Firefighters Salary in Baton Rouge, LA
Median annual salary
$33,260
-44% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$38,630
cost index 86.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Baton Rouge, LA
| 10th percentile | $23,800 |
| 25th percentile | $27,510 |
| Median (50th) | $33,260 |
| 75th percentile | $38,970 |
| 90th percentile | $49,580 |
| Mean | $35,410 |
| Employed in metro | 1,060 |
A Firefighters in Baton Rouge, LA earns a median of $33,260 per year. That is 44% below the national median of $59,280 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 $38,630 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.