SOC 15-1299, wage year 2025-26

Computer Occupations, All Other prevailing wage in Louisiana

Short answer

In Louisiana, the median prevailing wage for computer occupations, all other across its 13 areas is $20.37 an hour at Level 1 ($42,370 a year) and $54.88 an hour at Level 4 ($114,150 a year). The Level 2 median of $32.60 is 10% below the national median across areas ($36.41). New Orleans-Metairie, LA is the highest-paying area at $37.63 at Level 2, and Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA the lowest at $23.77.

Every Louisiana area for computer occupations, all other

AreaLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$25.45$37.63$49.80$61.98
Alexandria, LA$25.49$35.81$46.14$56.46
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$16.85$35.31$53.77$72.23
Monroe, LA$19.66$35.07$50.49$65.90
Baton Rouge, LA$22.17$33.55$44.92$56.30
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$18.17$32.83$47.49$62.15
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$21.46$32.60$43.74$54.88
Lake Charles, LA$20.37$31.26$42.14$53.03
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$17.70$29.29$40.89$52.48
Hammond, LA$21.87$27.89$33.90$39.92
Lafayette, LA$18.22$27.73$37.23$46.74
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$21.03$26.60$32.17$37.74
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$15.78$23.77$31.76$39.75

Hourly dollars. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC), prevailing wage data, wage year 2025-26. An LCA is not an H-1B approval or a job opening.

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