What is the median salary for Medical Assistants in New Orleans?

According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Medical Assistants in New Orleans-Metairie, LA is $36,780.

How does New Orleans pay compare to the US median for Medical Assistants?

Local median pay is 19.5% below the national OEWS median of $45,690.

How does cost of living change what that wage buys?

BEA RPP for New Orleans is 92.6 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $36,780 has about the same purchasing power as $39,719 at US-average prices.

How current is this data?

Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

Medical Assistants, New Orleans

$36,780

BLS OEWS median annual wage in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Middle half of wages roughly $35,930 to $41,140.

BLS OEWS median, May 2025, as of May 15, 2026. BEA Regional Price Parity 2024. Disclaimer

vs US median: −19.5%
US median: $45,690
Metro RPP: 92.6
Middle half: $35,930 to $41,140
OEWS employment: 2,870
SOC: 31-9092

Medical Assistants in New Orleans pay a median $36,780 (May 2025), 19.5% below the US median of $45,690. At local prices (RPP 92.6), that median buys about what $39,719 buys at US-average prices.

Purchasing power

$36,780 in New Orleans buys about what $39,719 buys at US-average prices (BEA RPP 92.6, 2024). Housing (rents) RPP is 86 vs all-items 92.6 (US = 100, 2024).

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Medical Assistants in nearby metros

Metro	Median	Middle half	RPP
New Orleans	$36,780	$35,930 to $41,140	92.6
Knoxville	$38,880	$37,050 to $44,050	92.6
San Francisco	$59,790	$50,120 to $77,260	115.6
Tulsa	$39,440	$37,640 to $45,670	89.2

BLS OEWS May 2025 where published for the CBSA.

FAQ

What is the median salary for Medical Assistants in New Orleans?: According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Medical Assistants in New Orleans-Metairie, LA is $36,780.
How does New Orleans pay compare to the US median for Medical Assistants?: Local median pay is 19.5% below the national OEWS median of $45,690.
How does cost of living change what that wage buys?: BEA RPP for New Orleans is 92.6 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $36,780 has about the same purchasing power as $39,719 at US-average prices.
How current is this data?: Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

What this covers

Includes

BEA Regional Price Parities (all items, goods, housing rents, other services)
BLS OEWS median wages, percentile bands, and employment where published
Purchasing-power math: salary × (destination RPP ÷ origin RPP)

Does not include

Federal, state, or local income taxes
Childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave benefits
Job openings. OEWS employment is a published stock estimate, not hiring demand

Median wages are published BLS OEWS metro estimates; price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities. See methodology and disclaimer.