Carpenters Salary in Baton Rouge, LA
Median annual salary
$55,630
-8% vs US median ($60,580)
Worth after local cost of living
$64,611
cost index 86.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Baton Rouge, LA
| 10th percentile | $38,160 |
| 25th percentile | $48,260 |
| Median (50th) | $55,630 |
| 75th percentile | $60,880 |
| 90th percentile | $71,640 |
| Mean | $54,590 |
| Employed in metro | 3,490 |
A Carpenters in Baton Rouge, LA earns a median of $55,630 per year. That is 8% below the national median of $60,580 for this occupation. Because Baton Rouge, LA has a cost index of 86.1 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $64,611 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $69,599, median gross rent $1,135/mo, and the median home value $241,100. See the full Baton Rouge, LA cost-of-living profile.