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Dredge Operators pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX and New Orleans-Metairie, LA
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Dredge Operators is $72,960 per year in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. It is $49,390 per year in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 47.7% above New Orleans-Metairie, LA on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 53-7031 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists Not published wage and salary jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX and Not published in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.