How much do Chemists make in Baton Rouge, LA?

Percentile spread

For Chemists, the published 10th percentile is $59,580 and the 90th percentile is $175,950. The difference is $116,370, which is 108.2% 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 $83,740 to the 75th at $132,720, covers $48,980.

The mean annual wage is $114,620, which sits above the median of $107,590. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baton Rouge, LA median is 17.9% higher than the national median of $91,240 for Chemists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $118,517, which is 29.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.6% higher than the Louisiana median of $103,890.

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 $107,590 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Chemists at $118,517 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Chemists. Baton Rouge, LA ranks 2nd of 6 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).).

• New Orleans-Metairie, LA is 126 miles away, with a median of $96,100 and employment of 170. That median is 10.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $103,783, against $118,517 here.
• Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 127 miles away, with a median of $75,610 and employment of 30. That median is 29.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,006, against $118,517 here.
• Lake Charles, LA is 127 miles away, with a median of $128,330 and employment of 180. That median is 19.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $149,478, against $118,517 here.

Employment share

Chemists accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Baton Rouge, LA (270 of 409,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.05% of employment (82,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.24 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.