High paying engineering and architecture jobs in Louisiana

Every engineering and architecture 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 engineering and architecture 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

1Petroleum Engineers$139,640
Bachelor's degree
$43,440 – $221,800710
2Chemical Engineers$134,800
Bachelor's degree
$75,500 – $177,790730
3Electrical Engineers$123,710
Bachelor's degree
$77,210 – $178,330990
4Industrial Engineers$122,920
Bachelor's degree
$78,540 – $173,6701,710
5Mechanical Engineers$119,540
Bachelor's degree
$70,350 – $181,5501,890
6Civil Engineers$105,380
Bachelor's degree
$64,570 – $156,6103,780
7Engineers, All Other$99,070
Bachelor's degree
$63,140 – $162,0006,310
8Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$82,990
Associate's degree
$48,940 – $116,0801,000
9Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$79,580
Bachelor's degree
$51,720 – $154,5901,200
10Drafters, All Other$68,470
Associate's degree
$45,730 – $110,4601,200
11Surveyors$63,140
Bachelor's degree
$38,810 – $111,7901,460
12Architectural and Civil Drafters$61,010
Associate's degree
$43,700 – $107,1301,040
13Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$58,960
Associate's degree
$38,160 – $103,8102,110
14Surveying and Mapping Technicians$49,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,300 – $103,040930

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	Petroleum EngineersBachelor's degree	$139,640	$43,440 – $221,800	710
2	Chemical EngineersBachelor's degree	$134,800	$75,500 – $177,790	730
3	Electrical EngineersBachelor's degree	$123,710	$77,210 – $178,330	990
4	Industrial EngineersBachelor's degree	$122,920	$78,540 – $173,670	1,710
5	Mechanical EngineersBachelor's degree	$119,540	$70,350 – $181,550	1,890
6	Civil EngineersBachelor's degree	$105,380	$64,570 – $156,610	3,780
7	Engineers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$99,070	$63,140 – $162,000	6,310
8	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$82,990	$48,940 – $116,080	1,000
9	Architects, Except Landscape and NavalBachelor's degree	$79,580	$51,720 – $154,590	1,200
10	Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$68,470	$45,730 – $110,460	1,200
11	SurveyorsBachelor's degree	$63,140	$38,810 – $111,790	1,460
12	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$61,010	$43,700 – $107,130	1,040
13	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$58,960	$38,160 – $103,810	2,110
14	Surveying and Mapping TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,440	$36,300 – $103,040	930

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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