Salaries in Baton Rouge, LA metro area

Typical pay for 491 jobs in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area. The median for all workers is $48,710 a year ($23.42 an hour). Click a job for its full pay range.

Median pay, all jobs
$48,710
Median hourly
$23.42
Workers
409,690
vs U.S. median
-4%

Highest paying jobs in Baton Rouge, LA

Most common jobs in Baton Rouge, LA

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All 491 jobs by category

Management Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Administrative Services Manager$104,700$50.34990
Advertising and Promotions Managers$94,250$45.3140
Architectural and Engineering Managers$165,060$79.36560
Compensation and Benefits Managers$94,890$45.6280
Computer and Information Systems Managers$120,210$57.80950
Construction Manager$118,770$57.102,170
Education Administrators, All Other$87,370$42.0190
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$99,810—1,060
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$103,340$49.681,230
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$59,480$28.60140
Emergency Management Director$106,220$51.0730
Facilities Manager$98,190$47.21370
Financial Manager$129,310$62.171,770
Food Service Manager$65,780$31.63380
Gambling Manager$99,380$47.7840
General and Operations Managers$107,140$51.518,230
Human Resources Manager$105,500$50.72480
Industrial Production Manager$139,860$67.24690
Lodging Manager$61,890$29.7650
Managers, All Other$105,340$50.653,300
Marketing Manager$113,800$54.71290
Medical and Health Services Managers$107,420$51.651,520
Natural Sciences Manager$125,000$60.10n/a
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$92,080$44.2740
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$51,810$24.91700
Public Relations Manager$78,370$37.68130
Purchasing Manager$124,290$59.75160
Sales Manager$116,740$56.131,070
Social and Community Service Managers$85,880$41.291,130
Training and Development Managers$104,030$50.01150
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$97,000$46.64620

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Computer Network Architect$104,540$50.26130
Computer Network Support Specialist$58,100$27.93360
Computer Occupations, All Other$74,940$36.031,070
Computer Systems Analyst$88,160$42.39920
Computer User Support Specialist$53,900$25.911,120
Data Scientist$78,760$37.86770
Database Administrator$107,240$51.5680
Database Architect$136,480$65.6140
Information Security Analyst$107,380$51.63170
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$97,770$47.00630
Operations Research Analyst$63,210$30.39360
Software Developer$101,900$48.99980
Web and Digital Interface Designers$72,360$34.7950
Web Developer$89,350$42.96240

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Community and Social Service Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Lawyer$102,070$49.072,300
Legal Support Workers, All Other$48,010$23.08170
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$59,030$28.38960
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$37,600$18.08190

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$53,180—30
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$57,130$27.47180
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$61,490—210
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$71,090—40
Curator$58,520$28.1330
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$58,010$27.891,050
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$59,310—4,450
Instructional Coordinator$61,910$29.77640
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$57,760—480
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$60,420$29.05480
Library Technician$36,010$17.31420
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$59,900—1,340
Museum Technicians and Conservators$32,350$15.5640
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$79,180—2,490
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$38,840$18.68810
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$60,690—3,110
Self-Enrichment Teacher$34,010$16.35630
Special Education Teachers, All Other$62,430—60
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$60,310—800
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$59,760—270
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$56,620—170
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$59,590—370
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$26,890$12.93430
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$57,980—600
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$26,880—2,840
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$40,020—140
Tutor$33,840$16.27120

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Athletic Trainer$63,750—220
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$60,830$29.25160
Chiropractor$80,350$38.6370
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$52,700$25.34700
Dental Hygienist$92,700$44.57410
Dentists, General$185,430$89.15430
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer$78,130$37.56250
Dietitians and Nutritionists$70,940$34.10140
Emergency Medical Technician$36,050$17.33430
Family Medicine Physician$315,620$151.74n/a
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$64,930$31.2250
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$38,800$18.661,000
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$64,360$30.94610
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$59,700$28.702,900
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist$84,280$40.5270
Medical Records Specialist$46,610$22.41600
Nurse Anesthetist$268,210$128.95130
Nurse Practitioner$129,070$62.051,010
Occupational Therapist$98,030$47.13430
Ophthalmic Medical Technician$38,750$18.63140
Opticians, Dispensing$36,910$17.74140
Optometrist$115,210$55.3940
Paramedic$53,820$25.87430
Pharmacist$134,680$64.75960
Pharmacy Technician$45,550$21.901,160
Physical Therapist$98,920$47.56590
Physician Assistant$130,670$62.82360
Physicians, All Other$413,620$198.861,060
Psychiatric Technician$32,010$15.39750
Radiation Therapist$101,140$48.6340
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$63,450$30.50630
Recreational Therapist$48,000$23.0860
Registered Nurse$81,130$39.008,290
Respiratory Therapist$74,220$35.68320
Speech-Language Pathologist$65,020$31.26610
Surgical Technologist$60,230$28.96470
Therapists, All Other$100,390$48.26130
Veterinarian$126,890$61.01160
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$35,760$17.19480

Healthcare Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Dental Assistant$44,800$21.54950
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$33,840$16.27710
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$23,040$11.087,840
Massage Therapist$30,820$14.82250
Medical Assistant$36,900$17.742,180
Medical Equipment Preparer$36,660$17.6370
Medical Transcriptionist$39,630$19.0560
Nursing Assistant$31,220$15.013,500
Occupational Therapy Assistant$63,030$30.30130
Orderly$27,330$13.1460
Pharmacy Aide$27,920$13.43290
Phlebotomist$36,120$17.36540
Physical Therapist Aide$21,910$10.54320
Physical Therapist Assistant$66,510$31.98290
Psychiatric Aide$37,130$17.85120
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$30,930$14.87230

