What is the median salary for Loan Officers in Baton Rouge?

According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Loan Officers in Baton Rouge, LA is $59,080.

How does Baton Rouge pay compare to the US median for Loan Officers?

Local median pay is 23% below the national OEWS median of $76,690.

How does cost of living change what that wage buys?

BEA RPP for Baton Rouge is 90.8 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $59,080 has about the same purchasing power as $65,066 at US-average prices.

How current is this data?

Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

Loan Officers, Baton Rouge

$59,080

BLS OEWS median annual wage in Baton Rouge, LA. Middle half of wages roughly $48,630 to $80,180.

BLS OEWS median, May 2025, as of May 15, 2026. BEA Regional Price Parity 2024. Disclaimer

vs US median: −23.0%
US median: $76,690
Metro RPP: 90.8
Middle half: $48,630 to $80,180
OEWS employment: 570
SOC: 13-2072

Loan Officers in Baton Rouge pay a median $59,080 (May 2025), 23% below the US median of $76,690. At local prices (RPP 90.8), that median buys about what $65,066 buys at US-average prices.

Purchasing power

$59,080 in Baton Rouge buys about what $65,066 buys at US-average prices (BEA RPP 90.8, 2024). Housing (rents) RPP is 74.2 vs all-items 90.8 (US = 100, 2024).

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Loan Officers in nearby metros

Metro	Median	Middle half	RPP
Baton Rouge	$59,080	$48,630 to $80,180	90.8
Oklahoma City	$66,480	$50,290 to $99,650	90.4
San Francisco	$103,000	$71,870 to $153,150	115.6
Tulsa	$79,080	$52,460 to $125,250	89.2

BLS OEWS May 2025 where published for the CBSA.

FAQ

What is the median salary for Loan Officers in Baton Rouge?: According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Loan Officers in Baton Rouge, LA is $59,080.
How does Baton Rouge pay compare to the US median for Loan Officers?: Local median pay is 23% below the national OEWS median of $76,690.
How does cost of living change what that wage buys?: BEA RPP for Baton Rouge is 90.8 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $59,080 has about the same purchasing power as $65,066 at US-average prices.
How current is this data?: Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

What this covers

Includes

BEA Regional Price Parities (all items, goods, housing rents, other services)
BLS OEWS median wages, percentile bands, and employment where published
Purchasing-power math: salary × (destination RPP ÷ origin RPP)

Does not include

Federal, state, or local income taxes
Childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave benefits
Job openings. OEWS employment is a published stock estimate, not hiring demand

Median wages are published BLS OEWS metro estimates; price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities. See methodology and disclaimer.