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Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers salary in Baton Rouge, LA

The median heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers in Baton Rouge, LA earns $62,940 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,239 a month.

10th percentile
$38,490
25th percentile
$46,440
Median percentile
$62,940
75th percentile
$66,550
90th percentile
$80,080

Based on 1,180 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

$50,864 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,940
Federal income tax−$5,373
Social Security + Medicare−$4,815
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,888
Monthly take-home$4,239
Every two weeks$1,956

Does it go far here?

$69,332Median pay in Baton Rouge, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 90.8 vs 100).
27%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

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