Lawyers Salary in Baton Rouge, LA
Median annual salary
$102,070
-36% vs US median ($159,670)
Worth after local cost of living
$118,548
cost index 86.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Baton Rouge, LA
| 10th percentile | $17,870 |
| 25th percentile | $76,660 |
| Median (50th) | $102,070 |
| 75th percentile | $133,570 |
| 90th percentile | $194,460 |
| Mean | $112,100 |
| Employed in metro | 2,300 |
A Lawyers in Baton Rouge, LA earns a median of $102,070 per year. That is 36% below the national median of $159,670 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 $118,548 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.