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Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand salary in New Orleans, LA

The median laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand in New Orleans-Metairie, LA earns $36,380 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,527 a month.

10th percentile
$26,410
25th percentile
$30,300
Median percentile
$36,380
75th percentile
$42,810
90th percentile
$47,680

Based on 9,220 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

$30,320 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,380
Federal income tax−$2,186
Social Security + Medicare−$2,783
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,091
Monthly take-home$2,527
Every two weeks$1,166

Does it go far here?

$39,289Median pay in New Orleans, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
48%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 laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana