SOC 11-3121 · New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro

Human Resources Managers Salary in New Orleans, LA

The average salary for human resources managers in New Orleans, Louisiana is $130,070 a year ($62.54 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $116,350: half of the 350 people in this job in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 22% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($166,439).

$130,070average per year

$62.54 / hourMedian $116,350Take-home ≈ $96,653

  • $81K10th
  • $100K25th
  • $116KMedian
  • $149K75th
  • $202K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

350people in this job
-22%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 10Louisiana metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Human Resources Managers pay range in New Orleans

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $81,150 a year or less, while the top 10% make $201,780 or more. The middle half of human resources managers in New Orleans earn between $99,670 and $149,290.

  • $81K10th
  • $100K25th
  • $116KMedian
  • $149K75th
  • $202K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$130,070$10,839$62.53
Median$116,350$9,696$55.94
Entry level (25th percentile)$99,670$8,306$47.92
Experienced (75th percentile)$149,290$12,441$71.77

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Human Resources Managers salary after taxes in New Orleans

On the average salary of $130,070, a single filer in New Orleans takes home about $96,653 a year, or $8,054 a month and $3,717 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is New Orleans a good place for human resources managers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the New Orleans area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.6), so the average $130,070 buys what about $140,469 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.5 times the median wage of all jobs in New Orleans ($47,290). A typical home costs $261,414, or 2.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Human Resources Managers salary in other Louisiana cities

New Orleans ranks 1st of 10 Louisiana metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Human Resources Managers salaries in Louisiana

Highest-paying cities for human resources managers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($257,750).

Human Resources Managers salary by city

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Human Resources Managers salary in New Orleans: questions

How much do human resources managers make an hour in New Orleans?

$62.54 an hour on average, and $55.94 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level human resources managers salary in New Orleans?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $81,150 a year and the 25th percentile is $99,670, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the human resources managers take-home pay in New Orleans?

About $96,653 a year ($8,054 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $130,070.

Do human resources managers earn more in New Orleans than elsewhere?

The average here is 22% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($166,439).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 11-3121; area New Orleans-Metairie, LA (35380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.56, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.56).

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