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Occupational Therapy Assistants salary in Baton Rouge, LA

The median occupational therapy assistants in Baton Rouge, LA earns $63,030 a year, 13% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,244 a month.

10th percentile
$19,570
25th percentile
$22,830
Median percentile
$63,030
75th percentile
$74,960
90th percentile
$84,800

Based on 130 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

$50,934 take-home a year
Gross pay$63,030
Federal income tax−$5,384
Social Security + Medicare−$4,822
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,891
Monthly take-home$4,244
Every two weeks$1,959

Does it go far here?

$69,432Median 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

All occupational therapy assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana