,110
Meat$27,850
Medical Appliance Technician$50,770
Metal Worker and Plastic Worker$45,680
Miscellaneous Assembler and Fabricator$45,070
Mixing and Blending Machine Setter$47,330
Molder$46,870
Molding$38,650
Multiple Machine Tool Setter$46,210
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$37,160
Packaging and Filling Machine Operator and Tender$38,370
Painting$38,320
Paper Goods Machine Setter$58,230
Petroleum Pump System Operator$106,600
Photographic Process Worker and Processing Machine Operator$36,500
Plant and System Operator$62,630
Plating Machine Setter$34,040
Power Plant Operator$101,200
Prepress Technician and Worker$38,060
Presser$27,170
Print Binding and Finishing Worker$36,230
Printing Press Operator$37,650
Production Worker$45,210
Rolling Machine Setter$49,920
Sawing Machine Setter$46,610
Separating$58,640
Sewer$27,040
Sewing Machine Operator$29,600
Slaughterer and Meat Packer$40,120
Stationary Engineer and Boiler Operator$47,750
Structural Metal Fabricator and Fitter$49,120
Tailor$33,560
Textile Cutting Machine Setter$37,490
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setter$36,860
Textile Winding$49,690
Tool and Die Maker$46,950
Tool Grinder$56,380
Upholsterer$49,920
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operator$46,210
Welder$62,250
Welding$48,740
Woodworker$48,020
Woodworking Machine Setter$47,170

Transportation and material moving

Air Traffic Controller$99,810
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor$79,460
Aircraft Service Attendant$42,930
Airline Pilot$120,700
Ambulance Driver and Attendant$27,410
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendant$29,150
Bridge and Lock Tender$39,090
Bus Driver$29,450
Bus Driver$48,860
Captain$117,200
Cleaners of Vehicle and Equipment$27,600
Commercial Pilot$95,940
Conveyor Operator and Tender$54,590
Crane and Tower Operator$61,170
Dredge Operator$48,590
Driver/Sales Worker$36,290
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Worker$60,260
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operator$79,970
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Driver$49,320
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operator$48,950
Laborer and Freight$35,340
Light Truck Driver$39,440
Locomotive Engineer$64,200
Machine Feeder and Offbearer$43,370
Motor Vehicle Operator$37,730
Motorboat Operator$45,800
Packer and Packager$27,710
Parking Attendant$23,920
Pump Operator$64,110
Railroad Brake$54,260
Railroad Conductor and Yardmaster$62,170
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector$38,810
Sailor and Marine Oiler$46,610
Ship Engineer$103,400
Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur$30,640
Stocker and Order Filler$34,490
Tank Car$58,900
Traffic Technician$42,710
Transportation Inspector$77,460
Transportation Worker$43,440
Wellhead Pumper$76,930

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary in Louisiana?

About $56,180 a year ($27.01 an hour): the average of the 680 jobs with official data, weighted by how many people do each one.

What are the highest paying jobs in Louisiana?

Pediatrician ($502,700), Anesthesiologist ($410,500), Obstetrician and Gynecologist ($404,600).

What are the most common jobs in Louisiana?

Retail Salesperson (49,570 jobs), Registered Nurse (48,970 jobs), Cashier (46,350 jobs).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS): pay in May 2025, published by BLS in 2026. Hourly pay is the yearly figure divided by 2,080 hours.