Louisiana H-1B salaries

From 2,685 certified H-1B filings with a worksite in Louisiana (FY2025–FY2026). Base salary only.

  • #36 of 51 by filings
  • #43 of 51 by median salary
Median base salary$88,000−28% vs. national median
Middle 50%$67.4k–$140k25th to 75th percentile
Most common levelLevel II38% of leveled filings
Top metro areaNew Orleans, LA869 filings in Louisiana

Top cities in Louisiana

New Orleans, LA$74,000869 filings · rent 1BR $1,229 Baton Rouge, LA$93,417590 filings · rent 1BR $1,014 Lafayette, LA$86,216289 filings · rent 1BR $971 Shreveport, LA$166,000258 filings · rent 1BR $926 Monroe, LA$115,000149 filings · rent 1BR $794 Alexandria, LA$239,200114 filings · rent 1BR $796 Lake Charles, LA$88,62594 filings · rent 1BR $941 Slidell, LA$96,74167 filings · rent 1BR $1,164 Ruston, LA$75,71464 filings Hammond, LA$64,84434 filings · rent 1BR $854 Houma, LA$111,25030 filings · rent 1BR $903 New Iberia, LA$68,01626 filings

Ordered by filings with a worksite in Louisiana. Figures on each card cover the whole metro area, which can cross state lines.

Top H-1B employers in Louisiana

Ochsner Clinic Foundation213 filings · 8%$70,408 Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund205 filings · 8%$80,000 Louisiana Children's Medical Center125 filings · 5%$68,432 Louisiana State University and A&M College113 filings · 4%$83,000 CGI logoCGI100 filings · 4%$83,262 Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System72 filings · 3%$318,420 IBM logoIBM71 filings · 3%$105,996 Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport60 filings · 2%$215,000 LSU Health Sciences Center - Shreveport60 filings · 2%$203,537 Louisiana Tech University47 filings · 2%$76,000 LSU Agricultural Center41 filings · 2%$63,446 Willis-Knighton Medical Center36 filings · 1%$239,200

Filings and median salary for jobs located in Louisiana.

Most filed jobs in Louisiana

Software Engineer298 filings · 11%$103,105 Medical School Professor188 filings · 7%$166,000 Registered Nurse154 filings · 6%$68,432 Medical Technologist99 filings · 4%$53,248 Data Scientist77 filings · 3%$79,040 High School Teacher72 filings · 3%$53,329 Civil Engineer69 filings · 3%$90,667 QA Engineer63 filings · 2%$85,000 Elementary School Teacher62 filings · 2%$53,068 Systems Analyst57 filings · 2%$87,027 Medical Scientist52 filings · 2%$64,444 Industrial Engineer43 filings · 2%$93,895

Louisiana vs. other states

California$161,230 Washington$160,000 New York$133,000 Massachusetts$122,970 New Jersey$122,175 Virginia$119,000 North Carolina$114,504 Texas$112,923 Georgia$109,284 Illinois$108,012 Pennsylvania$105,206 Florida$105,000 Louisiana$88,000

States with the most H-1B filings. Median base salary on certified filings; not adjusted for cost of living.