Salary guide, May 2025

Control Room (DCS) Operator pay in Baton Rouge, LA

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The median annual wage for Chemical Plant and System Operators in Baton Rouge, LA was $104,410 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $91,100 and $104,570.

The Baton Rouge, LA median is $26,290 above the national median of $78,120, both from BLS May 2025.

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The Control Room (DCS) Operator title maps to the published occupation. The duties align, but BLS combines employers and industries.

What should you know about baton Rouge, LA?

Chemical Plant and System Operators in Baton Rouge, LA: median $104,410; published 25th to 75th percentile $91,100 to $104,570.

Annual wage percentiles, Baton Rouge, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$73,150	$91,100	$104,410	$104,570	$122,600

Chemical Plant and System Operators in Baton Rouge, LA: median $50.20; published 25th to 75th percentile $43.80 to $50.27.

Hourly wage percentiles, Baton Rouge, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$35.17	$43.80	$50.20	$50.27	$58.94

BLS estimated 1,720 workers employed in this occupation in Baton Rouge, LA. Location quotient: 39.39.

What should you know about united States?

Chemical Plant and System Operators in U.S.: median $78,120; published 25th to 75th percentile $60,330 to $98,660.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$48,400	$60,330	$78,120	$98,660	$111,930

Chemical Plant and System Operators in U.S.: median $37.56; published 25th to 75th percentile $29.01 to $47.44.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$23.27	$29.01	$37.56	$47.44	$53.81

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Control Room (DCS) Operator median is $104,410. The all-occupations median in Baton Rouge, LA is $48,710. Ratio: 2.14 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 39.39 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Control Room (DCS) Operator in Baton Rouge, LA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$85,070	$101,130	$101,360
May 2025	$91,100	$104,410	$104,570

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-8091 Chemical Plant and System Operators, Baton Rouge, LA. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-8091 Chemical Plant and System Operators, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Control Room (DCS) Operator
Area	Median	25th to 75th
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$92,260	$71,510 to $96,240
Lake Charles, LA	$102,310	$80,420 to $121,530

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