Mechanical Engineers Salary in Baton Rouge, LA
Median annual salary
$135,530
+30% vs US median ($104,110)
Worth after local cost of living
$157,410
cost index 86.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Baton Rouge, LA
| 10th percentile | $76,690 |
| 25th percentile | $106,480 |
| Median (50th) | $135,530 |
| 75th percentile | $168,960 |
| 90th percentile | $195,960 |
| Mean | $136,970 |
| Employed in metro | 540 |
A Mechanical Engineers in Baton Rouge, LA earns a median of $135,530 per year. That is 30% above the national median of $104,110 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 $157,410 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.