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

Percentile spread

For Financial Managers, the published 10th percentile is $82,340 and the 90th percentile is $223,710. The difference is $141,370, which is 109.3% 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 $103,040 to the 75th at $168,560, covers $65,520.

The mean annual wage is $146,050, which sits above the median of $129,310. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baton Rouge, LA median is 22.4% lower than the national median of $166,570 for Financial Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $142,443, which is 14.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2% higher than the Louisiana median of $126,800.

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 $129,310 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Financial Managers at $142,443 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 Financial Managers. Baton Rouge, LA ranks 4th 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 $124,800 and employment of 110. That median is 3.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $147,762, against $142,443 here.
• Lafayette, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $120,450 and employment of 570. That median is 6.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $138,116, against $142,443 here.
• Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $128,310 and employment of 380. That median is 0.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $138,375, against $142,443 here.

Employment share

Financial Managers accounts for 0.43% of wage-and-salary employment in Baton Rouge, LA (1,770 of 409,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.54% of employment (841,710 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.80 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.