The annual salary statistics of electrical power-line installers and repairers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of electrical power-line installers and repairers 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 | $34,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for electrical power-line installers and repairers 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 $101,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,870.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical power-line installers and repairers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $78,270 | -2.48% | 31.08% |
| 2021 | $80,210 | 28.05% | - |
| 2020 | $57,710 | -17.54% | - |
| 2019 | $67,830 | 20.86% | - |
| 2018 | $53,680 | 24.55% | - |
| 2017 | $40,500 | -5.01% | - |
| 2016 | $42,530 | 4.21% | - |
| 2015 | $40,740 | -30.17% | - |
| 2014 | $53,030 | -1.83% | - |
| 2013 | $54,000 | 0.11% | - |
| 2012 | $53,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $78,270, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the second highest paying city for electrical power-line installers and repairers in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city Shreveport-Bossier City (median annual salary of $80,070). Compared with Shreveport-Bossier City, the median annual salary of electrical power-line installers and repairers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 2.2 percent (2.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Monroe | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lafayette | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Alexandria | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area |