Salaries in Baton Rouge.

3,445 roles. One city.

Cost-of-living index: 0.88x national average. Last updated August 2026.

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Highest Paying

$299,000

Senior VP of Product

Median of All Roles

$122,000

CleanTech ML Engineer

Entry Level

$29,000

Hotel Clerk / Front Desk

The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.

Baton Rouge, LA has a cost-of-living index of 0.88x the national average. The highest-paying role is Senior VP of Product at $299,000, while the median across all 3,445 roles is $122,000. Baton Rouge is Louisiana's capital with a strong chemical manufacturing, energy, and state government base.

About the Baton Rouge market

Baton Rouge is Louisiana's capital with a strong chemical manufacturing, energy, and state government base. LSU drives education and research employment. The cost of living is very affordable, making even moderate salaries deliver strong purchasing power.

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Top 50 salaries in Baton Rouge

#	Role	Median	Range
1	Senior VP of Product	$299,000	$233,000 – $389,000
2	SVP of AI Innovation	$297,000	$252,000 – $385,000
3	Chief Security Officer	$293,000	$228,000 – $381,000
4	SVP of Engineering	$288,000	$244,000 – $374,000
5	SVP of Product	$288,000	$244,000 – $374,000
6	Senior VP of Security	$287,000	$244,000 – $373,000
7	Chief Science Officer	$281,000	$219,000 – $365,000
8	SVP of Technology	$279,000	$237,000 – $363,000
9	Chief AI Officer	$278,000	$206,000 – $359,000
10	VP of AI Engineering	$277,000	$236,000 – $361,000
11	SVP of Data	$277,000	$235,000 – $359,000
12	VP of Site Reliability Engineering	$277,000	$236,000 – $361,000
13	VP of Engineering	$275,000	$234,000 – $357,000
14	VP of AI	$275,000	$234,000 – $357,000
15	VP of Platform Engineering	$275,000	$234,000 – $357,000
16	VP of Cloud	$275,000	$234,000 – $357,000
17	VP of Field Engineering	$275,000	$234,000 – $357,000
18	VP of Security Engineering	$275,000	$234,000 – $357,000
19	SVP of Finance	$274,000	$233,000 – $356,000
20	VP of Machine Learning	$272,000	$232,000 – $354,000
21	CTO	$272,000	$212,000 – $353,000
22	VP of IT	$272,000	$232,000 – $354,000
23	VP of Infrastructure	$272,000	$232,000 – $354,000
24	VP of Analytics	$272,000	$232,000 – $354,000
25	Chief Architect	$272,000	$231,000 – $353,000
26	VP of Information Security	$272,000	$232,000 – $354,000
27	VP of Data Engineering	$269,000	$229,000 – $350,000
28	VP of Information Technology	$269,000	$229,000 – $350,000
29	VP of Solutions Engineering	$269,000	$229,000 – $350,000
30	VP of Database Engineering	$269,000	$229,000 – $350,000
31	SVP of Sales	$269,000	$210,000 – $350,000
32	SVP of Strategy	$269,000	$210,000 – $350,000
33	VP of Quality	$269,000	$229,000 – $350,000
34	Senior Head of Security	$268,000	$228,000 – $348,000
35	VP of Data Science	$267,000	$227,000 – $347,000
36	VP of Finance	$267,000	$227,000 – $347,000
37	VP of Developer Experience	$267,000	$227,000 – $347,000
38	VP of Security	$267,000	$227,000 – $347,000
39	VP of Application Engineering	$267,000	$227,000 – $347,000
40	VP of Cybersecurity	$267,000	$227,000 – $347,000
41	Senior Head of Product	$266,000	$208,000 – $347,000
42	Chief Strategy Officer	$265,000	$207,000 – $344,000
43	SVP of Marketing	$265,000	$207,000 – $345,000
44	Chief Legal Officer	$264,000	$206,000 – $343,000
45	VP of Partner Engineering	$264,000	$225,000 – $343,000
46	VP of Support Engineering	$264,000	$225,000 – $343,000
47	VP of Reliability Engineering	$264,000	$225,000 – $343,000
48	Chief Growth Officer	$263,000	$205,000 – $342,000
49	Chief Risk Officer	$263,000	$205,000 – $342,000
50	Senior VP of Design	$262,000	$205,000 – $341,000

Tax considerations

Louisiana's top income tax rate is 4.25%. Baton Rouge has no city income tax. The moderate rate and very affordable living costs create good take home pay.

Negotiating in Baton Rouge

Reference the petrochemical corridor salary benchmarks. Chemical and energy engineers in Baton Rouge earn competitive rates driven by specialized industry demand.

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