Firefighters Salary in New Orleans-Metairie, LA
Median annual salary
$37,250
-37% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$40,358
cost index 92.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in New Orleans-Metairie, LA
| 10th percentile | $23,070 |
| 25th percentile | $29,190 |
| Median (50th) | $37,250 |
| 75th percentile | $48,730 |
| 90th percentile | $61,350 |
| Mean | $41,920 |
| Employed in metro | 1,110 |
A Firefighters in New Orleans-Metairie, LA earns a median of $37,250 per year. That is 37% below the national median of $59,280 for this occupation. Because New Orleans-Metairie, LA has a cost index of 92.3 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $40,358 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $62,655, median gross rent $1,217/mo, and the median home value $260,200. See the full New Orleans-Metairie, LA cost-of-living profile.