Salary guide, May 2025

Packaging Supervisor pay in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA

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The median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA was $63,060 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $48,890 and $81,290.

The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA median is $11,390 below the national median of $74,450, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers

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

What should you know about slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA: median $63,060; published 25th to 75th percentile $48,890 to $81,290.

Annual wage percentiles, Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$40,710	$48,890	$63,060	$81,290	$103,500

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA: median $30.32; published 25th to 75th percentile $23.51 to $39.08.

Hourly wage percentiles, Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$19.57	$23.51	$30.32	$39.08	$49.76

BLS estimated 220 workers employed in this occupation in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA. Location quotient: 0.51.

What should you know about united States?

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $74,450; published 25th to 75th percentile $58,630 to $91,680.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$47,130	$58,630	$74,450	$91,680	$108,750

First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in U.S.: median $35.79; published 25th to 75th percentile $28.19 to $44.08.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.66	$28.19	$35.79	$44.08	$52.28

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

The published Packaging Supervisor median is $63,060. The all-occupations median in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is $43,710. Ratio: 1.44 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.51 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 Supervisor in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$46,130	$59,430	$78,670
May 2025	$48,890	$63,060	$81,290

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 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, 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 51-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Packaging Supervisor
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Hammond, LA	$64,490	$49,390 to $79,700
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$81,260	$65,000 to $85,240

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