Salary guide, May 2025

Facilities Engineer pay in New Orleans-Metairie, LA

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The median annual wage for Facilities Managers in New Orleans-Metairie, LA was $95,550 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $71,060 and $120,080.

The New Orleans-Metairie, LA median is $11,110 below the national median of $106,660, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 11-3013 Facilities Managers

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

Facilities Managers in New Orleans-Metairie, LA: median $95,550; published 25th to 75th percentile $71,060 to $120,080.

Annual wage percentiles, New Orleans-Metairie, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$64,630	$71,060	$95,550	$120,080	$167,820

Facilities Managers in New Orleans-Metairie, LA: median $45.94; published 25th to 75th percentile $34.17 to $57.73.

Hourly wage percentiles, New Orleans-Metairie, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$31.07	$34.17	$45.94	$57.73	$80.69

BLS estimated 210 workers employed in this occupation in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Location quotient: 0.46.

What should you know about united States?

Facilities Managers in U.S.: median $106,660; published 25th to 75th percentile $82,020 to $138,870.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$64,480	$82,020	$106,660	$138,870	$176,120

Facilities Managers in U.S.: median $51.28; published 25th to 75th percentile $39.43 to $66.76.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$31.00	$39.43	$51.28	$66.76	$84.67

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

The published Facilities Engineer median is $95,550. The all-occupations median in New Orleans-Metairie, LA is $47,290. Ratio: 2.02 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.46 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?

Facilities Engineer in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$71,020	$99,460	$126,580
May 2025	$71,060	$95,550	$120,080

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 11-3013 Facilities Managers, 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 11-3013 Facilities Managers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Facilities Engineer
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$89,730	$64,940 to $117,270
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$89,790	$73,120 to $102,000

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