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

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Psychologists, All Other in Baton Rouge, LA is $112,790. The 10th percentile is $66,550 and the 90th percentile is $161,490. Employment is 30.

Median annual wage

$112,790

10th percentile
$66,550
25th percentile
$66,780
Median
$112,790
75th percentile
$132,650
90th percentile
$161,490
Mean
$122,340

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Psychologists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $66,550 and the 90th percentile is $161,490. The difference is $94,940, which is 84.2% 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 $66,780 to the 75th at $132,650, covers $65,870.

The mean annual wage is $122,340, which sits above the median of $112,790. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baton Rouge, LA median is 1.8% higher than the national median of $110,840 for Psychologists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $124,245, which is 12.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8% higher than the Louisiana median of $104,460.

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 $112,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Psychologists, All Other at $124,245 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Psychologists, All Other. Baton Rouge, LA ranks 1st of 3 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 $67,990. That median is 39.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,426, against $124,245 here.
  • Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is 186 miles away, with a median of $71,670 and employment of 40. That median is 36.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,593, against $124,245 here.

Employment share

Psychologists, All Other accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Baton Rouge, LA (30 of 409,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (18,820 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.61 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 · Psychologists, All Other 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 Psychologists, All Other make in Baton Rouge, LA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Psychologists, All Other in Baton Rouge, LA is $112,790. The 10th percentile is $66,550 and the 90th percentile is $161,490. Employment is 30.

How does that compare with the national median for Psychologists, All Other?

The local median is 1.8% higher than the national median of $110,840.

What is Psychologists, All Other 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 $112,790 is $124,245. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Baton Rouge, LA compare with nearby metros for Psychologists, All Other?

New Orleans-Metairie, LA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 126 miles away, at $67,990. Baton Rouge, LA ranks 1st of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.