Salary guide, May 2025

Millwright pay in New Orleans-Metairie, LA

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The median annual wage for Millwrights in New Orleans-Metairie, LA was $63,730 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $59,870 and $73,470.

The New Orleans-Metairie, LA median is $1,970 below the national median of $65,700, both from BLS May 2025.

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The Millwright title maps to the published occupation. The duties align, but BLS combines employers and industries.

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

Millwrights in New Orleans-Metairie, LA: median $63,730; published 25th to 75th percentile $59,870 to $73,470.

Annual wage percentiles, New Orleans-Metairie, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$48,440	$59,870	$63,730	$73,470	$80,770

Millwrights in New Orleans-Metairie, LA: median $30.64; published 25th to 75th percentile $28.79 to $35.32.

Hourly wage percentiles, New Orleans-Metairie, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$23.29	$28.79	$30.64	$35.32	$38.83

BLS estimated 140 workers employed in this occupation in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Location quotient: 1.19.

What should you know about united States?

Millwrights in U.S.: median $65,700; published 25th to 75th percentile $56,390 to $81,500.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$46,290	$56,390	$65,700	$81,500	$93,600

Millwrights in U.S.: median $31.59; published 25th to 75th percentile $27.11 to $39.18.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.25	$27.11	$31.59	$39.18	$45.00

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

The published Millwright median is $63,730. The all-occupations median in New Orleans-Metairie, LA is $47,290. Ratio: 1.35 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.19 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?

Millwright in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$59,830	$68,970	$74,090
May 2025	$59,870	$63,730	$73,470

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 49-9044 Millwrights, 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 49-9044 Millwrights, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Millwright
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$53,330	$44,920 to $59,880
Baton Rouge, LA	$76,610	$62,680 to $78,710

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