The annual salary statistics of bridge and lock tenders in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of bridge and lock tenders in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $27,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for bridge and lock tenders in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of bridge and lock tenders from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,090 | -7.12% | 10.12% |
| 2021 | $37,590 | 2.29% | - |
| 2020 | $36,730 | -5.36% | - |
| 2019 | $38,700 | 19.74% | - |
| 2018 | $31,060 | 2.48% | - |
| 2017 | $30,290 | 2.08% | - |
| 2016 | $29,660 | 1.15% | - |
| 2015 | $29,320 | 2.63% | - |
| 2014 | $28,550 | 5.01% | - |
| 2013 | $27,120 | -16.30% | - |
| 2012 | $31,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,090 in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is in the middle of salary range for bridge and lock tenders in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of bridge and lock tenders in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 28.4 percent (28.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area and 13.6 percent (13.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Lafayette | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux |