How much do School Psychologists make in Baton Rouge, LA?

Percentile spread

For School Psychologists, the published 10th percentile is $60,750 and the 90th percentile is $84,140. The difference is $23,390, which is 34.4% 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 $60,750 to the 75th at $78,610, covers $17,860.

The mean annual wage is $71,890, which sits above the median of $68,030. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baton Rouge, LA median is 29.1% lower than the national median of $95,990 for School Psychologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $74,939, which is 21.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.4% lower than the Louisiana median of $69,020.

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 $68,030 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts School Psychologists at $74,939 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for School Psychologists. Baton Rouge, LA ranks 6th of 8 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).).

• Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA is 83 miles away, with a median of $74,460 and employment of 60. That median is 9.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,494, against $74,939 here.
• New Orleans-Metairie, LA is 126 miles away, with a median of $86,630 and employment of 130. That median is 27.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,556, against $74,939 here.
• Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 127 miles away, with a median of $66,130. That median is 2.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,473, against $74,939 here.

Employment share

School Psychologists accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Baton Rouge, LA (120 of 409,690). Nationally the occupation is 0.04% of employment (63,940 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.71 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.