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Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters salary in New Orleans, LA

The median structural metal fabricators and fitters in New Orleans-Metairie, LA earns $55,550 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,762 a month.

10th percentile
$26,860
25th percentile
$47,050
Median percentile
$55,550
75th percentile
$61,210
90th percentile
$65,400

Based on 340 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

$45,148 take-home a year
Gross pay$55,550
Federal income tax−$4,486
Social Security + Medicare−$4,250
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,667
Monthly take-home$3,762
Every two weeks$1,736

Does it go far here?

$59,991Median pay in New Orleans, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
32%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 structural metal fabricators and fitters salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana