SOC 13-2061 · Business and Financial Operations Occupations · May 2025

How much do Financial Examiners make in Baton Rouge, LA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Financial Examiners in Baton Rouge, LA is $77,800. The 10th percentile is $47,830 and the 90th percentile is $180,150. Employment is 80.

Median annual wage

$77,800

10th percentile
$47,830
25th percentile
$60,700
Median
$77,800
75th percentile
$118,540
90th percentile
$180,150
Mean
$97,670

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Financial Examiners, the published 10th percentile is $47,830 and the 90th percentile is $180,150. The difference is $132,320, which is 170.1% 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 $60,700 to the 75th at $118,540, covers $57,840.

The mean annual wage is $97,670, which sits above the median of $77,800. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baton Rouge, LA median is 17.4% lower than the national median of $94,160 for Financial Examiners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $85,702, which is 9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.7% lower than the Louisiana median of $84,310.

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 $77,800 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Financial Examiners at $85,702 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Financial Examiners. Baton Rouge, LA ranks 3rd of 3 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 $101,200 and employment of 70. That median is 30.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,291, against $85,702 here.
  • Jackson, MS is 144 miles away, with a median of $85,430 and employment of 250. That median is 9.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,937, against $85,702 here.

Employment share

Financial Examiners accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Baton Rouge, LA (80 of 409,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (67,830 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.45 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Financial Examiners make in Baton Rouge, LA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Financial Examiners in Baton Rouge, LA is $77,800. The 10th percentile is $47,830 and the 90th percentile is $180,150. Employment is 80.

How does that compare with the national median for Financial Examiners?

The local median is 17.4% lower than the national median of $94,160.

What is Financial Examiners 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 $77,800 is $85,702. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Baton Rouge, LA compare with nearby metros for Financial Examiners?

New Orleans-Metairie, LA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 126 miles away, at $101,200. Baton Rouge, LA ranks 3rd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.