Salary guide, May 2025

Electronics Assembler / Solderer pay in Baton Rouge, LA

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The median annual wage for Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers in Baton Rouge, LA was $43,100 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $34,180 and $46,470.

The Baton Rouge, LA median is $2,750 below the national median of $45,850, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 51-2028 Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

The Electronics Assembler / Solderer title maps to the published occupation. BLS does not separate this process, credential, shift or plant-specific title from other work in the occupation.

What should you know about baton Rouge, LA?

Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers in Baton Rouge, LA: median $43,100; published 25th to 75th percentile $34,180 to $46,470.

Annual wage percentiles, Baton Rouge, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$31,680	$34,180	$43,100	$46,470	$48,730

Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers in Baton Rouge, LA: median $20.72; published 25th to 75th percentile $16.43 to $22.34.

Hourly wage percentiles, Baton Rouge, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$15.23	$16.43	$20.72	$22.34	$23.43

BLS estimated 110 workers employed in this occupation in Baton Rouge, LA. Location quotient: 0.17.

What should you know about united States?

Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers in U.S.: median $45,850; published 25th to 75th percentile $38,380 to $51,670.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$35,350	$38,380	$45,850	$51,670	$62,950

Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers in U.S.: median $22.04; published 25th to 75th percentile $18.45 to $24.84.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$17.00	$18.45	$22.04	$24.84	$30.27

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

The published Electronics Assembler / Solderer median is $43,100. The all-occupations median in Baton Rouge, LA is $48,710. Ratio: 0.88 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.17 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about earlier release?

BLS May 2024 has no published row for this occupation in Baton Rouge, LA, so no release comparison is shown.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-2028 Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers, 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 51-2028 Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Electronics Assembler / Solderer
Area	Median	25th to 75th
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$42,800	$34,940 to $47,310
Jackson, MS	$44,790	$37,390 to $48,820

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