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Average Pile Driver Operators Salary in Louisiana

Pile Driver Operators in Louisiana earn a median annual salary of $61,150, which is -16.6% compared to the national median. There are 180 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).

$61,150
Louisiana median annual wage
$29/hour median
-16.6%
Difference vs national median
National median is $73,300
180
Local employment
0.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
6.29
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$54,450
25th
$57,910
Median
$61,150
75th
$69,690
90th
$88,340

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
$69,326
Goods: 93.7%
Services: 71.5%
Rents: 63.1%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
Massachusetts $120,980 Compare 130
Washington $111,080 Compare 50
California $110,340 Compare 480
Pennsylvania $93,550 Compare 90
Alaska $78,080 Compare 190
Texas $66,140 Compare 280

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 Pile Driver Operators in Louisiana

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

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Pile Driver Operators are projected to change by +4.3% from 2024 to 2034, with 300 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.