How much do Occupational Therapists make in Baton Rouge, LA?

Percentile spread

For Occupational Therapists, the published 10th percentile is $61,350 and the 90th percentile is $128,850. The difference is $67,500, which is 68.9% 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 $71,500 to the 75th at $106,430, covers $34,930.

The mean annual wage is $94,010, which sits below the median of $98,030. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baton Rouge, LA median is 2.3% lower than the national median of $100,330 for Occupational Therapists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $107,986, which is 7.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.5% lower than the Louisiana median of $98,490.

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 $98,030 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Occupational Therapists at $107,986 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 Occupational Therapists. Baton Rouge, LA ranks 6th 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 $81,190 and employment of 70. That median is 17.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $96,128, against $107,986 here.
• Lafayette, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $85,710 and employment of 150. That median is 12.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $98,281, against $107,986 here.
• Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $84,690 and employment of 180. That median is 13.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $91,334, against $107,986 here.

Employment share

Occupational Therapists accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Baton Rouge, LA (430 of 409,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (162,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.00 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.