Home / Wages / Alexandria Alexandria salaries The median worker in the Alexandria, LA metro area earned $39,510 a year in 2024, about $19.00 an hour. That ranks #362 of the 391 metro areas published here, 20.2% below the national median.
Louisiana
Median pay $39,510 $19.00 per hour
Vs national -20.2% U.S. $49,500
Workers 59,310 wage and salary
Metro rank #362 of 391 by median pay
What this labour market looks like Alexandria pays 9.7% less than Louisiana as a whole. Metros usually run ahead of their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and the gap is a rough measure of how much of a state's economy sits in its cities.
Unusually concentrated here Occupations against their national share, 2024 Occupation Concentration Employed Median Food Preparation Workers 3.25× 1,110 $21,890 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 2.83× 690 $51,000 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 1.85× 2,830 $21,520 Construction Laborers 1.85× 750 $39,160 Registered Nurses 1.71× 2,160 $78,740 Nursing Assistants 1.7× 910 $30,020 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 1.58× 1,820 $32,120 Office Clerks, General 1.54× 1,490 $31,250 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1.39× 930 $35,050 Cashiers 1.37× 1,660 $22,780 Retail Salespersons 1.35× 1,980 $26,960 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 1.33× 570 $39,450
Best paid occupations Highest median pay in Alexandria Occupation Median Hourly Employed Pharmacists $134,140 $64.49 210 Medical and Health Services Managers $102,730 $49.39 270 Managers, All Other $101,200 $48.65 380 General and Operations Managers $97,250 $46.76 1,050 Correctional Officers and Jailers $81,430 $39.15 400 Registered Nurses $78,740 $37.86 2,160 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers $76,680 $36.86 290 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers $66,210 $31.83 360 Business Operations Specialists, All Other $65,960 $31.71 360 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $65,090 $31.29 350 Accountants and Auditors $64,890 $31.20 400 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers $62,210 $29.91 200 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $60,250 $28.97 430 Human Resources Specialists $60,020 $28.86 230 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters $59,030 $28.38 210 Electricians $57,010 $27.41 440 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses $51,000 $24.52 690 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $50,850 $24.45 620 Insurance Sales Agents $48,910 $23.51 230 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $45,970 $22.10 210 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers $45,930 $22.08 730 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $45,690 $21.97 240 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators $45,660 $21.95 240 Bus Drivers, School $44,610 $21.45 220 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers $43,270 $20.80 460 Firefighters $42,290 $20.33 270 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General $41,660 $20.03 730 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks $41,640 $20.02 650 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics $41,340 $19.88 320 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers $39,450 $18.96 570 Construction Laborers $39,160 $18.83 750 Pharmacy Technicians $38,230 $18.38 270 Security Guards $37,500 $18.03 340 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors $37,130 $17.85 320 Light Truck Drivers $35,500 $17.07 400 Customer Service Representatives $35,230 $16.94 800 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive $35,050 $16.85 930 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers $34,020 $16.36 380 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand $32,120 $15.44 1,820 Medical Assistants $31,340 $15.07 490 Office Clerks, General $31,250 $15.03 1,490 Stockers and Order Fillers $31,140 $14.97 820 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary $30,780 n/a 480 Receptionists and Information Clerks $30,610 $14.71 400 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers $30,250 $14.55 550 Nursing Assistants $30,020 $14.43 910 Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria $27,950 $13.44 320 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $27,840 $13.39 770 Cooks, Restaurant $27,810 $13.37 340 Retail Salespersons $26,960 $12.96 1,980 Cashiers $22,780 $10.95 1,660 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners $22,720 $10.92 320 Fast Food and Counter Workers $22,390 $10.76 1,160 Food Preparation Workers $21,890 $10.53 1,110 Childcare Workers $21,630 $10.40 320 Home Health and Personal Care Aides $21,520 $10.34 2,830 Waiters and Waitresses $16,490 $7.93 680
Where most people work Largest occupations in Alexandria by employment Occupation Employed Median Hourly Home Health and Personal Care Aides 2,830 $21,520 $10.34 Registered Nurses 2,160 $78,740 $37.86 Retail Salespersons 1,980 $26,960 $12.96 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 1,820 $32,120 $15.44 Cashiers 1,660 $22,780 $10.95 Office Clerks, General 1,490 $31,250 $15.03 Fast Food and Counter Workers 1,160 $22,390 $10.76 Food Preparation Workers 1,110 $21,890 $10.53 General and Operations Managers 1,050 $97,250 $46.76 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 930 $35,050 $16.85 Nursing Assistants 910 $30,020 $14.43 Stockers and Order Fillers 820 $31,140 $14.97 Customer Service Representatives 800 $35,230 $16.94 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 770 $27,840 $13.39 Construction Laborers 750 $39,160 $18.83 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 730 $41,660 $20.03 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 730 $45,930 $22.08 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 690 $51,000 $24.52 Waiters and Waitresses 680 $16,490 $7.93 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 650 $41,640 $20.02
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2024 state estimates. Wage and salary workers only, excluding the self-employed.
Other Louisiana metro areas Baton Rouge 403,240 workers $47,940 New Orleans-Metairie 441,250 workers $45,970 Lake Charles 100,270 workers $45,170 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux 82,770 workers $44,150 Shreveport-Bossier City 159,970 workers $42,270 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 100,690 workers $40,760 Alexandria pay: common questions What is the average salary in Alexandria? The median across all occupations is $39,510 , or $19.00 an hour, covering 59,310 wage and salary workers. The mean is $50,100, higher because a small number of very large salaries pull an average upward.
Does Alexandria pay more than the rest of Louisiana? No. The metro median of $39,510 is 9.7% below the Louisiana median of $43,770. Metropolitan areas usually pay more than their states because they concentrate higher-paying industries, and usually cost more to live in for the same reason.
Which jobs pay best in Alexandria? Pharmacists ($134,140), Medical and Health Services Managers ($102,730), Managers, All Other ($101,200). Medical specialities top nearly every metro list, which reflects how the occupations are classified more than local conditions.
What is Alexandria unusually full of? Food Preparation Workers, at 3.25× the national concentration. Location quotient is a better description of a local economy than its biggest employers, which are retail and food service almost everywhere.