Mid-level Systems Analyst salary in Baton Rouge, LA

Based on 10 certified H-1B filings at DOL wage level II in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Prairieville, Zachary.

Also listed as: Business Systems Analyst

Median salary$79,100
Middle 50%$74.8k–$100.3k
vs. all levels here−14%comparison median $92,100
Filings10FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $74,734 and $112,586.
PercentileSalary
10th$74,734
25th$74,801
50th (median)$79,100
75th$100,284
90th$112,460

Salary by year

Median salary

$50k $70k $90k FY2020: median $62,983 (18 filings) FY2021: median $80,000 (24 filings) FY2022: median $72,700 (15 filings) FY2023: median $77,854 (19 filings) FY2024: median $70,824 (13 filings) FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26

Filings per year

FY2020: 18 filings FY20 FY2021: 24 filings FY21 FY2022: 15 filings FY22 FY2023: 19 filings FY23 FY2024: 13 filings FY24 FY2025: 2 filings FY25 FY2026: 8 filings FY26 24
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$62,983$59,072$71,50018
FY2021$80,000$70,026$94,93124
FY2022$72,700$69,098$84,00015
FY2023$77,854$70,824$84,09719
FY2024$70,824$70,824$84,86913
FY2025–––2
FY2026–––8

Cost of living

Baton Rouge's median mid-level Systems Analyst salary of $79,100 is worth about $87,100 at national average prices.

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

Compared with all workers here

All Computer Systems Analysts in the Baton Rouge, LA area earned a median of $88,160 in May 2025 (920 employed). The H-1B median here is $79,100, 10% lower.

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

Employers filing at this level

EmployerMedianFilings
Select Mindstoo few3

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 $79,100 10
Senior · Level III too few 6
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$74,734$79,10010

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.