Salary guide, May 2025

Plant HR Manager pay in New Orleans-Metairie, LA

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The median annual wage for Human Resources Managers in New Orleans-Metairie, LA was $116,350 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $99,670 and $149,290.

The New Orleans-Metairie, LA median is $32,930 below the national median of $149,280, both from BLS May 2025.

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

Human Resources Managers in New Orleans-Metairie, LA: median $116,350; published 25th to 75th percentile $99,670 to $149,290.

Annual wage percentiles, New Orleans-Metairie, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$81,150	$99,670	$116,350	$149,290	$201,780

Human Resources Managers in New Orleans-Metairie, LA: median $55.94; published 25th to 75th percentile $47.92 to $71.78.

Hourly wage percentiles, New Orleans-Metairie, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$39.01	$47.92	$55.94	$71.78	$97.01

BLS estimated 350 workers employed in this occupation in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Location quotient: 0.56.

What should you know about united States?

Human Resources Managers in U.S.: median $149,280; published 25th to 75th percentile $111,110 to $199,290.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$88,200	$111,110	$149,280	$199,290	$267,810

Human Resources Managers in U.S.: median $71.77; published 25th to 75th percentile $53.42 to $95.81.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$42.40	$53.42	$71.77	$95.81	$128.76

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

The published Plant HR Manager median is $116,350. The all-occupations median in New Orleans-Metairie, LA is $47,290. Ratio: 2.46 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.56 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?

Plant HR Manager in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$98,740	$113,030	$134,070
May 2025	$99,670	$116,350	$149,290

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 11-3121 Human Resources Managers, 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 11-3121 Human Resources Managers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Plant HR Manager
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$104,760	$82,560 to $135,220
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$113,930	$95,190 to $145,900

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