What is the median salary for Mechanical Engineers in Baton Rouge?

According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Mechanical Engineers in Baton Rouge, LA is $135,530.

How does Baton Rouge pay compare to the US median for Mechanical Engineers?

Local median pay is 30.2% above the national OEWS median of $104,110.

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 $135,530 has about the same purchasing power as $149,262 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.

Mechanical Engineers, Baton Rouge

$135,530

BLS OEWS median annual wage in Baton Rouge, LA. Middle half of wages roughly $106,480 to $168,960.

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

vs US median: +30.2%
US median: $104,110
Metro RPP: 90.8
Middle half: $106,480 to $168,960
OEWS employment: 540
SOC: 17-2141

Mechanical Engineers in Baton Rouge pay a median $135,530 (May 2025), 30.2% above the US median of $104,110. At local prices (RPP 90.8), that median buys about what $149,262 buys at US-average prices.

Purchasing power

$135,530 in Baton Rouge buys about what $149,262 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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Mechanical Engineers in nearby metros

Metro	Median	Middle half	RPP
Baton Rouge	$135,530	$106,480 to $168,960	90.8
Oklahoma City	$96,930	$81,440 to $118,730	90.4
San Francisco	$161,370	$128,330 to $183,990	115.6
Tulsa	$107,440	$85,210 to $129,220	89.2

BLS OEWS May 2025 where published for the CBSA.

FAQ

What is the median salary for Mechanical Engineers in Baton Rouge?: According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for Mechanical Engineers in Baton Rouge, LA is $135,530.
How does Baton Rouge pay compare to the US median for Mechanical Engineers?: Local median pay is 30.2% above the national OEWS median of $104,110.
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 $135,530 has about the same purchasing power as $149,262 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.