Salaries in New Orleans.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 0.92x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$312,000

Senior VP of Product

Median of All Roles

$127,000

Conversational AI Engineer

Entry Level

$31,000

Hotel Clerk / Front Desk

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

New Orleans, LA has a cost-of-living index of 0.92x the national average. The highest-paying role is Senior VP of Product at $312,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $127,000. New Orleans has a distinctive economy shaped by energy, port operations, tourism, and a growing digital media sector.

About the New Orleans market

New Orleans has a distinctive economy shaped by energy, port operations, tourism, and a growing digital media sector. The city's creative and cultural industries are unique employment drivers. Post hurricane rebuilding has created ongoing demand in construction, engineering, and resilience planning roles.

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Top 50 salaries in New Orleans

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Senior VP of Product	$312,000	$244,000 – $406,000
2	Chief Security Officer	$307,000	$239,000 – $399,000
3	SVP of Engineering	$301,000	$256,000 – $391,000
4	Senior VP of Security	$300,000	$255,000 – $390,000
5	SVP of AI Innovation	$298,000	$253,000 – $387,000
6	Chief Science Officer	$294,000	$229,000 – $382,000
7	SVP of Technology	$292,000	$248,000 – $380,000
8	Chief AI Officer	$291,000	$216,000 – $375,000
9	VP of Site Reliability Engineering	$290,000	$247,000 – $377,000
10	SVP of Product	$289,000	$245,000 – $376,000
11	SVP of Data	$289,000	$245,000 – $376,000
12	VP of Engineering	$287,000	$244,000 – $373,000
13	VP of AI	$287,000	$244,000 – $373,000
14	VP of Platform Engineering	$287,000	$244,000 – $373,000
15	VP of Cloud	$287,000	$244,000 – $373,000
16	VP of Field Engineering	$287,000	$244,000 – $373,000
17	VP of Security Engineering	$287,000	$244,000 – $373,000
18	SVP of Finance	$286,000	$244,000 – $372,000
19	VP of Analytics	$284,000	$242,000 – $370,000
20	Chief Architect	$284,000	$242,000 – $370,000
21	VP of Information Security	$284,000	$242,000 – $370,000
22	VP of AI Research	$282,000	$240,000 – $366,000
23	VP of Mobile	$282,000	$240,000 – $366,000
24	VP of Information Technology	$282,000	$240,000 – $366,000
25	VP of Solutions Engineering	$282,000	$240,000 – $366,000
26	SVP of Strategy	$282,000	$220,000 – $366,000
27	VP of Quality	$282,000	$240,000 – $366,000
28	Senior Head of Security	$280,000	$238,000 – $363,000
29	VP of AI Engineering	$279,000	$237,000 – $362,000
30	VP of Data Science	$279,000	$237,000 – $362,000
31	Chief Machine Learning Officer	$279,000	$217,000 – $362,000
32	Senior Head of Product	$279,000	$218,000 – $363,000
33	VP of Finance	$279,000	$237,000 – $362,000
34	VP of Developer Experience	$279,000	$237,000 – $362,000
35	VP of Security	$279,000	$237,000 – $362,000
36	VP of Cybersecurity	$279,000	$237,000 – $362,000
37	Chief Strategy Officer	$277,000	$216,000 – $360,000
38	SVP of Marketing	$277,000	$216,000 – $361,000
39	Chief Legal Officer	$276,000	$215,000 – $359,000
40	VP of Partner Engineering	$276,000	$235,000 – $359,000
41	VP of Support Engineering	$276,000	$235,000 – $359,000
42	VP of Reliability Engineering	$276,000	$235,000 – $359,000
43	Chief Growth Officer	$275,000	$214,000 – $357,000
44	Senior VP of Design	$274,000	$214,000 – $356,000
45	VP of Machine Learning	$273,000	$233,000 – $355,000
46	CTO	$273,000	$213,000 – $355,000
47	VP of IT	$273,000	$233,000 – $355,000
48	VP of Infrastructure	$273,000	$233,000 – $355,000
49	VP of Technical Support	$273,000	$233,000 – $355,000
50	VP of Core Engineering	$273,000	$233,000 – $355,000

Tax considerations

Louisiana's top income tax rate is 4.25%. New Orleans has no city income tax. The moderate state rate and affordable living costs yield good take home pay.

Negotiating in New Orleans

Highlight energy sector or resilience engineering experience. New Orleans employers pay premiums for professionals who understand the region's unique environmental and infrastructure challenges.

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