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Chief Executive Salary in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana

The annual salary statistics of chief executives in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of chief executives in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Chief Executives in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$139,000
25th Percentile Wage
$172,110
50th Percentile Wage
$167,520
75th Percentile Wage
No Data
90th Percentile Wage
No Data

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chief executives in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $167,520. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $172,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $139,000.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chief executives from 2012 to 2016.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$167,520
4.64% 5.72%
2015
$159,740
-6.05% -
2014
$169,400
0.12% -
2013
$169,200
6.65% -
2012
$157,940
- -

Table 2. Compare Chief Executive Salary in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner with Other Louisiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $167,520 in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is in the middle of salary range for chief executives in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of chief executives in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 18.8 percent (18.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Lake Charles and 46.9 percent (46.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Monroe.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Lake Charles
$206,430
Lafayette
$201,830
Baton Rouge
$195,710
Shreveport-Bossier City
$180,710
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner
$167,520
Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area
$153,120
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux
$147,830
New Iberia nonmetropolitan area
$139,640
Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area
$128,840
Monroe
$88,980

See also: Top paying jobs in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana.