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Project Coordinator salary and cost of hiring in Louisiana

The median project coordinator in Louisiana earned $84,850 a year in May 2025[1], 17.1% below the US median of $102,320. That puts Louisiana at #44 of 51 states for this job.

$7,071median pay per month in Louisiana
$10,101employer cost per month with benefits
$40.79median pay per hour
8,050people in this job in Louisiana

BLS occupation 13-1082. Data from the May 2025 release, checked 2026-10-15.

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Salary range

Range10thMedian90th
Louisiana$56,400$84,850$143,780
United States$61,580$102,320$167,970
10th to 90th percentilemiddle half (25th to 75th)median

The middle half of project coordinators in Louisiana earns $66,800–$121,500; the top tenth earns $143,780 or more, 2.5 times the bottom tenth.

What a hire really costs

Benefits and payroll taxes are 30.0% of total compensation in US private industry[2]. At the Louisiana median that makes about $121,214 a year before recruiting, equipment and office space. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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$121,214local hire, first year incl. benefits
-remote hire, first year incl. fee
-difference in year one
-of the local cost saved

Pay by metro area in Louisiana

AreaMedian75th percentileJobs
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA
$97,030
$137,950480
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
$94,020
$108,940140
Lake Charles, LA
$92,770
$125,210350
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
$90,550
$120,540340
Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
$89,650
$129,460190
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
$88,130
$119,710270
Baton Rouge, LA
$86,650
$123,9002,290
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
$85,410
$119,9302,090
Lafayette, LA
$80,720
$105,120660
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
$79,890
$105,310480
Monroe, LA
$78,990
$105,960250
Alexandria, LA
$78,110
$106,690150
Hammond, LA
$76,260
$102,920100

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA pays the most ($97,030) and Hammond, LA the least ($76,260): $20,770 a year apart for the same job.

What a project coordinator does

A project coordinator keeps projects on track: plans, tasks, deadlines, status updates and the meeting notes everyone forgets to write.

Neighbours in the ranking

StateMedianvs Louisiana
Oklahoma
$86,240
+1.6%
Tennessee
$85,890
+1.2%
Louisiana
$84,850
+0.0%
South Dakota
$82,250
-3.1%
Kentucky
$81,700
-3.7%

Questions

How much does a project coordinator earn in Louisiana?

The median was $84,850 a year in the May 2025 BLS survey; the middle half earned $66,800 to $121,500.

What does it cost to employ a project coordinator in Louisiana?

About $121,214 a year at the median wage once benefits are added, using the 30% benefits share of US private industry (June 2026).

Where in Louisiana do project coordinators earn the most?

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA, with a median of $97,030 a year.

Other roles in Louisiana

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Sources

  1. BLS OEWS May 2025, 13-1082: https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes131082.htm
  2. BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, private industry, June 2026: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm
  3. Silkstaff pricing: https://silkstaff.com/#pricing
  4. Deel pricing, contractor management: https://www.deel.com/pricing/

How these pages are built: methodology and data sources. Last updated 2026-11-05.