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Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers salary in New Orleans, LA

The median heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in New Orleans-Metairie, LA earns $63,500 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,275 a month.

10th percentile
$38,300
25th percentile
$46,790
Median percentile
$63,500
75th percentile
$70,640
90th percentile
$81,610

Based on 1,280 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

$51,297 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,500
Federal income tax−$5,440
Social Security + Medicare−$4,858
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,905
Monthly take-home$4,275
Every two weeks$1,973

Does it go far here?

$68,577Median pay in New Orleans, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
28%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 heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana