Service Unit Operator, Oil, Gas, and Mining Salary in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

The annual salary statistics of service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining in Baton Rouge is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,650
25th Percentile Wage
$44,620
50th Percentile Wage
$59,270
75th Percentile Wage
$72,230
90th Percentile Wage
$131,550

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $131,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,650.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$59,270
18.53% 7.74%
2021
$48,290
-13.83% -
2018
$54,970
0.53% -
2017
$54,680
0.00% -
2012
$54,680
- -

Table 2. Compare Service Unit Operator, Oil, Gas, and Mining Salary in Baton Rouge with Other Louisiana Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,270 in Baton Rouge is in the middle of salary range for service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of service unit operators, oil, gas, and mining in Baton Rouge is 6.5 percent (6.5%) lower than that in the highest paying New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner and 35.9 percent (35.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lake Charles.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner
$63,410
New Iberia nonmetropolitan area
$59,770
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux
$59,340
Baton Rouge
$59,270
Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area
$51,070
Lafayette
$50,920
Shreveport-Bossier City
$48,470
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area
$47,170
Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area
$46,960
Lake Charles
$37,990

See also: Top paying jobs in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.