Registered Nurses pay in Baton Rouge
$84,000avg. a year
$40.39 an hour · 8,290 employed
Registered Nurses in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area earn an average of $84,000 a year. That is about the same as the Louisiana average of $84,190. The U.S. average is $101,420.
$81,130Median pay
$40.39Average hourly
-0%vs. Louisiana average
8,290Jobs in this metro
Other Louisiana metro areas
Average pay for registered nurses in other Louisiana metro areas. Swipe to see all 9.
12,460 jobs
Lake Charles, LA
$89,570
$43.06 an hour
26,390 jobs
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
$88,850
$42.72 an hour
311,530 jobs
New Orleans-Metairie, LA
$86,630
$41.65 an hour
44,930 jobs
Lafayette, LA
$84,630
$40.69 an hour
52,170 jobs
Alexandria, LA
$83,360
$40.08 an hour
63,190 jobs
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA
$82,040
$39.44 an hour
71,260 jobs
Hammond, LA
$81,910
$39.38 an hour
82,340 jobs
Monroe, LA
$78,600
$37.79 an hour
91,460 jobs
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
$75,670
$36.38 an hour
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How Baton Rouge compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Baton Rouge
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Physicians, All Other | $373,800 |
| Nurse Practitioners | $130,450 |
| Pharmacists | $134,280 |
| Physical Therapists | $99,620 |
| Dental Hygienists | $88,820 |
| Speech-Language Pathologists | $73,440 |
Questions and answers
How much do registered nurses make in Baton Rouge?
The average is $84,000 a year, and the median is $81,130. About 8,290 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Louisiana average?
That is about the same as the Louisiana average of $84,190.
Is this job common in Baton Rouge?
It makes up 20.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.93 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 29-1141. Metro area: Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 12940). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.