Salary guide, May 2025

General Manager (Manufacturing) pay in New Orleans-Metairie, LA

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The median annual wage for General and Operations Managers in New Orleans-Metairie, LA was $105,110 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $74,630 and $163,660.

The New Orleans-Metairie, LA median is $660 below the national median of $105,770, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 11-1021 General and Operations Managers

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

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

General and Operations Managers in New Orleans-Metairie, LA: median $105,110; published 25th to 75th percentile $74,630 to $163,660.

Annual wage percentiles, New Orleans-Metairie, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$53,040	$74,630	$105,110	$163,660	$240,450

General and Operations Managers in New Orleans-Metairie, LA: median $50.53; published 25th to 75th percentile $35.88 to $78.69.

Hourly wage percentiles, New Orleans-Metairie, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$25.50	$35.88	$50.53	$78.69	$115.60

BLS estimated 10,670 workers employed in this occupation in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Location quotient: 1.06.

What should you know about united States?

General and Operations Managers in U.S.: median $105,770; published 25th to 75th percentile $72,320 to $167,280.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$50,090	$72,320	$105,770	$167,280	$253,390

General and Operations Managers in U.S.: median $50.85; published 25th to 75th percentile $34.77 to $80.42.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$24.08	$34.77	$50.85	$80.42	$121.82

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

The published General Manager (Manufacturing) median is $105,110. The all-occupations median in New Orleans-Metairie, LA is $47,290. Ratio: 2.22 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.06 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?

General Manager (Manufacturing) in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$68,210	$104,790	$154,500
May 2025	$74,630	$105,110	$163,660

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 11-1021 General and Operations 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 11-1021 General and Operations Managers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, General Manager (Manufacturing)
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$107,200	$74,280 to $160,810
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$102,450	$69,850 to $165,660

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