SOC 11-3021 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Computer and Information Systems Managers make in Baton Rouge, LA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer and Information Systems Managers in Baton Rouge, LA is $120,210. The 10th percentile is $85,930 and the 90th percentile is $196,130. Employment is 950.

Median annual wage

$120,210

10th percentile
$85,930
25th percentile
$100,220
Median
$120,210
75th percentile
$164,220
90th percentile
$196,130
Mean
$135,710

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Computer and Information Systems Managers, the published 10th percentile is $85,930 and the 90th percentile is $196,130. The difference is $110,200, which is 91.7% 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 $100,220 to the 75th at $164,220, covers $64,000.

The mean annual wage is $135,710, which sits above the median of $120,210. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baton Rouge, LA median is 31.4% lower than the national median of $175,140 for Computer and Information Systems Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $132,419, which is 24.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.7% lower than the Louisiana median of $127,500.

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 $120,210 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer and Information Systems Managers at $132,419 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer and Information Systems Managers. Baton Rouge, LA ranks 10th of 14 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).).

  • Hammond, LA is 43 miles away, with a median of $119,580 and employment of 40. That median is 0.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $141,582, against $132,419 here.
  • Lafayette, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $132,790 and employment of 180. That median is 10.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $152,266, against $132,419 here.
  • Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $133,020 and employment of 130. That median is 10.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $143,455, against $132,419 here.

Employment share

Computer and Information Systems Managers accounts for 0.23% of wage-and-salary employment in Baton Rouge, LA (950 of 409,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.43% of employment (670,570 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.54 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Baton Rouge, LA · Computer and Information Systems Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Computer and Information Systems Managers make in Baton Rouge, LA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer and Information Systems Managers in Baton Rouge, LA is $120,210. The 10th percentile is $85,930 and the 90th percentile is $196,130. Employment is 950.

How does that compare with the national median for Computer and Information Systems Managers?

The local median is 31.4% lower than the national median of $175,140.

What is Computer and Information Systems Managers pay in Baton Rouge, LA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baton Rouge, LA is 90.780, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $120,210 is $132,419. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Baton Rouge, LA compare with nearby metros for Computer and Information Systems Managers?

Hammond, LA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 43 miles away, at $119,580. Baton Rouge, LA ranks 10th of 14 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.