Salary guide, May 2025

Program Manager pay in New Orleans-Metairie, LA

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The median annual wage for Project Management Specialists in New Orleans-Metairie, LA was $85,410 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $67,410 and $119,930.

The New Orleans-Metairie, LA median is $16,910 below the national median of $102,320, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 13-1082 Project Management Specialists

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

Project Management Specialists in New Orleans-Metairie, LA: median $85,410; published 25th to 75th percentile $67,410 to $119,930.

Annual wage percentiles, New Orleans-Metairie, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$56,090	$67,410	$85,410	$119,930	$143,780

Project Management Specialists in New Orleans-Metairie, LA: median $41.06; published 25th to 75th percentile $32.41 to $57.66.

Hourly wage percentiles, New Orleans-Metairie, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$26.97	$32.41	$41.06	$57.66	$69.13

BLS estimated 2,090 workers employed in this occupation in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Location quotient: 0.68.

What should you know about united States?

Project Management Specialists in U.S.: median $102,320; published 25th to 75th percentile $78,440 to $133,100.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$61,580	$78,440	$102,320	$133,100	$167,970

Project Management Specialists in U.S.: median $49.19; published 25th to 75th percentile $37.71 to $63.99.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$29.61	$37.71	$49.19	$63.99	$80.76

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

The published Program Manager median is $85,410. The all-occupations median in New Orleans-Metairie, LA is $47,290. Ratio: 1.81 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.68 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?

Program Manager in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$65,610	$82,400	$103,830
May 2025	$67,410	$85,410	$119,930

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 13-1082 Project Management Specialists, 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 13-1082 Project Management Specialists, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Program Manager
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$90,550	$70,480 to $120,540
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$97,030	$71,620 to $137,950

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