Salary guide, May 2025

NDT Technician pay in New Orleans-Metairie, LA

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The median annual wage for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in New Orleans-Metairie, LA was $62,430 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $48,830 and $87,820.

The New Orleans-Metairie, LA median is $15,920 below the national median of $78,350, both from BLS May 2025.

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The NDT Technician 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?

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in New Orleans-Metairie, LA: median $62,430; published 25th to 75th percentile $48,830 to $87,820.

Annual wage percentiles, New Orleans-Metairie, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$38,520	$48,830	$62,430	$87,820	$112,260

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in New Orleans-Metairie, LA: median $30.01; published 25th to 75th percentile $23.48 to $42.22.

Hourly wage percentiles, New Orleans-Metairie, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$18.52	$23.48	$30.01	$42.22	$53.97

BLS estimated 390 workers employed in this occupation in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Location quotient: 2.27.

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 $62,430. The all-occupations median in New Orleans-Metairie, LA is $47,290. Ratio: 1.32 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 2.27 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?

NDT Technician in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$56,100	$70,720	$94,310
May 2025	$48,830	$62,430	$87,820

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, 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 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
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$60,320	$47,380 to $76,390
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$93,640	$78,850 to $112,260

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