Salary guide, May 2025

Lead Controls Technician pay in Baton Rouge, LA

Manufacturing Headhunters uses the published BLS OEWS figures below. They describe the mapped occupation and area, not an individual offer.

This is what we do all day: recruit manufacturing professionals.

The median annual wage for Electrical Engineers in Baton Rouge, LA was $133,030 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $98,430 and $164,900.

The Baton Rouge, LA median is $12,400 above the national median of $120,630, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 17-2071 Electrical Engineers

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about baton Rouge, LA?

Electrical Engineers in Baton Rouge, LA: median $133,030; published 25th to 75th percentile $98,430 to $164,900.

Annual wage percentiles, Baton Rouge, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$79,100	$98,430	$133,030	$164,900	$190,880

Electrical Engineers in Baton Rouge, LA: median $63.96; published 25th to 75th percentile $47.32 to $79.28.

Hourly wage percentiles, Baton Rouge, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$38.03	$47.32	$63.96	$79.28	$91.77

BLS estimated 350 workers employed in this occupation in Baton Rouge, LA. Location quotient: 0.68.

What should you know about united States?

Electrical Engineers in U.S.: median $120,630; published 25th to 75th percentile $92,830 to $152,950.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$76,550	$92,830	$120,630	$152,950	$184,300

Electrical Engineers in U.S.: median $58.00; published 25th to 75th percentile $44.63 to $73.53.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$36.80	$44.63	$58.00	$73.53	$88.61

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

The published Lead Controls Technician median is $133,030. The all-occupations median in Baton Rouge, LA is $48,710. Ratio: 2.73 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.68 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?

Lead Controls Technician in Baton Rouge, LA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$88,380	$126,580	$151,520
May 2025	$98,430	$133,030	$164,900

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 17-2071 Electrical Engineers, 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 17-2071 Electrical Engineers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Lead Controls Technician
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Lafayette, LA	$99,280	$78,110 to $130,670
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$167,010	$96,570 to $174,600

All roles in Baton Rouge, LA · National page · Lead Controls Technician ranked across metros