The annual salary statistics of sales engineers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of sales 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 | $38,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $157,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sales 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 $157,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,600.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sales engineers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $62,990 | -64.06% | -55.01% |
| 2020 | $103,340 | 13.00% | - |
| 2019 | $89,910 | 6.09% | - |
| 2018 | $84,430 | -0.89% | - |
| 2017 | $85,180 | -14.63% | - |
| 2016 | $97,640 | 5.46% | - |
| 2015 | $92,310 | 4.40% | - |
| 2014 | $88,250 | -10.64% | - |
| 2012 | $97,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $62,990, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the lowest paying city for sales engineers in state of Louisiana, following city of Lake Charles (median annual salary of $149,140). Compared with the highest paying city Lake Charles, the median annual salary of sales engineers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 57.8 percent (57.8%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lake Charles | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Lafayette | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner |