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Average Calibration Technologists And Technicians Salary in Louisiana

Calibration Technologists And Technicians in Louisiana earn a median annual salary of $80,670, which is +18.9% compared to the national median. There are 480 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Louisiana (state).

$80,670
Louisiana median annual wage
$39/hour median
+18.9%
Difference vs national median
National median is $67,820
480
Local employment
0.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
2.35
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$59,430
25th
$64,690
Median
$80,670
75th
$96,820
90th
$102,830

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Louisiana, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
88.2%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$91,455
Goods: 93.7%
Services: 71.5%
Rents: 63.1%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Washington $93,880 Compare 270
Oklahoma $80,920 Compare 150
California $79,010 Compare 1,250
Vermont $77,950 Compare 30
New Jersey $77,040 Compare 390
Massachusetts $75,500 Compare 380

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Louisiana

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Pediatricians, General $502,720 0.08
Anesthesiologists $410,500 0.39
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $404,550 0.29
Physicians, All Other $350,920 1.11
Psychiatrists $345,040 0.27
Surgeons, All Other $304,830 0.45
Family Medicine Physicians $255,330 0.82
Nurse Anesthetists $222,130 1.39

Louisiana has salary data for 693 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Pediatricians, General.

Historical series

Trend for Calibration Technologists And Technicians in Louisiana

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Calibration Technologists And Technicians are projected to change by +4.7% from 2024 to 2034, with 1,400 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.