Location Salary Data

Salaries in Broussard, LA

Government-verified salary data from 74 DOL employer filings in this area.

Median DOL Salary
$80,310
74 filings
Median DOL Salary
$80,310
Total DOL Filings
74
Companies Hiring
34
Cost of Living Index
91.3
National avg = 100

Location vs National

Broussard, LA$80,310
National Average$60,917
The weighted median salary in Broussard, LA is 31.8% above the national average across all occupations.

Top Employers in Broussard

Highest-Paying Occupations in Broussard

Job TitleMedian Salaryvs NationalFilings
Mechanical Engineers$85,000-25.5%18
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers$72,000N/A5

BLS Wage Survey Data - Louisiana

Independent Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey - all workers, not just sponsored positions.
BLS metro-level data is not available for this area. Showing state-level data for Louisiana.
OccupationBLS Median WageEmployment
Nurse Anesthetists$225,440890
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$212,890N/A
General Internal Medicine Physicians$203,7401,000
Dentists, General$179,6001,140
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,8401,390
Podiatrists$167,00090
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary$138,600N/A
Petroleum Engineers$134,630920
Industrial Production Managers$133,0502,360
Chemical Engineers$131,180780

Salary Trend in Broussard, LA

Median DOL-filed salary by fiscal year

Cost of Living Comparison

Broussard, LA has a cost of living index of 91.3, which is 8.7% less expensive than the national average. A salary of $100,000 here has the purchasing power equivalent of $109,529 in an average-cost city.

Top-Paying Occupations - COL-Adjusted

Job TitleMedian SalaryCOL-Adjusted Equivalent
Mechanical Engineers$85,000$93,100
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers$72,000$78,861

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Popular Salary Pages in Broussard, LA

Mechanical EngineersMining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.