Data Scientists Salary in Baton Rouge, LA
Median annual salary
$78,760
-34% vs US median ($120,230)
Worth after local cost of living
$91,475
cost index 86.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Baton Rouge, LA
| 10th percentile | $53,050 |
| 25th percentile | $63,560 |
| Median (50th) | $78,760 |
| 75th percentile | $101,060 |
| 90th percentile | $128,210 |
| Mean | $85,110 |
| Employed in metro | 770 |
A Data Scientists in Baton Rouge, LA earns a median of $78,760 per year. That is 34% below the national median of $120,230 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 $91,475 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.