Lawyers Salary in New Orleans-Metairie, LA
Median annual salary
$121,290
-24% vs US median ($159,670)
Worth after local cost of living
$131,408
cost index 92.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in New Orleans-Metairie, LA
| 10th percentile | $62,530 |
| 25th percentile | $78,890 |
| Median (50th) | $121,290 |
| 75th percentile | $164,310 |
| 90th percentile | $290,190 |
| Mean | $144,250 |
| Employed in metro | 4,330 |
A Lawyers in New Orleans-Metairie, LA earns a median of $121,290 per year. That is 24% below the national median of $159,670 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 $131,408 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.