How much do Boilermakers make in Baton Rouge, LA?

Percentile spread

For Boilermakers, the published 10th percentile is $63,020 and the 90th percentile is $76,760. The difference is $13,740, which is 18.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $66,940 to the 75th at $74,960, covers $8,020.

The mean annual wage is $72,070, which sits below the median of $74,730. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baton Rouge, LA median is 2.2% lower than the national median of $76,410 for Boilermakers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $82,320, which is 7.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1% higher than the Louisiana median of $73,980.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baton Rouge, LA is 90.780, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $74,730 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Boilermakers at $82,320 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Boilermakers. Baton Rouge, LA ranks 2nd of 4 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Lafayette, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $70,720 and employment of 110. That median is 5.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,093, against $82,320 here.
• New Orleans-Metairie, LA is 126 miles away, with a median of $77,290 and employment of 120. That median is 3.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,469, against $82,320 here.
• Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is 186 miles away, with a median of $73,060 and employment of 230. That median is 2.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $81,136, against $82,320 here.

Employment share

Boilermakers accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Baton Rouge, LA (680 of 409,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (10,190 of 155,495,730). The local share is 25.33 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.