Salary guide, May 2025

Process Engineering Manager pay in New Orleans-Metairie, LA

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The median annual wage for Architectural and Engineering Managers in New Orleans-Metairie, LA was $165,620 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $130,770 and $185,810.

The New Orleans-Metairie, LA median is $5,650 below the national median of $171,270, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 11-9041 Architectural and Engineering Managers

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

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

Architectural and Engineering Managers in New Orleans-Metairie, LA: median $165,620; published 25th to 75th percentile $130,770 to $185,810.

Annual wage percentiles, New Orleans-Metairie, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$130,740	$130,770	$165,620	$185,810	$208,970

Architectural and Engineering Managers in New Orleans-Metairie, LA: median $79.63; published 25th to 75th percentile $62.87 to $89.33.

Hourly wage percentiles, New Orleans-Metairie, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$62.85	$62.87	$79.63	$89.33	$100.47

BLS estimated 560 workers employed in this occupation in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Location quotient: 0.89.

What should you know about united States?

Architectural and Engineering Managers in U.S.: median $171,270; published 25th to 75th percentile $139,360 to $212,500.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$120,810	$139,360	$171,270	$212,500	$262,760

Architectural and Engineering Managers in U.S.: median $82.34; published 25th to 75th percentile $67.00 to $102.16.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$58.08	$67.00	$82.34	$102.16	$126.33

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

The published Process Engineering Manager median is $165,620. The all-occupations median in New Orleans-Metairie, LA is $47,290. Ratio: 3.50 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.89 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?

Process Engineering Manager in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$141,060	$163,280	$189,070
May 2025	$130,770	$165,620	$185,810

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 11-9041 Architectural and Engineering 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 11-9041 Architectural and Engineering Managers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Process Engineering Manager
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$136,210	$120,140 to $173,140
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$177,140	$145,020 to $209,380

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