Mid-level Physician salary in New Orleans, LA

Based on 32 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Gretna, Chalmette, Jefferson, Luling, Metairie.

Median salary$300,000
Middle 50%$250k–$334k
vs. all levels here+0%comparison median $300,000
Filings32FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $210,540 and $550,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$239,350
25th$250,000
50th (median)$300,000
75th$334,040
90th$402,500

Salary by year

Median salary

$200k $260k $320k FY2020: median $225,000 (21 filings) FY2023: median $265,000 (16 filings) FY2024: median $250,000 (13 filings) FY2025: median $263,000 (16 filings) FY2026: median $301,410 (16 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 21 filings FY20 FY2021: 5 filings FY21 FY2022: 9 filings FY22 FY2023: 16 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 16 filings FY25 FY2026: 16 filings FY26 21
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$225,000$225,000$330,00021
FY2021–––5
FY2022–––9
FY2023$265,000$240,000$285,37516
FY2024$250,000$225,000$275,50013
FY2025$263,000$250,000$323,43016
FY2026$301,410$287,500$341,25016

Cost of living

New Orleans's median mid-level Physician salary of $300,000 is worth about $324,000 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; New Orleans = 92.6).

Compared with all workers here

All Physicians, All Other in the New Orleans, LA area earned a median of $239,200+ in May 2025 (1,910 employed). The H-1B median here is $300,000, 8% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Ochsner Clinic Foundation$300,00032

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 3
Mid-level · Level II $300,000 32
Senior · Level III too few 2
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$80,746$300,00032

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.