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Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse salary in Baton Rouge, LA

The median farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse in Baton Rouge, LA earns $36,280 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,520 a month.

10th percentile
$18,250
25th percentile
$25,790
Median percentile
$36,280
75th percentile
$38,480
90th percentile
$45,070

Based on 170 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$30,243 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,280
Federal income tax−$2,174
Social Security + Medicare−$2,775
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,088
Monthly take-home$2,520
Every two weeks$1,163

Does it go far here?

$39,965Median pay in Baton Rouge, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.8 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,135 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Baton Rouge, LA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$413,620
Architectural and Engineering Managers$165,060
Industrial Production Managers$139,860
Mechanical Engineers$135,530
Pharmacists$134,680
Financial Managers$129,310
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$129,260
Nurse Practitioners$129,070

All farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana