Childcare Workers Salary in Baton Rouge, LA
Median annual salary
$25,550
-27% vs US median ($34,980)
Worth after local cost of living
$29,675
cost index 86.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Baton Rouge, LA
| 10th percentile | $20,540 |
| 25th percentile | $21,790 |
| Median (50th) | $25,550 |
| 75th percentile | $29,210 |
| 90th percentile | $34,180 |
| Mean | $26,150 |
| Employed in metro | 1,650 |
A Childcare Workers in Baton Rouge, LA earns a median of $25,550 per year. That is 27% below the national median of $34,980 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 $29,675 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.