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Urban and Regional Planners salary in New Orleans, LA

The median urban and regional planners in New Orleans-Metairie, LA earns $80,710 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,266 a month.

10th percentile
$60,100
25th percentile
$66,740
Median percentile
$80,710
75th percentile
$102,230
90th percentile
$115,980

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

$63,188 take-home a year
Gross pay$80,710
Federal income tax−$8,926
Social Security + Medicare−$6,174
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$2,421
Monthly take-home$5,266
Every two weeks$2,430

Does it go far here?

$87,163Median pay in New Orleans, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.6 vs 100).
23%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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