Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Baton Rouge, LA

602 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Baton Rouge, LA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Construction Managers	$118,770	2,170	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$116,740	1,070	View salary detail
Optometrists	$115,210	40	View salary detail
Marketing Managers	$113,800	290	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$113,570	100	View salary detail
Neuropsychologists	$112,790	30	View salary detail
Psychologists, All Other	$112,790	30	View salary detail
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$112,790	30	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$112,430	1,140	View salary detail
Civil Engineers	$112,430	1,140	View salary detail
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$112,430	1,140	View salary detail
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$108,420	660	View salary detail
Chemists	$107,590	270	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$107,420	1,520	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$107,380	170	View salary detail
Database Administrators	$107,240	80	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$107,140	8,230	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$106,220	30	View salary detail
Human Resources Managers	$105,500	480	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$105,370	50	View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors	$105,370	50	View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors	$105,370	50	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$105,340	3,300	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$105,340	3,300	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$105,340	3,300	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$105,340	3,300	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$105,340	3,300	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$105,340	3,300	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$105,340	3,300	View salary detail
Administrative Services Managers	$104,700	990	View salary detail
Computer Network Architects	$104,540	130	View salary detail
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists	$104,540	130	View salary detail
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$104,410	1,720	View salary detail
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$104,210	30	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$104,030	150	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$103,340	1,230	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$102,380	290	View salary detail
Lawyers	$102,070	2,300	View salary detail
Software Developers	$101,900	980	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$101,720	1,780	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$101,720	1,780	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$101,720	1,780	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$101,720	1,780	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$101,720	1,780	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$101,720	1,780	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$101,720	1,780	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$101,720	1,780	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$101,720	1,780	View salary detail
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors	$101,460	290	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$101,460	290	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.