Salary guide, May 2025

Shift Manager (2nd / 3rd shift) pay in New Orleans-Metairie, LA

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The median annual wage for Industrial Production Managers in New Orleans-Metairie, LA was $147,980 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $111,910 and $178,340.

The New Orleans-Metairie, LA median is $21,920 above the national median of $126,060, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 11-3051 Industrial Production 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?

Industrial Production Managers in New Orleans-Metairie, LA: median $147,980; published 25th to 75th percentile $111,910 to $178,340.

Annual wage percentiles, New Orleans-Metairie, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$87,010	$111,910	$147,980	$178,340	$217,310

Industrial Production Managers in New Orleans-Metairie, LA: median $71.14; published 25th to 75th percentile $53.80 to $85.74.

Hourly wage percentiles, New Orleans-Metairie, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$41.83	$53.80	$71.14	$85.74	$104.48

BLS estimated 580 workers employed in this occupation in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Location quotient: 0.82.

What should you know about united States?

Industrial Production Managers in U.S.: median $126,060; published 25th to 75th percentile $98,160 to $161,880.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$78,000	$98,160	$126,060	$161,880	$205,520

Industrial Production Managers in U.S.: median $60.61; published 25th to 75th percentile $47.19 to $77.83.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$37.50	$47.19	$60.61	$77.83	$98.81

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

The published Shift Manager (2nd / 3rd shift) median is $147,980. The all-occupations median in New Orleans-Metairie, LA is $47,290. Ratio: 3.13 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.82 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?

Shift Manager (2nd / 3rd shift) in New Orleans-Metairie, LA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$109,370	$139,010	$177,820
May 2025	$111,910	$147,980	$178,340

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 11-3051 Industrial Production 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 11-3051 Industrial Production Managers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Shift Manager (2nd / 3rd shift)
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$130,940	$98,400 to $162,340
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$135,900	$102,170 to $171,120

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