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Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators salary in New Orleans, LA

The median claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators in New Orleans-Metairie, LA earns $77,020 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,059 a month.

10th percentile
$48,150
25th percentile
$61,310
Median percentile
$77,020
75th percentile
$96,750
90th percentile
$104,330

Based on 930 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

$60,703 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,020
Federal income tax−$8,114
Social Security + Medicare−$5,892
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$2,311
Monthly take-home$5,059
Every two weeks$2,335

Does it go far here?

$83,178Median pay in New Orleans, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
24%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

All claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana