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Light Truck or Delivery Services Driver Salary in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana

The annual salary statistics of light truck or delivery services drivers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of light truck or delivery services drivers 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,720
25th Percentile Wage
$28,660
50th Percentile Wage
$36,720
75th Percentile Wage
$47,830
90th Percentile Wage
$66,920

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for light truck or delivery services drivers 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 $66,920. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,720.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of light truck or delivery services drivers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$36,720
6.70% 16.20%
2021
$34,260
-3.71% -
2020
$35,530
1.72% -
2019
$34,920
1.03% -
2018
$34,560
6.89% -
2017
$32,180
8.11% -
2016
$29,570
-2.20% -
2015
$30,220
-1.56% -
2014
$30,690
4.99% -
2013
$29,160
-5.52% -
2012
$30,770
- -

Table 2. Compare Light Truck or Delivery Services Driver Salary in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner with Other Louisiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,720 in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is in the middle of salary range for light truck or delivery services drivers in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of light truck or delivery services drivers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 4.5 percent (4.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Baton Rouge and 25.5 percent (25.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Baton Rouge
$38,470
Lake Charles
$37,230
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner
$36,720
Shreveport-Bossier City
$35,530
Hammond
$35,490
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux
$34,190
Alexandria
$34,070
Lafayette
$33,840
New Iberia nonmetropolitan area
$33,010
Monroe
$31,240
Hammond nonmetropolitan area
$29,700
Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area
$29,600
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
$29,280
Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area
$27,340

See also: Top paying jobs in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana.