The annual salary statistics of industrial machinery mechanics in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of industrial machinery mechanics 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 | $38,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,410 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for industrial machinery mechanics 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 $95,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,410. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of industrial machinery mechanics from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $61,410 | 1.03% | 20.39% |
| 2021 | $60,780 | 1.79% | - |
| 2020 | $59,690 | 7.57% | - |
| 2019 | $55,170 | 3.32% | - |
| 2018 | $53,340 | 9.67% | - |
| 2017 | $48,180 | 0.64% | - |
| 2016 | $47,870 | -2.72% | - |
| 2015 | $49,170 | 4.56% | - |
| 2014 | $46,930 | -8.35% | - |
| 2013 | $50,850 | 3.85% | - |
| 2012 | $48,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,410 in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is in the middle of salary range for industrial machinery mechanics in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of industrial machinery mechanics in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 34.4 percent (34.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area and 25.0 percent (25.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying New Iberia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Lafayette | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Hammond | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Monroe | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Alexandria | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area |