How much do Family Medicine Physicians make in Baton Rouge, LA?

Percentile spread

For Family Medicine Physicians, the published 10th percentile is $118,970 and the 90th percentile is $411,050. The difference is $292,080, which is 92.5% 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 $226,920 to the 75th at $379,580, covers $152,660.

The mean annual wage is $293,950, which sits below the median of $315,620. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baton Rouge, LA median is 29.3% higher than the national median of $244,180 for Family Medicine Physicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $347,676, which is 42.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 23.6% higher than the Louisiana median of $255,330.

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 $315,620 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Family Medicine Physicians at $347,676 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Family Medicine Physicians. Baton Rouge, LA ranks 2nd of 8 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 $134,740 and employment of 30. That median is 57.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $159,531, against $347,676 here.
• Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $284,280 and employment of 60. That median is 9.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $306,581, against $347,676 here.
• New Orleans-Metairie, LA is 126 miles away, with a median of $332,690 and employment of 250. That median is 5.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $359,288, against $347,676 here.