Worksite city · New Orleans-Metairie, LA wage area
H-1B salaries in New Orleans, LA
5% of new-employment offers here reach Level IV; 65% get a single lottery entry.
353certified H-1B LCAs with a worksite here, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026
$73,819median offer
5%of new-employment offers reach Level IV
92new-employment LCAs
Source U.S. Dept. of Labor, OFLC disclosure files Covers decisions Jul 2025 to Jun 2026 Release FY2026 Q3, published Aug 7, 2026 Wage levels OFLC 2026-27
Wage levels for the top jobs here
same scale for every row · black mark: median offerunder Level ILevel IIIIIIIV and upmedian offerscale $32k to $391k
Lottery entries
92 new-employment LCAs1 entry · Level I2 · Level II3 · Level III4 · Level IVunder Level I, still 1 entry
How this is calculated
New-employment H-1B LCAs only, the filings behind most cap petitions; extensions, transfers and amendments do not go through the lottery, and cap-exempt universities and nonprofit research organizations are left out. Each offered salary (low end of the range) is compared with the OFLC Level I to IV wages for its occupation and worksite area, wage year 2026-27; a filing with several worksites counts at its lowest level, as the rule requires. Numbers on the right are LCAs. Full methodology.
Jobs and employers
Jul 2025 to Jun 2026Top jobs
| Job | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurses | 50 | $67,392 |
| Software Developers | 29 | $108,160 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 29 | $130,000 |
| Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists | 27 | $53,248 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 26 | $66,360 |
| Data Scientists | 15 | $81,912 |
| Physicians, All Other | 13 | $300,000 |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | 11 | $48,162 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 9 | $143,000 |
| Civil Engineers | 6 | $113,997 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 5 | $108,700 |
| Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | 4 | $80,733 |
| Natural Sciences Managers | 4 | $66,442 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 4 | $102,041 |
| Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | 4 | $83,398 |
Top employers
| Employer | Certified LCAs | Median salary |
|---|---|---|
| Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund | 99 | $77,642 |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation | 59 | $67,392 |
| Louisiana Children's Medical Center | 41 | $62,400 |
| Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans | 27 | $67,824 |
| Lycee Francais Nouvelle Orleans | 13 | $50,000 |
| University of New Orleans | 10 | $87,125 |
| Cint USA, Inc. | 9 | $117,749 |
| Entergy Services, LLC | 8 | $108,244 |
| DXC Technology Services LLC | 7 | $107,228 |
| Copado, Inc. | 5 | $70,000 |
| Ecole Bilingue de la Nouvelle-Orléans | 4 | $57,504 |
| Royal Engineers & Consultants, LLC | 4 | $102,500 |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | 4 | $75,916 |
| Dynamic Health IT, Inc. | 3 | $108,160 |
| Loyola University New Orleans | 3 | $54,630 |
| Modjeski and Masters, Inc. | 3 | $90,667 |
| TAI Engineers, LLC | 3 | $90,000 |
| All other employers | 51 | – |