First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers Salary in Louisiana

In Louisiana, first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers earn a median $57,180 a year, well below the national median of $69,500 (−18%); the state ranks 50th of 51 states by median. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers earn 26% more than the median across all occupations in Louisiana ($45,520). Every neighbouring state pays more: Texas, Mississippi and Arkansas range from $58,100 in Arkansas to $64,940 in Texas. Louisiana employs 20,810 first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers, 10.8 per 1,000 jobs, the 25th largest count of any state. A location quotient of 1.16 is close to the national share.

Louisiana vs the United States, May 2025

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers: wage percentiles, mean, employment, jobs per 1,000 and location quotient in Louisiana and nationally, May 2025
AreaBasisPercentile wageMeanEmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
10th25thMedian75th90th
LouisianaHourly$18.17$22.12$27.49$34.41$41.04$28.9120,81010.761.16
Annual$37,780$46,010$57,180$71,560$85,350$60,130
United StatesHourly$21.93$26.90$33.41$40.91$50.34$35.331,436,680––
Annual$45,610$55,950$69,500$85,090$104,710$73,490
$0$25k$50k$75k$100k10th10th: $37,780$37,78025th25th: $46,010$46,010MedianMedian: $57,180$57,18075th75th: $71,560$71,56090th90th: $85,350$85,350US median
Louisiana annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.
Rank by median
50th of 51 states
Rank by employment
25th of 51 states
Location quotient
1.16
Jobs per 1,000
10.76

Ranks count the 50 states and DC with a published value. The location quotient is the occupation's share of Louisiana's employment divided by its national share; 1.00 means the same share as the nation. Take-home pay at these wages: FastCalc's take-home pay calculator.

Metropolitan areas in Louisiana

10 metropolitan areas and 3 nonmetropolitan areas touching Louisiana publish a row for first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers, sorted by median. Areas crossing a state line are listed under every state they touch; a linked metro has its own profile.

AreaMedian hourlyMedian annual10th pct (annual)90th pct (annual)EmploymentJobs per 1,000Location quotient
Baton Rouge, LA$29.67$61,710$41,390$91,2204,0609.921.07
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$28.98$60,270$41,450$89,7704,83010.831.17
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$27.68$57,580$38,030$83,9901,05010.691.16
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$27.44$57,060$38,730$85,0907809.401.02
Hammond, LA$27.00$56,150$36,040$85,09048010.061.09
Lake Charles, LA$26.42$54,960$36,260$84,4808808.630.93
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$25.53$53,100$37,750$80,8902,11012.991.41
Alexandria, LA$25.37$52,780$36,330$81,22063010.541.14
Lafayette, LA$24.82$51,630$35,950$82,9401,83010.191.10
Monroe, LA$24.78$51,530$36,390$77,6801,03011.821.28
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$24.03$49,980$32,940$78,5907609.811.06
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$23.91$49,730$35,030$79,83065010.451.13
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$23.13$48,100$36,270$75,9501,12014.001.52

Neighbouring states

StateMedian hourlyMedian annualEmploymentLocation quotient
Louisiana$27.49$57,18020,8101.16
Arkansas$27.93$58,10013,6301.13
Mississippi$28.07$58,38013,6801.27
Texas$31.22$64,940160,6001.24

See the national page for First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers (every state ranked) and the Louisiana wage profile (every occupation in the state).

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Louisiana estimates.

  • 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.