Nursing Assistants Salary in Baton Rouge, LA
Median annual salary
$31,220
-26% vs US median ($42,260)
Worth after local cost of living
$36,260
cost index 86.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Baton Rouge, LA
| 10th percentile | $29,070 |
| 25th percentile | $29,980 |
| Median (50th) | $31,220 |
| 75th percentile | $35,020 |
| 90th percentile | $37,270 |
| Mean | $32,830 |
| Employed in metro | 3,500 |
A Nursing Assistants in Baton Rouge, LA earns a median of $31,220 per year. That is 26% below the national median of $42,260 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 $36,260 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.