Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Salaries
Highest published occupation medians in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA moved from $40,760 in May 2024 to $43,710 in May 2025 (+7.2%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA sits +4.1 pp ahead of that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Waiters and Waitresses shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA
Waiters and Waitresses publishes $15,080 here versus $35,230 nationally (-57.2%; 2,520metro-area jobs). Next is Food Preparation Workers at $24,380 locally versus $35,320 nationally (-31.0%).
- Waiters and Waitresses$15,080 in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA sits 57.2% below the national Waiters and Waitresses median of $35,230 (2,520 published local jobs).
- Food Preparation Workers$24,380 in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA sits 31.0% below the national Food Preparation Workers median of $35,320 (2,070 published local jobs).
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$23,380 in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA sits 25.1% below the national Fast Food and Counter Workers median of $31,200 (2,970 published local jobs).
- Retail Salespersons$29,280 in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA sits 17.3% below the national Retail Salespersons median of $35,410 (3,470 published local jobs).
Waiters and Waitresses and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 43640 · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA $56K mean
MEAN-LOW · RPP-LOW · OCC-MID · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-AHEAD · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-MOST
- MEAN-LOW #329/528
- RPP-LOW 92.7
- OCC-MID 264 occs
- TOP-LEAD Physicians, Al… · $394K
- EMP-MIX Captains, Ma…
- TREND-AHEAD +4.1 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH West Central Ill…
- BOOK-MOST 260 rows · May 2025
Read with West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area ($32 on published-row mean) · Highest-paying careers
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer — not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Slidell-Mandeville-Covington
Employment scale inside Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA's top-pay list
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels and Managers, All Other lead published employment inside Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels 580 jobs · $120,810
- 2. Managers, All Other 470 jobs · $104,660
- 3. Nurse Practitioners 390 jobs · $127,840
- 4. Financial Managers 380 jobs · $128,310
- 5. Pharmacists 370 jobs · $131,200
- 6. Physicians, All Other 340 jobs · $394,170
- 7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 280 jobs · $121,880
- 8. Sales Managers 270 jobs · $108,510
- 9. Construction Managers 200 jobs · $110,800
- 10. Administrative Services Managers 160 jobs · $105,480
- 11. Nurse Anesthetists 150 jobs · $217,490
- 12. Engineers, All Other 140 jobs · $107,220
- 13. Computer and Information Systems Managers 130 jobs · $133,020
- 14. Veterinarians 130 jobs · $128,500
- 15. Dentists, General 120 jobs · $181,080
- 16. Physician Assistants 110 jobs · $138,310
- 17. Mechanical Engineers 100 jobs · $118,920
- 18. Architectural and Engineering Managers 90 jobs · $177,140
Occupations Tracked
264
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$55,740
employment-weighted, 260 complete rows
Top Salary
$394,170
Physicians, All Other
Cost of Living
92.7
7% below US avg
Highest Paying Jobs in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Physicians, All Other | $394,170 |
| 2 | Family Medicine Physicians | $284,280 |
| 3 | Nurse Anesthetists | $217,490 |
| 4 | Dentists, General | $181,080 |
| 5 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $177,140 |
| 6 | Electrical Engineers | $167,010 |
| 7 | Physician Assistants | $138,310 |
| 8 | Industrial Production Managers | $135,900 |
| 9 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $133,020 |
| 10 | Pharmacists | $131,200 |
| 11 | Veterinarians | $128,500 |
| 12 | Financial Managers | $128,310 |
| 13 | Nurse Practitioners | $127,840 |
| 14 | Industrial Engineers | $126,090 |
| 15 | Marketing Managers | $124,930 |
| 16 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | $121,880 |
| 17 | Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels | $120,810 |
| 18 | Mechanical Engineers | $118,920 |
| 19 | Data Scientists | $115,140 |
| 20 | Human Resources Managers | $113,930 |
| 21 | Construction Managers | $110,800 |
| 22 | Sales Managers | $108,510 |
| 23 | Engineers, All Other | $107,220 |
| 24 | Administrative Services Managers | $105,480 |
| 25 | Managers, All Other | $104,660 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Waiters and Waitresses | $15,080 |
| Bartenders | $19,990 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $21,160 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $21,390 |
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $21,910 |
| Childcare Workers | $22,610 |
| Recreation Workers | $22,690 |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers | $22,990 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $23,380 |
| Home Health and Personal Care Aides | $23,770 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in LA
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside LA. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($55,740 here) and summed published employment.
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Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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