The annual salary statistics of other social workers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of other social 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 | $31,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $87,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $92,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for other social 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 $92,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,300.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of other social workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $68,640 | 5.81% | 20.96% |
| 2021 | $64,650 | -8.79% | - |
| 2020 | $70,330 | -4.32% | - |
| 2019 | $73,370 | 4.18% | - |
| 2018 | $70,300 | 36.42% | - |
| 2017 | $44,700 | -5.23% | - |
| 2016 | $47,040 | 21.75% | - |
| 2015 | $36,810 | -42.08% | - |
| 2014 | $52,300 | -1.82% | - |
| 2013 | $53,250 | -1.88% | - |
| 2012 | $54,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $68,640 in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is in the middle of salary range for other social workers in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of other social workers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 16.1 percent (16.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Shreveport-Bossier City and 55.8 percent (55.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lake Charles.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Alexandria | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Monroe | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lafayette | |
| Lake Charles |