Highest New Orleans employee salary in year 2018 was $219,022. New Orleans employees number in year 2018 was 1,174. New Orleans average salary was $66,804 and median salary was $69,823. According to the last payroll, New Orleans average salary is 11 percent lower than USA average but 42 percent higher than Louisiana state average. New Orleans employee salaries are usually between $60,578 and $75,843. Top 10% of highest-earning employees have salaries ranging from $88,833 to $219,022. From 2017 to 2018, the average salary of employees at this employer increased 11.6 percent, the median salary increased 10.1 percent.