The annual salary statistics of chief executives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of chief executives in Baton Rouge is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $75,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $137,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $195,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | No Data |
| 90th Percentile Wage | No Data |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for chief executives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $195,710. The average annual salary of the 25th percentile is $137,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $75,830.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of chief executives from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $195,710 | -5.50% | 25.64% |
| 2018 | $206,480 | 8.67% | - |
| 2017 | $188,580 | 25.50% | - |
| 2016 | $140,490 | -4.84% | - |
| 2015 | $147,290 | 1.19% | - |
| 2014 | $145,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $195,710 in Baton Rouge is in the middle of salary range for chief executives in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of chief executives in Baton Rouge is 5.2 percent (5.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Lake Charles and 54.5 percent (54.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Monroe.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lake Charles | |
| Lafayette | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Monroe |