H-1B salaries in Baton Rouge, LA

Based on 590 certified H-1B filings in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Base salary only.

Median salary$93,417
Middle 50%$71.8k–$126.5k
vs. national median−24%comparison median $122,699
Filings590FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $43,844 and $535,000.
PercentileSalary
10th$57,824
25th$71,836
50th (median)$93,417
75th$126,459
90th$173,873

Salary by year

Median salary

$70k $85k $100k FY2020: median $78,000 (375 filings) FY2021: median $80,496 (422 filings) FY2022: median $85,000 (374 filings) FY2023: median $84,869 (371 filings) FY2024: median $90,001 (336 filings) FY2025: median $92,100 (325 filings) FY2026: median $95,000 (265 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 375 filings FY20 FY2021: 422 filings FY21 FY2022: 374 filings FY22 FY2023: 371 filings FY23 FY2024: 336 filings FY24 FY2025: 325 filings FY25 FY2026: 265 filings FY26 422
Shaded: FY2025–FY2026, the years behind the figures above. Median shown for years with at least 10 filings. FY2026 covers Q1–Q3 only.
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Fiscal yearMedianP25P75Filings
FY2020$78,000$63,731$94,870375
FY2021$80,496$67,000$97,873422
FY2022$85,000$71,503$104,624374
FY2023$84,869$71,000$101,030371
FY2024$90,001$65,203$114,130336
FY2025$92,100$69,320$124,715325
FY2026$95,000$75,100$132,000265

Cost of living

Baton Rouge's median H-1B salary of $93,417 is worth about $102,900 at national average prices.

Fair market rent, 1-bedroom$1,014Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area).
Fair market rent, 2-bedroom$1,149Per month. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2027 (Baton Rouge, LA HUD Metro FMR Area).
Price level (U.S. = 100)90.8Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.
Price-adjusted median$102,900Median salary ÷ (price level ÷ 100).
State income tax on wagesLA: yesSource: Tax Foundation, State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets, 2025.

Most filed jobs

JobMedianFilings
Software Engineer$102,083110
Civil Engineer$97,21931
Systems Analyst$92,10023
Data Scientist$71,78122
Physician$300,00021
Agricultural Sciences Teacher$90,00018
QA Engineer$90,94718
Systems Engineer / Architect$141,56515
High School Teacher$59,53713
Agricultural Technician$50,69512
Engineering Professor$106,00012
Mathematics Professor$93,37611
Mechanical Engineer$121,09810
Medical School Professor$119,48310