Pay and cost of living in Orleans Parish, LA
Orleans Parish, LA is part of the New Orleans-Metairie, LA labor market, and this page summarizes 5 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $30,400 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is General and Operations Managers at $105,110, and the lowest is Waiters and Waitresses at $16,640.
A one-bedroom apartment in Orleans Parish, LA has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,229 a month and a two-bedroom $1,480. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $21,422 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $41,420 a year, and 4 of the 5 occupations listed here (80%) earn enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Orleans Parish, LA or against other counties.