Salary guide, May 2025

Aseptic Fill Operator pay in New Orleans-Metairie, LA

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The median annual wage for Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders in New Orleans-Metairie, LA was $94,450 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $61,740 and $99,630.

The New Orleans-Metairie, LA median is $36,410 above the national median of $58,040, both from BLS May 2025.

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The Aseptic Fill Operator title maps to the published occupation. BLS does not separate this process, credential, shift or plant-specific title from other work in the occupation.

What should you know about new Orleans-Metairie, LA?

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders in New Orleans-Metairie, LA: median $94,450; published 25th to 75th percentile $61,740 to $99,630.

Annual wage percentiles, New Orleans-Metairie, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$49,950	$61,740	$94,450	$99,630	$103,170

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders in New Orleans-Metairie, LA: median $45.41; published 25th to 75th percentile $29.69 to $47.90.

Hourly wage percentiles, New Orleans-Metairie, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$24.02	$29.69	$45.41	$47.90	$49.60

BLS estimated 1,330 workers employed in this occupation in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Location quotient: 3.34.

What should you know about united States?

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders in U.S.: median $58,040; published 25th to 75th percentile $45,970 to $74,080.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$37,440	$45,970	$58,040	$74,080	$92,250

Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders in U.S.: median $27.90; published 25th to 75th percentile $22.10 to $35.62.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$18.00	$22.10	$27.90	$35.62	$44.35

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Aseptic Fill Operator median is $94,450. The all-occupations median in New Orleans-Metairie, LA is $47,290. Ratio: 2.00 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 3.34 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Aseptic Fill Operator in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$63,700	$78,930	$99,960
May 2025	$61,740	$94,450	$99,630

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-9011 Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders, New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-9011 Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Aseptic Fill Operator
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$82,050	$70,160 to $85,520
Hammond, LA	$45,910	$45,910 to $47,240

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