SOC 53-6032 · New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro

Aircraft Service Attendants Salary in New Orleans, LA

The average salary for aircraft service attendants in New Orleans, Louisiana is $46,160 a year ($22.19 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,290: half of the 410 people in this job in the New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% more than the U.S. average for this job ($43,330).

$46,160average per year

$22.19 / hourMedian $46,290Take-home ≈ $38,271

  • $36K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $58K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

410people in this job
+7%vs U.S. average
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Aircraft Service Attendants pay range in New Orleans

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,880 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,240 or more. The middle half of aircraft service attendants in New Orleans earn between $36,100 and $58,230.

  • $36K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $58K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,160$3,847$22.19
Median$46,290$3,858$22.25
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,100$3,008$17.36
Experienced (75th percentile)$58,230$4,852$28.00

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Aircraft Service Attendants pay in New Orleans vs. Louisiana and the U.S.

Aircraft service attendants in New Orleans earn 7% more than the Louisiana average ($43,040) and 7% more than the U.S. average ($43,330). At the median the gap is +14% against the U.S. median of $40,450.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
New Orleans$46,160$46,290$35,880$58,240410
Louisiana$43,040$42,930$29,930$58,240660
United States$43,330$40,450$33,830$57,61031,300

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Aircraft Service Attendants salary after taxes in New Orleans

On the average salary of $46,160, a single filer in New Orleans takes home about $38,271 a year, or $3,189 a month and $1,472 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is New Orleans a good place for aircraft service attendants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the New Orleans area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.6), so the average $46,160 buys what about $49,850 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in New Orleans ($47,290). A typical home costs $261,414, or 5.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Aircraft Service Attendants salary in nearby metro areas

Highest-paying cities for aircraft service attendants

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($59,440).

Aircraft Service Attendants salary by city

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Aircraft Service Attendants salary in New Orleans: questions

How much do aircraft service attendants make an hour in New Orleans?

$22.19 an hour on average, and $22.26 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level aircraft service attendants salary in New Orleans?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,880 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,100, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the aircraft service attendants take-home pay in New Orleans?

About $38,271 a year ($3,189 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,160.

Do aircraft service attendants earn more in New Orleans than elsewhere?

The average here is 7% more than the U.S. average for this job ($43,330).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 53-6032; area New Orleans-Metairie, LA (35380). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 10.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 4.62, this job is 4.6 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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