Registered Nurses Salary in Baton Rouge, LA
Median annual salary
$81,130
-17% vs US median ($97,550)
Worth after local cost of living
$94,228
cost index 86.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Baton Rouge, LA
| 10th percentile | $65,330 |
| 25th percentile | $66,740 |
| Median (50th) | $81,130 |
| 75th percentile | $87,690 |
| 90th percentile | $103,230 |
| Mean | $84,000 |
| Employed in metro | 8,290 |
A Registered Nurses in Baton Rouge, LA earns a median of $81,130 per year. That is 17% below the national median of $97,550 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 $94,228 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.