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title: "Average Salary in Baton Rouge, LA"
description: "Mean $61,230, median $48,710 in the Baton Rouge metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
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last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Baton Rouge, LA

Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $61,230, median $48,710 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 409,690 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $53,660.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $23,790 |
| 25th | $33,640 |
| 50th | $48,710 |
| 75th | $74,990 |
| 90th | $105,850 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 90.8 |
| Housing (rents) | 74.2 |
| Goods | 93.7 |
| Utilities | 71.2 |
| Other services | 95.7 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $186,930
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $170,830
- [Industrial Production Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/industrial-production-manager): $155,380
- [Captain, Mate, and Pilot of Water Vessels](https://nuecareer.com/careers/captain-mate-and-pilot-of-water-vessels): $149,970
- [Financial Advisor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-advisor): $149,950
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $146,060
- [Environmental Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/environmental-engineer): $144,100
- [Medical and Health Services Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/medical-and-health-services-manager): $137,950
- [Mechanical Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/mechanical-engineer): $136,970
- [Chemical Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chemical-engineer): $136,220

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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