How much do Millwrights make in Baton Rouge, LA?

Percentile spread

For Millwrights, the published 10th percentile is $48,290 and the 90th percentile is $92,170. The difference is $43,880, which is 57.3% 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 $62,680 to the 75th at $78,710, covers $16,030.

The mean annual wage is $72,090, which sits below the median of $76,610. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baton Rouge, LA median is 16.6% higher than the national median of $65,700 for Millwrights. In 2024 national prices the local median is $84,391, which is 28.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 15.9% higher than the Louisiana median of $66,080.

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 $76,610 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Millwrights at $84,391 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Millwrights. Baton Rouge, LA ranks 1st of 7 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 $63,730 and employment of 140. That median is 16.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,825, against $84,391 here.
• Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 127 miles away, with a median of $53,330 and employment of 140. That median is 30.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $59,252, against $84,391 here.
• Jackson, MS is 144 miles away, with a median of $48,470 and employment of 200. That median is 36.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,431, against $84,391 here.

Employment share

Millwrights accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Baton Rouge, LA (290 of 409,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (40,330 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.73 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.