SOC 11-3121 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Human Resources Managers make in Baton Rouge, LA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Human Resources Managers in Baton Rouge, LA is $105,500. The 10th percentile is $78,240 and the 90th percentile is $171,050. Employment is 480.

Median annual wage

$105,500

10th percentile
$78,240
25th percentile
$91,720
Median
$105,500
75th percentile
$134,080
90th percentile
$171,050
Mean
$120,100

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A welder working in a workshop
A welder at a workshop bench. Photograph by ABDULIUMAR. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Percentile spread

For Human Resources Managers, the published 10th percentile is $78,240 and the 90th percentile is $171,050. The difference is $92,810, which is 88.0% 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 $91,720 to the 75th at $134,080, covers $42,360.

The mean annual wage is $120,100, which sits above the median of $105,500. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baton Rouge, LA median is 29.3% lower than the national median of $149,280 for Human Resources Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $116,215, which is 22.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.2% lower than the Louisiana median of $107,880.

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 $105,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Human Resources Managers at $116,215 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 Human Resources Managers. Baton Rouge, LA ranks 9th 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 $103,380 and employment of 30. That median is 2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $122,401, against $116,215 here.
  • Lafayette, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $107,730 and employment of 80. That median is 2.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $123,531, against $116,215 here.
  • Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $113,930 and employment of 40. That median is 8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $122,867, against $116,215 here.

Employment share

Human Resources Managers accounts for 0.12% of wage-and-salary employment in Baton Rouge, LA (480 of 409,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.14% of employment (220,660 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.83 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 · Human Resources Managers 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 Human Resources Managers make in Baton Rouge, LA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Human Resources Managers in Baton Rouge, LA is $105,500. The 10th percentile is $78,240 and the 90th percentile is $171,050. Employment is 480.

How does that compare with the national median for Human Resources Managers?

The local median is 29.3% lower than the national median of $149,280.

What is Human Resources Managers 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 $105,500 is $116,215. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Baton Rouge, LA compare with nearby metros for Human Resources Managers?

Hammond, LA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 43 miles away, at $103,380. Baton Rouge, LA ranks 9th of 14 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.