Salary guide, May 2025

Packaging Development Engineer pay in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA

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The median annual wage for Mechanical Engineers in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA was $82,900 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $77,410 and $125,110.

The Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA median is $21,210 below the national median of $104,110, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 17-2141 Mechanical Engineers

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

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

Mechanical Engineers in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA: median $82,900; published 25th to 75th percentile $77,410 to $125,110.

Annual wage percentiles, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$68,420	$77,410	$82,900	$125,110	$152,170

Mechanical Engineers in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA: median $39.85; published 25th to 75th percentile $37.22 to $60.15.

Hourly wage percentiles, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$32.89	$37.22	$39.85	$60.15	$73.16

BLS estimated 60 workers employed in this occupation in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA. Location quotient: 0.4.

What should you know about united States?

Mechanical Engineers in U.S.: median $104,110; published 25th to 75th percentile $84,130 to $132,590.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$73,990	$84,130	$104,110	$132,590	$164,340

Mechanical Engineers in U.S.: median $50.05; published 25th to 75th percentile $40.45 to $63.75.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$35.57	$40.45	$50.05	$63.75	$79.01

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

The published Packaging Development Engineer median is $82,900. The all-occupations median in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA is $45,610. Ratio: 1.82 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.4 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?

Packaging Development Engineer in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$79,710	$101,510	$119,820
May 2025	$77,410	$82,900	$125,110

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 17-2141 Mechanical Engineers, 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 17-2141 Mechanical Engineers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Packaging Development Engineer
Area	Median	25th to 75th
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$117,990	$83,790 to $139,860
Baton Rouge, LA	$135,530	$106,480 to $168,960

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