Baton Rouge, LA · SOC 13-1081
Logisticians in Baton Rouge
Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)
Median Salary
$78,840
per year in Baton Rouge
4% below
National Median
$82,320
per year nationally
Hourly Rate
$37.91/hr
median hourly
Employment
340
jobs in Baton Rouge
BLS metro-level wage data places Logisticians pay in Baton Rouge, LA at a median of $78,840 per year ($37.91/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $82,320, Baton Rouge pays 4% below, which typically tracks with a lower local cost of living or smaller specialized-employer cluster. Approximately 340 logisticianss are employed across the Baton Rouge MSA in SOC 13-1081.
The Baton Rouge pay distribution spans from $50,060 at the 10th percentile to $140,490 at the 90th — a 2.8× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $63,130 and the 75th at $109,350, so half of Baton Rouge-based logisticianss earn within that middle band.
Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Baton Rouge, LA covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide LA data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.
Salary Range in Baton Rouge
Annual Salary Distribution
10th Percentile
$50,060
25th Percentile
$63,130
Median
$78,840
75th Percentile
$109,350
90th Percentile
$140,490
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