High paying business and finance jobs in Louisiana

Every business and finance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Louisiana. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single business and finance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Louisiana run 11.8% below the national average (2024), so a Louisiana salary is worth about 1.13× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Louisiana.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Louisiana · Employed

1Management Analysts$95,540
Bachelor's degree
$57,590 – $167,9804,760
2Project Management Specialists$84,850
Bachelor's degree
$56,400 – $143,7808,050
3Cost Estimators$77,030
Bachelor's degree
$43,840 – $125,0502,680
4Insurance Underwriters$76,540
Bachelor's degree
$46,540 – $126,1901,050
5Financial and Investment Analysts$75,680
Bachelor's degree
$49,550 – $132,2301,450
6Logisticians$75,230
Bachelor's degree
$50,550 – $129,2301,710
7Accountants and Auditors$73,810
Bachelor's degree
$48,950 – $117,11014,050
8Compliance Officers$70,290
Bachelor's degree
$39,850 – $119,9903,970
9Buyers and Purchasing Agents$66,340
Bachelor's degree
$45,080 – $112,3803,440
10Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$65,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,160 – $102,2403,340
11Business Operations Specialists, All Other$63,220
Bachelor's degree
$37,150 – $116,06017,010
12Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$62,700
Bachelor's degree
$39,350 – $98,9801,050
13Human Resources Specialists$61,300
Bachelor's degree
$39,170 – $100,4207,240
14Loan Officers$61,110
Bachelor's degree
$38,100 – $124,4202,810
15Financial Specialists, All Other$59,860
Bachelor's degree
$36,910 – $97,2002,990
16Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$59,690
Bachelor's degree
$32,130 – $111,5505,360
17Training and Development Specialists$58,070
Bachelor's degree
$39,240 – $105,2003,030
18Tax Preparers$38,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,920 – $61,880650

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianLouisiana	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Management AnalystsBachelor's degree	$95,540	$57,590 – $167,980	4,760
2	Project Management SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$84,850	$56,400 – $143,780	8,050
3	Cost EstimatorsBachelor's degree	$77,030	$43,840 – $125,050	2,680
4	Insurance UnderwritersBachelor's degree	$76,540	$46,540 – $126,190	1,050
5	Financial and Investment AnalystsBachelor's degree	$75,680	$49,550 – $132,230	1,450
6	LogisticiansBachelor's degree	$75,230	$50,550 – $129,230	1,710
7	Accountants and AuditorsBachelor's degree	$73,810	$48,950 – $117,110	14,050
8	Compliance OfficersBachelor's degree	$70,290	$39,850 – $119,990	3,970
9	Buyers and Purchasing AgentsBachelor's degree	$66,340	$45,080 – $112,380	3,440
10	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,220	$42,160 – $102,240	3,340
11	Business Operations Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$63,220	$37,150 – $116,060	17,010
12	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$62,700	$39,350 – $98,980	1,050
13	Human Resources SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$61,300	$39,170 – $100,420	7,240
14	Loan OfficersBachelor's degree	$61,110	$38,100 – $124,420	2,810
15	Financial Specialists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$59,860	$36,910 – $97,200	2,990
16	Market Research Analysts and Marketing SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$59,690	$32,130 – $111,550	5,360
17	Training and Development SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$58,070	$39,240 – $105,200	3,030
18	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,740	$24,920 – $61,880	650

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Louisiana. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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