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Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers salary in New Orleans, LA

The median electrical power-line installers and repairers in New Orleans-Metairie, LA earns $77,980 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,112 a month.

10th percentile
$38,190
25th percentile
$49,530
Median percentile
$77,980
75th percentile
$94,360
90th percentile
$122,290

Based on 370 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

$61,350 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,980
Federal income tax−$8,326
Social Security + Medicare−$5,965
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$2,339
Monthly take-home$5,112
Every two weeks$2,360

Does it go far here?

$84,214Median 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

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