Registered Nurses salary in New Orleans, LA

Median pay for registered nurses in New Orleans, LA: $81,400/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $63,870 – $107,890 · about 9,620 employed locally

Above the typical metro median ($80,810) by +$590 (+1%).

What it's really worth in New Orleans

With New Orleans's cost of living at 91 (US=100), that $81,400 has the buying power of about $89,260 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $62,748 · median home $261,414 · median rent $1,622/mo.

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