Salary guide, May 2025

Receiving / Source Inspector pay in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA

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The median annual wage for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA was $59,870 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $45,960 and $78,620.

The Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA median is $11,300 above the national median of $48,570, both from BLS May 2025.

Direct match · SOC 51-9061 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

Receiving / Source Inspector is shown within the broader published occupation. BLS does not separate this plant-specific title, seniority, shift, process or credential. Compare the duties with the SOC definition before using the range.

What should you know about houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA?

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA: median $59,870; published 25th to 75th percentile $45,960 to $78,620.

Annual wage percentiles, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$37,350	$45,960	$59,870	$78,620	$104,600

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA: median $28.79; published 25th to 75th percentile $22.09 to $37.80.

Hourly wage percentiles, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$17.96	$22.09	$28.79	$37.80	$50.29

BLS estimated 510 workers employed in this occupation in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA. Location quotient: 1.61.

What should you know about united States?

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers in U.S.: median $48,570; published 25th to 75th percentile $39,890 to $61,440.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$35,510	$39,890	$48,570	$61,440	$77,860

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers in U.S.: median $23.35; published 25th to 75th percentile $19.18 to $29.54.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$17.07	$19.18	$23.35	$29.54	$37.44

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

The published Receiving / Source Inspector median is $59,870. The all-occupations median in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA is $45,610. Ratio: 1.31 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.61 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?

Receiving / Source Inspector in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$45,450	$53,940	$75,100
May 2025	$45,960	$59,870	$78,620

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 51-9061 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers, 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 51-9061 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Receiving / Source Inspector
Area	Median	25th to 75th
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$60,360	$38,650 to $78,130
Baton Rouge, LA	$59,720	$46,750 to $75,500

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