How much do Electricians make in Baton Rouge, LA?

Percentile spread

For Electricians, the published 10th percentile is $48,760 and the 90th percentile is $81,810. The difference is $33,050, which is 50.6% 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 $58,470 to the 75th at $77,800, covers $19,330.

The mean annual wage is $67,160, which sits above the median of $65,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baton Rouge, LA median is 3.4% higher than the national median of $63,190 for Electricians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $71,965, which is 13.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.2% higher than the Louisiana median of $61,540.

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 $65,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Electricians at $71,965 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 Electricians. Baton Rouge, LA ranks 1st 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 $50,700 and employment of 160. That median is 22.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,028, against $71,965 here.
• Lafayette, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $59,820 and employment of 730. That median is 8.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,594, against $71,965 here.
• Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $56,670 and employment of 310. That median is 13.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,116, against $71,965 here.

Employment share

Electricians accounts for 0.81% of wage-and-salary employment in Baton Rouge, LA (3,320 of 409,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.49% of employment (757,220 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.66 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.