The annual salary statistics of surveyors in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of surveyors 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 | $32,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surveyors 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 $107,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of surveyors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $61,460 | 2.20% | 9.50% |
| 2021 | $60,110 | 12.83% | - |
| 2020 | $52,400 | -11.34% | - |
| 2019 | $58,340 | 4.37% | - |
| 2018 | $55,790 | -3.32% | - |
| 2017 | $57,640 | -0.03% | - |
| 2016 | $57,660 | 1.70% | - |
| 2015 | $56,680 | 4.66% | - |
| 2014 | $54,040 | -5.37% | - |
| 2013 | $56,940 | 2.32% | - |
| 2012 | $55,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,460 in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is in the middle of salary range for surveyors in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of surveyors in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 15.3 percent (15.3%) lower than that in the highest paying New Iberia nonmetropolitan area and 25.0 percent (25.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Alexandria | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Lafayette | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Monroe | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area |