The annual salary statistics of recreation workers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of recreation workers 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 | $17,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $20,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $26,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for recreation workers 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 $39,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,720.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of recreation workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $26,740 | 23.07% | 31.94% |
| 2021 | $20,570 | -20.81% | - |
| 2020 | $24,850 | 5.92% | - |
| 2019 | $23,380 | 11.25% | - |
| 2018 | $20,750 | 4.48% | - |
| 2017 | $19,820 | 4.44% | - |
| 2016 | $18,940 | -0.63% | - |
| 2015 | $19,060 | 2.62% | - |
| 2014 | $18,560 | 0.97% | - |
| 2013 | $18,380 | 0.98% | - |
| 2012 | $18,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $26,740, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the highest paying city for recreation workers in state of Louisiana, followed by Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $26,370). In comparison, the median annual salary of recreation workers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 1.4 percent (1.4%) higher than that in Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Hammond | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Alexandria | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lafayette | |
| Monroe | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area |