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
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers	$79,840	100	View salary detail
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$79,180	2,490	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$79,150	60	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$78,920	320	View salary detail
Financial and Investment Analysts	$78,920	290	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$78,870	4,680	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$78,870	4,680	View salary detail
Logisticians	$78,840	340	View salary detail
Logistics Analysts	$78,840	340	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$78,840	340	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$78,770	2,230	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$78,760	770	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$78,760	770	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$78,760	770	View salary detail
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$78,530	40	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$78,370	130	View salary detail
Insurance Underwriters	$78,360	320	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists	$78,300	80	View salary detail
Physical Scientists, All Other	$78,300	80	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$78,170	3,690	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$78,130	250	View salary detail
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$77,810	340	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$77,800	80	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$77,720	140	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$77,300	40	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$77,020	320	View salary detail
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$77,010	670	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$76,640	90	View salary detail
Millwrights	$76,610	290	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$76,000	90	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$76,000	90	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$75,900	50	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$75,440	100	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$75,310	100	View salary detail
Information Security Engineers	$74,940	1,070	View salary detail
Penetration Testers	$74,940	1,070	View salary detail
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$74,940	1,070	View salary detail
Document Management Specialists	$74,940	1,070	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$74,940	1,070	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$74,940	1,070	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$74,940	1,070	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$74,940	1,070	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$74,940	1,070	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$74,940	1,070	View salary detail
Boilermakers	$74,730	680	View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$74,630	50	View salary detail
Economists	$74,580	50	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$74,580	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$74,450	580	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$74,240	2,790	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.