The annual salary statistics of industrial engineers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of industrial engineers 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 | $78,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $99,840 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $125,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $154,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $160,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial engineers 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 $160,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $125,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $78,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial engineers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $125,190 | 19.31% | 29.41% |
| 2021 | $101,020 | 10.18% | - |
| 2020 | $90,740 | 2.19% | - |
| 2019 | $88,750 | -14.82% | - |
| 2018 | $101,900 | -0.23% | - |
| 2017 | $102,130 | 2.82% | - |
| 2016 | $99,250 | -3.39% | - |
| 2015 | $102,610 | 6.01% | - |
| 2014 | $96,440 | 3.36% | - |
| 2013 | $93,200 | 5.18% | - |
| 2012 | $88,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $125,190 in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is in the middle of salary range for industrial engineers in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of industrial engineers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 6.6 percent (6.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux and 58.6 percent (58.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Monroe.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Lafayette | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Alexandria | |
| Monroe |