The annual salary statistics of environmental engineering technicians in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of environmental engineering technicians 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 | $37,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,630 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for environmental engineering technicians 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 $102,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,940.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of environmental engineering technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $44,630 | 45.04% | 45.19% |
| 2017 | $24,530 | 0.29% | - |
| 2016 | $24,460 | 2.78% | - |
| 2015 | $23,780 | -2.86% | - |
| 2012 | $24,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $44,630, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the lowest paying city for environmental engineering technicians in state of Louisiana, following city of Lafayette (median annual salary of $57,610). Compared with the highest paying city Lafayette, the median annual salary of environmental engineering technicians in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 22.5 percent (22.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lafayette | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Alexandria | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner |