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Purchasing Managers salary in New Orleans, LA

The median purchasing managers in New Orleans-Metairie, LA earns $128,670 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,946 a month.

10th percentile
$80,650
25th percentile
$101,870
Median percentile
$128,670
75th percentile
$149,990
90th percentile
$176,220

Based on 90 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

$95,352 take-home a year
Gross pay$128,670
Federal income tax−$19,615
Social Security + Medicare−$9,843
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$3,860
Monthly take-home$7,946
Every two weeks$3,667

Does it go far here?

$138,957Median pay in New Orleans, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
15%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 purchasing managers salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana