SOC 15-2051, wage year 2025-26

Data Scientists prevailing wage in Louisiana

Short answer

In Louisiana, the median prevailing wage for data scientists across its 13 areas is $25.85 an hour at Level 1 ($53,768 a year) and $38.31 an hour at Level 4 ($79,685 a year). The Level 2 median of $30.14 is 23% below the national median across areas ($39.14). New Orleans-Metairie, LA is the highest-paying area at $31.65 at Level 2, and Shreveport-Bossier City, LA the lowest at $25.96.

Every Louisiana area for data scientists

Area	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$25.52	$31.65	$37.79	$43.92
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$25.25	$31.45	$37.65	$43.85
Hammond, LA	$26.85	$30.94	$35.02	$39.11
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$26.87	$30.94	$35.00	$39.07
Baton Rouge, LA	$27.26	$30.89	$34.51	$38.14
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$26.17	$30.22	$34.26	$38.31
Lafayette, LA	$26.12	$30.14	$34.15	$38.17
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$25.85	$29.97	$34.10	$38.22
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area	$25.96	$29.92	$33.89	$37.85
Alexandria, LA	$25.34	$29.89	$34.45	$39.00
Monroe, LA	$25.34	$29.89	$34.45	$39.00
Lake Charles, LA	$23.51	$26.94	$30.37	$33.80
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$23.34	$25.96	$28.57	$31.19

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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