How much do Production Workers, All Other make in Baton Rouge, LA?

Percentile spread

For Production Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $30,730 and the 90th percentile is $68,950. The difference is $38,220, which is 82.4% 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 $40,270 to the 75th at $54,980, covers $14,710.

The mean annual wage is $49,430, which sits above the median of $46,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baton Rouge, LA median is 15.7% higher than the national median of $40,110 for Production Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,113, which is 27.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.6% higher than the Louisiana median of $45,210.

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 $46,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Production Workers, All Other at $51,113 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 Production Workers, All Other. Baton Rouge, LA ranks 3rd 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).).

• Hammond, LA is 43 miles away, with a median of $39,150 and employment of 210. That median is 15.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,353, against $51,113 here.
• Lafayette, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $38,470 and employment of 860. That median is 17.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $44,112, against $51,113 here.
• Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $63,070 and employment of 420. That median is 35.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,018, against $51,113 here.

Employment share

Production Workers, All Other accounts for 0.29% of wage-and-salary employment in Baton Rouge, LA (1,170 of 409,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.16% of employment (251,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.76 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.