Mechanical Engineer salary in Baton Rouge, LA

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Plaquemine, Gonzales, Convent, Holden, St. Francisville.

Also listed as: Mechanical Design Engineer

Median salary$121,098
Middle 50%$89.4k–$162.1k
vs. national median+12%comparison median $108,000
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $67,012 and $197,714.
PercentileSalary
10th$85,124
25th$89,445
50th (median)$121,098
75th$162,109
90th$167,854

Cost of living

Baton Rouge's median Mechanical Engineer salary of $121,098 is worth about $133,400 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Baton Rouge = 90.8).

Compared with all workers here

All Mechanical Engineers in the Baton Rouge, LA area earned a median of $135,530 in May 2025 (540 employed). The H-1B median here is $121,098, 11% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Shintech Louisianatoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I – 0
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.