High paying science jobs in New Orleans-Metairie, LA

Every science occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single science 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA run 7.4% below the national average (2024), so a New Orleans-Metairie, LA salary is worth about 1.08× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, New Orleans-Metairie, LA · Employed

1Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$106,550
Bachelor's degree
$64,190 – $133,770340
2Chemists$96,100
Bachelor's degree
$55,110 – $137,300170
3Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$92,610
Bachelor's degree
$58,180 – $132,050430
4Chemical Technicians$80,390
Associate's degree
$40,550 – $113,070250
5Biological Scientists, All Other$78,850
Bachelor's degree
$42,390 – $109,300170
6Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$75,430
Bachelor's degree
$51,370 – $142,340340
7Life Scientists, All Other$60,200
Bachelor's degree
$48,450 – $120,780270
8Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$46,760
Associate's degree
$38,210 – $73,450570
9Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$45,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,680 – $87,440150

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

#	Occupation	MedianNew Orleans-Metairie, LA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Social Scientists and Related Workers, All OtherBachelor's degree	$106,550	$64,190 – $133,770	340
2	ChemistsBachelor's degree	$96,100	$55,110 – $137,300	170
3	Occupational Health and Safety SpecialistsBachelor's degree	$92,610	$58,180 – $132,050	430
4	Chemical TechniciansAssociate's degree	$80,390	$40,550 – $113,070	250
5	Biological Scientists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$78,850	$42,390 – $109,300	170
6	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including HealthBachelor's degree	$75,430	$51,370 – $142,340	340
7	Life Scientists, All OtherBachelor's degree	$60,200	$48,450 – $120,780	270
8	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherAssociate's degree	$46,760	$38,210 – $73,450	570
9	Occupational Health and Safety TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,690	$30,680 – $87,440	150

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. 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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