Salary guide, May 2025

NDT Technician pay in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA

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The median annual wage for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA was $60,320 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $47,380 and $76,390.

The Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA median is $18,030 below the national median of $78,350, both from BLS May 2025.

Closest proxy · SOC 17-3029 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other

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What should you know about houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA?

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA: median $60,320; published 25th to 75th percentile $47,380 to $76,390.

Annual wage percentiles, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$36,720	$47,380	$60,320	$76,390	$108,530

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA: median $29.00; published 25th to 75th percentile $22.78 to $36.73.

Hourly wage percentiles, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$17.65	$22.78	$29.00	$36.73	$52.18

What should you know about united States?

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in U.S.: median $78,350; published 25th to 75th percentile $60,390 to $99,310.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$47,030	$60,390	$78,350	$99,310	$118,330

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in U.S.: median $37.67; published 25th to 75th percentile $29.03 to $47.75.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.61	$29.03	$37.67	$47.75	$56.89

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

The published NDT Technician median is $60,320. The all-occupations median in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA is $45,610. Ratio: 1.32 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025).

What should you know about two BLS releases?

NDT Technician in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS	Not published by BLS
May 2025	$47,380	$60,320	$76,390

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 17-3029 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, 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 17-3029 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, NDT Technician
Area	Median	25th to 75th
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$62,430	$48,830 to $87,820
Baton Rouge, LA	$67,360	$48,390 to $100,720

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