Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Salary in New Orleans-Metairie, LA
Median annual salary
$60,640
-6% vs US median ($64,400)
Worth after local cost of living
$65,699
cost index 92.3 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in New Orleans-Metairie, LA
| 10th percentile | $49,230 |
| 25th percentile | $51,630 |
| Median (50th) | $60,640 |
| 75th percentile | $63,790 |
| 90th percentile | $75,370 |
| Mean | $60,440 |
| Employed in metro | 2,940 |
A Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in New Orleans-Metairie, LA earns a median of $60,640 per year. That is 6% below the national median of $64,400 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 $65,699 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.