Monroe, LA

Across all occupations in the Monroe, LA metropolitan area, the median wage is $38,150 a year ($18.34 an hour) and the mean $48,850, May 2025. That median is −25% against the US median of $50,980 and −16% against Louisiana's $45,520. BLS counts 87,500 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is home health and personal care aides.

All occupations: Monroe, LA vs Louisiana and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Monroe, LA area, Louisiana and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Monroe, LA	Hourly	$10.34	$13.54	$18.34	$28.07	$39.93	$23.49	87,500
Monroe, LA	Annual	$21,520	$28,170	$38,150	$58,380	$83,040	$48,850	87,500
Louisiana	Hourly	$10.92	$14.59	$21.89	$31.90	$48.13	$27.21	1,934,900
Louisiana	Annual	$22,710	$30,350	$45,520	$66,340	$100,110	$56,600	1,934,900
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

277 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Louisiana. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Monroe, LA

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$293,170	$140.95	180
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$255,330	$122.75	110
3	Dentists, General	$161,930	$77.85	80
4	Industrial Production Managers	$132,660	$63.78	120
5	Pharmacists	$131,990	$63.46	280
6	Physician Assistants	$126,190	$60.67	50
7	Nurse Practitioners	$124,340	$59.78	340
8	Chief Executives	$123,090	$59.18	50
9	Financial Managers in Louisiana	$118,420	$56.93	250
10	Veterinarians	$117,400	$56.44	40
11	Sales Managers in Louisiana	$112,800	$54.23	170
12	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Louisiana	$110,510	$53.13	80
13	Education Administrators, All Other	$106,520	$51.21	50
14	Medical and Health Services Managers	$104,470	$50.22	290
15	Construction Managers	$101,750	$48.92	140
16	Electrical Engineers	$101,310	$48.71	40
17	Mechanical Engineers	$100,740	$48.43	40
18	Civil Engineers	$99,180	$47.68	110
19	Facilities Managers	$99,100	$47.64	40
20	Occupational Therapists	$98,980	$47.59	130

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Monroe, LA

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Louisiana	4,530	51.82	1.87	$21,720
2	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Louisiana	2,830	32.39	1.71	$35,260
3	Retail Salespersons in Louisiana	2,350	26.85	1.07	$27,710
4	Registered Nurses in Louisiana	2,340	26.73	1.23	$78,270
5	Cashiers in Louisiana	2,330	26.65	1.34	$24,490
6	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Louisiana	2,060	23.58	0.95	$21,550
6	Office Clerks, General in Louisiana	2,060	23.52	1.48	$30,280
8	General and Operations Managers in Louisiana	1,740	19.89	0.88	$94,240
9	Food Preparation Workers in Louisiana	1,630	18.67	3.25	$22,430
10	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Louisiana	1,530	17.46	1.23	$28,120
11	Waiters and Waitresses in Louisiana	1,370	15.63	1.07	$15,080
12	Nursing Assistants in Louisiana	1,340	15.32	1.64	$29,880
13	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Louisiana	1,250	14.29	1.60	$50,300
14	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Louisiana	1,240	14.18	1.07	$47,300
15	Stockers and Order Fillers in Louisiana	1,210	13.82	0.76	$31,070
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Louisiana	1,200	13.68	1.39	$46,140
17	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Louisiana	1,150	13.16	1.20	$37,320
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in Louisiana	1,130	12.95	3.11	$55,360
19	Customer Service Representatives in Louisiana	1,110	12.73	0.76	$34,520
20	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Louisiana	1,030	11.82	1.28	$51,530

Most concentrated occupations in Monroe, LA

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	13.01	100	1.14	$30,480
2	Special Education Teachers, Preschool	10.56	180	2.01	$56,890
3	Food Processing Workers, All Other	7.78	280	3.25	$31,250
4	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	6.92	140	1.56	$70,880
5	Counselors, All Other	6.65	110	1.22	$49,740
6	Helpers--Electricians	5.39	190	2.21	$36,090
7	Loan Interviewers and Clerks	3.98	370	4.22	$48,410
8	Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	3.47	210	2.40	$50,640
9	Protective Service Workers, All Other	3.34	150	1.75	$41,820
10	Food Preparation Workers in Louisiana	3.25	1,630	18.67	$22,430

Occupation groups in Monroe, LA

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$96,490	$109,900	4,460	50.93	0.71
Architecture and Engineering	$78,900	$83,900	790	8.98	0.53
Computer and Mathematical	$74,420	$80,140	740	8.40	0.25
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$69,740	$72,620	330	3.81	0.40
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$66,010	$82,540	7,460	85.29	1.35
Business and Financial Operations	$62,340	$71,600	3,040	34.76	0.51
Legal	$62,080	$86,850	520	5.90	0.70
Educational Instruction and Library	$50,300	$52,470	4,550	51.97	0.89
Community and Social Service	$49,600	$53,210	1,660	19.03	1.11
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$49,440	$55,380	4,260	48.70	1.24
Construction and Extraction	$45,990	$49,350	3,640	41.64	1.01
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$43,750	$48,960	670	7.68	0.58
Production	$42,700	$47,100	4,370	49.98	0.91
Transportation and Material Moving	$37,690	$39,510	8,440	96.46	1.10
Office and Administrative Support	$37,320	$40,580	11,040	126.13	1.10
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$36,820	$44,350	210	2.46	0.88
Protective Service	$34,460	$40,080	3,630	41.47	1.71
Sales and Related	$29,300	$38,740	7,880	90.03	1.04
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$28,120	$29,260	2,860	32.67	1.12
Healthcare Support	$26,770	$27,850	7,610	86.94	1.71
Personal Care and Service	$26,220	$28,300	1,340	15.29	0.73
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$22,090	$25,030	8,000	91.47	1.04

Every occupation in Louisiana, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 277 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Monroe, LA estimates (area 33740).

*: Wage estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Monroe, LA area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.