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Librarians and Media Collections Specialists salary in New Orleans, LA

The median librarians and media collections specialists in New Orleans-Metairie, LA earns $64,240 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,322 a month.

10th percentile
$51,070
25th percentile
$60,720
Median percentile
$64,240
75th percentile
$77,460
90th percentile
$94,010

Based on 480 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

$51,870 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,240
Federal income tax−$5,529
Social Security + Medicare−$4,914
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,927
Monthly take-home$4,322
Every two weeks$1,995

Does it go far here?

$69,376Median 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 librarians and media collections specialists salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana