Salary guide, May 2025

NDT Technician pay in Baton Rouge, LA

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The median annual wage for Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in Baton Rouge, LA was $67,360 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $48,390 and $100,720.

The Baton Rouge, LA median is $10,990 below the national median of $78,350, both from BLS May 2025.

Closest proxy · SOC 17-3029 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other

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What should you know about baton Rouge, LA?

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in Baton Rouge, LA: median $67,360; published 25th to 75th percentile $48,390 to $100,720.

Annual wage percentiles, Baton Rouge, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$44,240	$48,390	$67,360	$100,720	$109,340

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in Baton Rouge, LA: median $32.39; published 25th to 75th percentile $23.26 to $48.42.

Hourly wage percentiles, Baton Rouge, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$21.27	$23.26	$32.39	$48.42	$52.57

BLS estimated 340 workers employed in this occupation in Baton Rouge, LA. Location quotient: 2.18.

What should you know about united States?

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in U.S.: median $78,350; published 25th to 75th percentile $60,390 to $99,310.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$47,030	$60,390	$78,350	$99,310	$118,330

Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other in U.S.: median $37.67; published 25th to 75th percentile $29.03 to $47.75.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.61	$29.03	$37.67	$47.75	$56.89

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

The published NDT Technician median is $67,360. The all-occupations median in Baton Rouge, LA is $48,710. Ratio: 1.38 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 2.18 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?

NDT Technician in Baton Rouge, LA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$51,340	$75,940	$105,290
May 2025	$48,390	$67,360	$100,720

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 17-3029 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other, 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 17-3029 Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, NDT Technician
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Hammond, LA	$57,460	$39,680 to $69,170
Lafayette, LA	$66,050	$47,600 to $91,210

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