Baton Rouge, LA metro area

Highest-Paying Occupations in Baton Rouge Metro

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Baton Rouge, LA metro area

Figures describe the Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Baton Rouge city limits. Occupations are ranked by published median annual wage; occupations where BLS suppressed the annual median or publishes only hourly wages are not ranked (10 such occupations here).

Top 25 of 491 occupations

Occupations with the highest published median annual wages in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area, May 2025
#	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$413,620	$198.86	1,060
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$315,620	$151.74	Not published
3	Nurse Anesthetists	$268,210	$128.95	130
4	Dentists, General	$185,430	$89.15	430
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$165,060	$79.36	560
6	Industrial Production Managers	$139,860	$67.24	690
7	Environmental Engineers	$138,000	$66.34	170
8	Database Architects	$136,480	$65.61	40
9	Mechanical Engineers	$135,530	$65.16	540
10	Chemical Engineers	$134,800	$64.81	360
11	Pharmacists	$134,680	$64.75	960
12	Electrical Engineers	$133,030	$63.96	350
13	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$132,040	$63.48	90
14	Physician Assistants	$130,670	$62.82	360
15	Industrial Engineers	$129,500	$62.26	470
16	Financial Managers	$129,310	$62.17	1,770
17	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$129,260	$62.14	900
18	Nurse Practitioners	$129,070	$62.05	1,010
19	Veterinarians	$126,890	$61.01	160
20	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$125,260	$60.22	160
21	Natural Sciences Managers	$125,000	$60.10	Not published
22	Purchasing Managers	$124,290	$59.75	160
23	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$120,210	$57.80	950
24	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$119,630	$57.51	90
25	Construction Managers	$118,770	$57.10	2,170

The full list of every published occupation here is on the Baton Rouge metro area overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.