Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Salary in Baton Rouge, LA
Median annual salary
$54,840
-6% vs US median ($58,640)
Worth after local cost of living
$63,693
cost index 86.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Baton Rouge, LA
| 10th percentile | $39,400 |
| 25th percentile | $46,340 |
| Median (50th) | $54,840 |
| 75th percentile | $61,250 |
| 90th percentile | $74,180 |
| Mean | $55,120 |
| Employed in metro | 5,830 |
A Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Baton Rouge, LA earns a median of $54,840 per year. That is 6% below the national median of $58,640 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 $63,693 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.