How much do Machinists make in Baton Rouge, LA?

Percentile spread

For Machinists, the published 10th percentile is $45,930 and the 90th percentile is $87,200. The difference is $41,270, which is 61.0% 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 $55,560 to the 75th at $84,990, covers $29,430.

The mean annual wage is $69,030, which sits above the median of $67,700. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baton Rouge, LA median is 15.2% higher than the national median of $58,750 for Machinists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $74,576, which is 26.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.8% higher than the Louisiana median of $61,110.

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 $67,700 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Machinists at $74,576 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Machinists. Baton Rouge, LA ranks 2nd of 12 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).).

• Lafayette, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $59,830 and employment of 980. That median is 11.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,605, against $74,576 here.
• Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $61,700 and employment of 110. That median is 8.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,540, against $74,576 here.
• Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA is 83 miles away, with a median of $55,560 and employment of 570. That median is 17.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,286, against $74,576 here.

Employment share

Machinists accounts for 0.21% of wage-and-salary employment in Baton Rouge, LA (870 of 409,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.18% of employment (287,050 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.15 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.