Salaries in Louisiana.

2 metro areas. 3445 roles.

Average cost-of-living index: 0.90x national average. Last updated April 2026.

2 cities tracked3445 roles

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Highest Paying

$312,000

Senior VP of Product

Median Role

$287,000

VP of Field Engineering

Entry Level

$279,000

VP of Data Science

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.

Louisiana has 2 major metro areas tracked in our salary database, with an average cost-of-living index of 0.90x the national average. The highest-paying role across the state is Senior VP of Product at $312,000 in New Orleans. The median role pays $287,000.

Metro areas in Louisiana

New Orleans

0.92x COL

Top paying roles

Senior VP of Product$312,000

Chief Security Officer$307,000

SVP of Engineering$301,000

Baton Rouge

0.88x COL

Top paying roles

Senior VP of Product$299,000

SVP of AI Innovation$297,000

Chief Security Officer$293,000

Top 30 salaries in Louisiana

#	Role	Median	Top City	Range
1	Senior VP of Product	$312,000	New Orleans	$244,000 to $406,000
2	Chief Security Officer	$307,000	New Orleans	$239,000 to $399,000
3	SVP of Engineering	$301,000	New Orleans	$256,000 to $391,000
4	Senior VP of Security	$300,000	New Orleans	$255,000 to $390,000
5	SVP of AI Innovation	$298,000	New Orleans	$253,000 to $387,000
6	Chief Science Officer	$294,000	New Orleans	$229,000 to $382,000
7	SVP of Technology	$292,000	New Orleans	$248,000 to $380,000
8	Chief AI Officer	$291,000	New Orleans	$216,000 to $375,000
9	VP of Site Reliability Engineering	$290,000	New Orleans	$247,000 to $377,000
10	SVP of Product	$289,000	New Orleans	$245,000 to $376,000
11	SVP of Data	$289,000	New Orleans	$245,000 to $376,000
12	VP of Engineering	$287,000	New Orleans	$244,000 to $373,000
13	VP of AI	$287,000	New Orleans	$244,000 to $373,000
14	VP of Platform Engineering	$287,000	New Orleans	$244,000 to $373,000
15	VP of Cloud	$287,000	New Orleans	$244,000 to $373,000
16	VP of Field Engineering	$287,000	New Orleans	$244,000 to $373,000
17	VP of Security Engineering	$287,000	New Orleans	$244,000 to $373,000
18	SVP of Finance	$286,000	New Orleans	$244,000 to $372,000
19	VP of Analytics	$284,000	New Orleans	$242,000 to $370,000
20	Chief Architect	$284,000	New Orleans	$242,000 to $370,000
21	VP of Information Security	$284,000	New Orleans	$242,000 to $370,000
22	VP of AI Research	$282,000	New Orleans	$240,000 to $366,000
23	VP of Mobile	$282,000	New Orleans	$240,000 to $366,000
24	VP of Information Technology	$282,000	New Orleans	$240,000 to $366,000
25	VP of Solutions Engineering	$282,000	New Orleans	$240,000 to $366,000
26	SVP of Strategy	$282,000	New Orleans	$220,000 to $366,000
27	VP of Quality	$282,000	New Orleans	$240,000 to $366,000
28	Senior Head of Security	$280,000	New Orleans	$238,000 to $363,000
29	VP of AI Engineering	$279,000	New Orleans	$237,000 to $362,000
30	VP of Data Science	$279,000	New Orleans	$237,000 to $362,000

Tax considerations in Louisiana

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.

Louisiana's top income tax rate is 4.25%. Baton Rouge has no city income tax. The moderate rate and very affordable living costs create good take home pay.