The annual salary statistics of health educators in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of health educators 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 | $36,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for health educators 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 $85,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of health educators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,110 | -4.61% | 10.15% |
| 2021 | $62,880 | -3.45% | - |
| 2020 | $65,050 | -0.37% | - |
| 2019 | $65,290 | 20.83% | - |
| 2018 | $51,690 | 10.64% | - |
| 2017 | $46,190 | 0.45% | - |
| 2016 | $45,980 | -5.65% | - |
| 2015 | $48,580 | -13.87% | - |
| 2014 | $55,320 | 0.45% | - |
| 2013 | $55,070 | 1.92% | - |
| 2012 | $54,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,110 in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is in the middle of salary range for health educators in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of health educators in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 34.3 percent (34.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Shreveport-Bossier City and 19.1 percent (19.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hammond.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Monroe | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Lafayette | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Alexandria | |
| Hammond |