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Software Developers salary in New Orleans, LA

Software Developers in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metropolitan area earn a median of $106,950 a year, an average of $118,330. About 940 people work in this occupation there. Figures are from the May 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS).

Software Developers pay at a glance

Annual median wage
$106,950
Half earn more, half earn less
Annual mean wage
$118,330
Pulled up by top earners
10th percentile
$77,760
Bottom of the range
90th percentile
$161,260
Top of the range
People employed
940
In New Orleans metro area
Rent share of median wage
13.6%
Median rent ÷ median wage

What this wage buys in New Orleans

Rent from the ACS 2019-2023 5-Year Estimates, compared with the wage above

Median gross rent
$1,211
per month, in New Orleans, LA
Income needed for median rent
$48,400
Keeps rent at 30% of gross pay
Median software developers wage
$106,950
121.0% above income needed for median rent
Rent as share of this wage
13.6%
12 months rent ÷ median wage
City median household income
$55,339
All households, not one occupation

Occupations are not paid the same everywhere, and this page does not explain why. It reports what the survey measured for the New Orleans area. Read the New Orleans, LA cost of living page for rent, income and the price level, or the methodology for how the numbers are compiled.

Software Developers pay in other cities

Median annual wage, same occupation, same survey

Cleveland, OH
+4.1%
Median $111,310
Mean $119,610
Employed 8,460
Aurora, CO
+28.7%
Median $137,610
Mean $149,400
Employed 27,010
Tampa, FL
+22.0%
Median $130,450
Mean $133,630
Employed 14,230
Arlington, TX
+24.6%
Median $133,290
Mean $138,810
Employed 67,030
Wichita, KS
-0.9%
Median $105,980
Mean $107,440
Employed 2,040
Urban Honolulu, HI
+12.4%
Median $120,230
Mean $128,320
Employed 1,290
Anaheim, CA
+50.5%
Median $160,920
Mean $161,900
Employed 55,540
Bakersfield, CA
+21.9%
Median $130,330
Mean $153,610
Employed 740

See software developers pay in every covered city.

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Gross annual income $106,950 / year
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State income tax Louisiana (LA)
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FICA (Social Security + Medicare) 7.65% up to wage base
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Definitions used on this page

Annual median wage
The wage that half of the people in this occupation earn more than and half earn less than, for one year of work.
Annual mean wage
The average of all reported wages. It is higher than the median when a few very high earners pull it up.
Percentiles
The 10th percentile is the wage below which 10% of workers fall; the 90th is the wage above which only 10% rise. The gap between them shows how wide the pay range is.
Employment
The estimated number of jobs in this occupation in the metropolitan area, not the number of residents who hold it.

Sources and limits

Wages describe the metropolitan area, while rent and income describe the city boundaries. The two areas do not cover exactly the same ground. Wages are also averaged across a year and across every industry, so a specific employer can differ widely from the median shown here.