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
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$60,440	290	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$60,420	480	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$60,320	50	View salary detail
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$60,300	640	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$60,230	470	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$60,190	1,730	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$60,110	910	View salary detail
Insurance Sales Agents	$60,090	1,550	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$59,990	450	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$59,900	1,340	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$59,760	270	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$59,720	1,580	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$59,700	90	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$59,700	2,900	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$59,680	1,260	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$59,680	1,260	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$59,590	370	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$59,490	240	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$59,480	140	View salary detail
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$59,440	160	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$59,310	4,450	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$59,260	270	View salary detail
Loan Officers	$59,080	570	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$59,030	960	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$59,010	840	View salary detail
Riggers	$58,840	410	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$58,800	2,050	View salary detail
Curators	$58,520	30	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$58,440	120	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$58,410	770	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$58,210	2,260	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$58,180	300	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$58,100	360	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$58,010	1,050	View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	$57,980	600	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$57,930	1,130	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$57,760	480	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$57,680	240	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$57,480	880	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$57,480	880	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$57,480	880	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$57,480	880	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$57,480	880	View salary detail
Coroners	$57,480	880	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$57,480	880	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$57,130	180	View salary detail
Clergy	$56,810	80	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$56,620	170	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$56,600	110	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$55,750	100	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.