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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in New Orleans, LA

The median mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in New Orleans-Metairie, LA earns $44,840 a year, 8% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,072 a month.

10th percentile
$30,610
25th percentile
$37,060
Median percentile
$44,840
75th percentile
$54,380
90th percentile
$77,530

Based on 120 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

$36,864 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,840
Federal income tax−$3,201
Social Security + Medicare−$3,430
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,345
Monthly take-home$3,072
Every two weeks$1,418

Does it go far here?

$48,425Median pay in New Orleans, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
40%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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