Salary guide, May 2025

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

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The median annual wage for Engineers, All Other in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA was $95,400 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $68,030 and $127,620.

The Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA median is $27,530 below the national median of $122,930, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 17-2199 Engineers, All Other

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?

Engineers, All Other in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA: median $95,400; published 25th to 75th percentile $68,030 to $127,620.

Annual wage percentiles, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$61,510	$68,030	$95,400	$127,620	$171,660

Engineers, All Other in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA: median $45.86; published 25th to 75th percentile $32.71 to $61.35.

Hourly wage percentiles, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$29.57	$32.71	$45.86	$61.35	$82.53

BLS estimated 260 workers employed in this occupation in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA. Location quotient: 3.17.

What should you know about united States?

Engineers, All Other in U.S.: median $122,930; published 25th to 75th percentile $90,970 to $158,090.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$66,810	$90,970	$122,930	$158,090	$189,950

Engineers, All Other in U.S.: median $59.10; published 25th to 75th percentile $43.73 to $76.01.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$32.12	$43.73	$59.10	$76.01	$91.32

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

The published Product Development Engineer median is $95,400. The all-occupations median in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA is $45,610. Ratio: 2.09 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 3.17 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?

Product Development Engineer in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$76,380	$92,560	$136,760
May 2025	$68,030	$95,400	$127,620

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 17-2199 Engineers, All Other, 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 17-2199 Engineers, All Other, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Product Development Engineer
Area	Median	25th to 75th
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$110,970	$83,750 to $136,550
Baton Rouge, LA	$101,720	$72,580 to $135,820

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