Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Salary in Baton Rouge, LA
Median annual salary
$48,710
-36% vs US median ($76,210)
Worth after local cost of living
$56,574
cost index 86.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Baton Rouge, LA
| 10th percentile | $38,000 |
| 25th percentile | $44,770 |
| Median (50th) | $48,710 |
| 75th percentile | $59,010 |
| 90th percentile | $65,400 |
| Mean | $50,970 |
| Employed in metro | 1,980 |
A Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Baton Rouge, LA earns a median of $48,710 per year. That is 36% below the national median of $76,210 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 $56,574 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.