Protective Service Occupations

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Bill and Account Collectors$39,130$18.81460
Billing and Posting Clerks$44,200$21.25950
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$46,740$22.474,060
Cargo and Freight Agents$51,230$24.63100
Correspondence Clerk$36,790$17.69n/a
Couriers and Messengers$31,910$15.34210
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$47,490$22.83620
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks$33,870$16.28n/a
Customer Service Representative$38,760$18.645,750
Data Entry Keyer$39,630$19.05210
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$46,930$22.56500
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$42,860$20.61130
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$58,800$28.272,050
File Clerk$32,160$15.46110
Financial Clerks, All Other$46,470$22.34110
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,710$29.674,060
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$27,910$13.42520
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$48,420$23.28200
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$44,450$21.37260
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$47,650$22.91780
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$37,230$17.90n/a
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$51,320$24.67n/a
Library Assistants, Clerical$34,130$16.41100
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$47,990$23.07270
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$34,140$16.42160
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$38,280$18.40390
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$38,230$18.381,500
Office Clerks, General$32,520$15.635,020
Order Clerk$38,370$18.45140
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$54,580$26.24540
Postal Service Clerk$64,480$31.00180
Postal Service Mail Carrier$59,010$28.37840
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,490$28.60240
Procurement Clerk$49,680$23.88250
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$64,630$31.07420
Public Safety Telecommunicator$48,550$23.34240
Receptionists and Information Clerks$33,750$16.222,610
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$50,950$24.5050
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$40,910$19.675,950
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$41,560$19.981,760
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$38,540$18.53180
Teller$36,300$17.45780
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$52,810$25.3970

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Construction and Extraction Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Boilermaker$74,730$35.93680
Carpenter$55,630$26.753,490
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$61,250$29.45250
Construction and Building Inspectors$71,770$34.51500
Construction Laborer$38,650$18.586,300
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$48,160$23.15100
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$51,200$24.6240
Electrician$65,330$31.413,320
Extraction Workers, All Other$48,050$23.10120
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$78,870$37.924,680
Glazier$47,150$22.67250
Hazardous Materials Removal Worker$37,070$17.82320
Helpers--Carpenters$47,830$22.99300
Helpers--Electricians$44,530$21.411,100
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons$44,330$21.3180
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$38,310$18.42600
Helpers--Roofers$36,560$17.5830
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$45,850$22.05980
Highway Maintenance Worker$61,870$29.75210
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$48,090$23.121,100
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$51,230$24.6390
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining$47,910$23.0340
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$46,840$22.52340
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$58,210$27.992,260
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$49,130$23.621,110
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$65,610$31.55100
Pile Driver Operator$60,630$29.1580
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$74,240$35.692,790
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$70,700$33.9950
Roofer$49,300$23.70220
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$59,440$28.58160
Sheet Metal Worker$52,750$25.36250
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$73,470$35.32390

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$80,820$38.8680
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$48,220$23.18360
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$46,320$22.2770
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,480$23.311,710
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,300$28.99640
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$49,460$23.7850
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$58,180$27.97300
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$81,910$39.38280
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$64,600$31.06450
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$94,100$45.2490
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$77,010$37.02670
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$78,770$37.872,230
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$62,940$30.261,180
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$37,840$18.19740
Home Appliance Repairer$45,500$21.8870
Industrial Machinery Mechanic$62,030$29.821,790
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$55,050$26.471,300
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$50,660$24.3640
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,150$22.193,910
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$83,170$39.98360
Millwright$76,610$36.83290
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,970$29.79890
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$50,890$24.4740
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$46,840$22.5250
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$104,470$50.22n/a
Rigger$58,840$28.29410
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$57,680$27.73240
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$81,470$39.17520
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$48,530$23.33330
Tire Repairers and Changers$36,130$17.37200

Production Occupations

JobMedian salaryHourlyWorkers
Baker$28,020$13.47450
Butchers and Meat Cutters$38,260$18.39450
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$45,370$21.81180
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$93,920$45.162,500
Chemical Plant and System Operators$104,410$50.201,720
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,190$25.09200
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operator$49,100$23.61110
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$41,600$20.0030
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,420$24.2430
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,240$22.71310
Dental Laboratory Technician$40,060$19.2640
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$43,100$20.72110
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$53,240$25.60290
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$95,810$46.062,270
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$38,440$18.4830
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$23,600$11.3450
Food Processing Workers, All Other$29,660$14.26170
Gas Plant Operator$113,570$54.60100
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$35,790$17.2150
Helpers--Production Workers$36,770$17.68990
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$59,720$28.711,580
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$51,420$24.7240
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$50,550$24.3140
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$27,870$13.40430
Machinist$67,700$32.55870
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$44,300$21.30570
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$54,460$26.18180
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,780$22.97250
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technician$39,260$18.8790
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$42,880$20.61320
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$108,420$52.12660
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$28,840$13.8740
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$38,070$18.3070
Printing Press Operator$41,160$19.79210
Production Workers, All Other$46,400$22.311,170
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$49,700$23.8950
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,460$23.78100
Sewing Machine Operator$31,950$15.36130
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$32,870$15.8050
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$46,590$22.4070
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$58,410$28.08770
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$31,120$14.9650
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$47,290$22.74300
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$78,170$37.583,690
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,260$23.20140

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations