SOC 19-4071 · Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations · May 2025

How much do Forest and Conservation Technicians make in Baton Rouge, LA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Forest and Conservation Technicians in Baton Rouge, LA is $87,500. The 10th percentile is $44,950 and the 90th percentile is $105,050. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$87,500

10th percentile
$44,950
25th percentile
$58,920
Median
$87,500
75th percentile
$96,270
90th percentile
$105,050
Mean
$76,770

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Forest and Conservation Technicians, the published 10th percentile is $44,950 and the 90th percentile is $105,050. The difference is $60,100, which is 68.7% 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 $58,920 to the 75th at $96,270, covers $37,350.

The mean annual wage is $76,770, which sits below the median of $87,500. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baton Rouge, LA median is 60.4% higher than the national median of $54,560 for Forest and Conservation Technicians. In 2024 national prices the local median is $96,387, which is 76.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 47.4% higher than the Louisiana median of $59,370.

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 $87,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Forest and Conservation Technicians at $96,387 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Forest and Conservation Technicians. Baton Rouge, LA ranks 1st of 2 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).).

  • Alexandria, LA is 101 miles away, with a median of $63,270 and employment of 50. That median is 27.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,839, against $96,387 here.

Employment share

Forest and Conservation Technicians accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Baton Rouge, LA (50 of 409,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (30,410 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.62 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 · Forest and Conservation Technicians 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 Forest and Conservation Technicians make in Baton Rouge, LA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Forest and Conservation Technicians in Baton Rouge, LA is $87,500. The 10th percentile is $44,950 and the 90th percentile is $105,050. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Forest and Conservation Technicians?

The local median is 60.4% higher than the national median of $54,560.

What is Forest and Conservation Technicians 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 $87,500 is $96,387. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Baton Rouge, LA compare with nearby metros for Forest and Conservation Technicians?

Alexandria, LA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 101 miles away, at $63,270. Baton Rouge, LA ranks 1st of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.