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Family Medicine Physicians salary in New Orleans, LA

The median family medicine physicians in New Orleans-Metairie, LA earns $332,690 a year, 36% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $18,806 a month.

10th percentile
$190,750
25th percentile
$218,990
Median percentile
$332,690
75th percentile
$464,410
90th percentile
$464,410

Based on 250 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

$225,676 take-home a year
Gross pay$332,690
Federal income tax−$79,576
Social Security + Medicare−$17,457
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$9,981
Monthly take-home$18,806
Every two weeks$8,680

Does it go far here?

$359,288Median pay in New Orleans, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
6%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 family medicine physicians salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana