GeoFrame / Monroe, LA

GeoFrame · Metro

Monroe, LA

Population 20,617 · 7.3 people / sq mi

Median wage
$37,000
all occupations
Pay index
0.75×
vs national median
Cost of living
83.6
RPP · national = 100
Real earning power
0.89×
pay ÷ local cost

Real earning power — does pay outrun the cost of living?

0.89×

Pay here runs at 0.75× the national wage against a cost of living -16.4% vs the nation — a net earning shortfall of -10.6%.

Pay premium
-25.3%
Cost-of-living premium
-16.4%
Net advantage
-10.6%

The geography at a glance

Median wage
$37,000
Pay index
0.75×
vs national
Cost-of-labor rank
#428
of 444 areas
Cost of living (RPP)
83.6
national = 100
Population
20,617
Density
7.3
people / sq mi

Occupations here

secondary

The occupations we can price in Monroe, LA, ranked by pay — each with its premium over the occupation's national median and the employment growth BLS actually observed here. Jobs are associated context on GeoFrame; the geography is the anchor. Open any on JobFrame for the full role.

Employment growth 2019–2024, BLS OEWS
Across the 179 occupations Monroe, LA published in both 2019 and 2024, employment moved +15.0% (60,480 → 69,580jobs). A matched basket, not the metro's total employment — occupations BLS suppressed in either year are left out rather than counted as zero.

OccupationMetro payvs nationalEmployment growth2019–2024Pay source
Aerospace Engineers
17-2011
$121,430-9.9%+0.0%statestateon JobFrame ›
Industrial Production Managers
11-3051
$116,290-4.2%+14.3%metroon JobFrame ›
Industrial Engineers
17-2112
$115,080+13.8%+30.7%statemetroon JobFrame ›
Electrical Engineers
17-2071
$108,620-2.9%-15.0%statestateon JobFrame ›
Software Developers
15-1252
$103,850-22.0%—metroon JobFrame ›
Civil Engineers
17-2051
$99,270-0.3%+83.3%metroon JobFrame ›
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
11-3071
$96,910-5.0%+50.0%metroon JobFrame ›
Managers, All Other
11-9199
$96,840-29.1%—metroon JobFrame ›
Marketing Managers
11-2021
$96,400-40.1%-3.2%statemetroon JobFrame ›
Human Resources Managers
11-3121
$95,260-32.0%-20.0%metroon JobFrame ›
Lawyers
23-1011
$92,690-38.7%+38.9%metroon JobFrame ›
Mechanical Engineers
17-2141
$89,700-12.3%-8.3%statemetroon JobFrame ›
Administrative Services Managers
11-3012
$82,210-24.2%—metroon JobFrame ›
Computer Systems Analysts
15-1211
$81,200-21.8%+20.0%metroon JobFrame ›
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
51-1011
$76,150+7.0%+12.5%metroon JobFrame ›
Engineers, All Other
17-2199
$75,560-35.8%+33.3%metroon JobFrame ›
Logisticians
13-1081
$74,230-8.2%+51.2%statestateon JobFrame ›
Computer Occupations, All Other
15-1299
$73,570-32.5%+200.0%metroon JobFrame ›
Project Management Specialists
13-1082
$73,130-27.4%—metroon JobFrame ›
Data Scientists
15-2051
$70,530-37.4%—stateon JobFrame ›
Accountants and Auditors
13-2011
$66,280-18.9%-6.2%metroon JobFrame ›
Financial and Investment Analysts
13-2051
$57,390-43.4%—metroon JobFrame ›
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
13-1141
$57,270-25.6%-28.8%statestateon JobFrame ›
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
13-1199
$52,930-34.9%—metroon JobFrame ›
Training and Development Specialists
13-1151
$52,110-20.9%+6.3%statemetroon JobFrame ›
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
15-1253
$50,110-51.2%—stateon JobFrame ›
Human Resources Specialists
13-1071
$49,470-32.1%+7.1%metroon JobFrame ›
Computer User Support Specialists
15-1232
$48,480-19.7%+57.1%metroon JobFrame ›
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
19-4099
$48,240-19.8%-2.9%statestateon JobFrame ›
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
41-3091
$46,910-29.2%+13.3%metroon JobFrame ›
Financial Specialists, All Other
13-2099
$46,850-41.6%—metroon JobFrame ›
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
23-2011
$44,620-26.9%+4.0%statemetroon JobFrame ›
Animal Caretakers
39-2021
$25,850-22.8%+225.0%metroon JobFrame ›

Compare metros

Monroe, LA against its two nearest-cost peers and the nation — the metrics side by side.

Monroe, LA
this metro
Hammond, LA
Dothan, AL
United States
Median wage$37,000$36,960$36,730$49,500
Pay index0.75×0.75×0.74×1.00×
Cost of living (RPP)83.684.583.8100.0
Real earning power0.89×0.88×0.89×1.00×
Population20,617139,823109,366—
Decide comp for this market → AnyComp Turn Monroe, LA's cost-of-labor and real-earning-power signal into a defensible pay decision — strategy, priorities, and several scenarios, never one option.

Methodology

How to read this profile

Every number here is traceable — to a named source, a stated method, and an edition — and each value is labeled by how we know it: observed from data, computed by a formula, projected, or governed canon. Nothing is invented to fill a gap.

Where every number comes from

WhatSource & methodEditionState
All-occupation median wageBLS OEWS metropolitan-area all-occupation medianOEWS 2024observed
Pay indexMetro median ÷ national all-occupation medianOEWS 2024computed
Cost of living (RPP)BEA Regional Price Parities (all items), national = 100BEA RPP 2023observed
Real earning powerPay index ÷ (RPP ÷ 100) — pay against local costGeoFrame formulacomputed
Population & densityU.S. Census population estimates + land areaCensusobserved
Occupation pay by metroBLS OEWS occupational medians (metro; state fallback where metro is suppressed)OEWS 2024observed
Cost-of-labor rankRank of the metro cost-of-labor index across all areasOEWS 2024computed

The principles behind the numbers

Pay against local cost, not just pay
Real earning power divides the pay index by the cost of living, so a high wage in an expensive metro is scored honestly.
Observed where we can, computed where we must
Every value is labeled observed, computed, projected, or canon — so you always know how much to lean on it.
Metro grain, state fallback shown as such
When an occupation's metro figure is suppressed we fall back to the state and label the cell — we don't fabricate a metro number.
Gaps shown as gaps
A metro without a cost-of-living parity isn't given a made-up real-earning-power score — the block simply doesn't render.