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Aerospace Engineers salary in New Orleans, LA

The median aerospace engineers in New Orleans-Metairie, LA earns $149,430 a year, 11% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,077 a month.

10th percentile
$118,370
25th percentile
$123,700
Median percentile
$149,430
75th percentile
$163,840
90th percentile
$209,840

Based on 40 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$108,919 take-home a year
Gross pay$149,430
Federal income tax−$24,597
Social Security + Medicare−$11,431
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$4,483
Monthly take-home$9,077
Every two weeks$4,189

Does it go far here?

$161,377Median pay in New Orleans, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
13%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,217 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Orleans, LA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$326,440
Architectural and Engineering Managers$165,620
Industrial Production Managers$147,980
Financial Managers$134,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$131,570
Pharmacists$128,100
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$127,030
Nurse Practitioners$124,800

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