The annual salary statistics of sailors and marine oilers in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of sailors and marine oilers in Shreveport-Bossier City 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 | $16,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $32,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $66,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sailors and marine oilers in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $66,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,720.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sailors and marine oilers from 2012 to 2018. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $27,860 | 6.96% | -8.33% |
| 2017 | $25,920 | -16.44% | - |
| 2016 | $30,180 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $30,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $27,860, Shreveport-Bossier City is the lowest paying city for sailors and marine oilers in state of Louisiana, following city of New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner (median annual salary of $47,820). Compared with the highest paying city New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, the median annual salary of sailors and marine oilers in Shreveport-Bossier City is 41.7 percent (41.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lafayette | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City |