Salary guide, May 2025

Paper Machine Operator (Machine Tender) pay in Baton Rouge, LA

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The median annual wage for Production Workers, All Other in Baton Rouge, LA was $46,400 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $40,270 and $54,980.

The Baton Rouge, LA median is $6,290 above the national median of $40,110, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 51-9199 Production Workers, All Other

Paper Machine Operator (Machine Tender) is shown within the broader published occupation. BLS does not separate this plant-specific title, seniority, shift, process or credential. Compare the duties with the SOC definition before using the range.

What should you know about baton Rouge, LA?

Production Workers, All Other in Baton Rouge, LA: median $46,400; published 25th to 75th percentile $40,270 to $54,980.

Annual wage percentiles, Baton Rouge, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$30,730	$40,270	$46,400	$54,980	$68,950

Production Workers, All Other in Baton Rouge, LA: median $22.31; published 25th to 75th percentile $19.36 to $26.43.

Hourly wage percentiles, Baton Rouge, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$14.77	$19.36	$22.31	$26.43	$33.15

BLS estimated 1,170 workers employed in this occupation in Baton Rouge, LA. Location quotient: 1.77.

What should you know about united States?

Production Workers, All Other in U.S.: median $40,110; published 25th to 75th percentile $36,030 to $49,010.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$31,200	$36,030	$40,110	$49,010	$61,530

Production Workers, All Other in U.S.: median $19.29; published 25th to 75th percentile $17.32 to $23.56.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$15.00	$17.32	$19.29	$23.56	$29.58

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

The published Paper Machine Operator (Machine Tender) median is $46,400. The all-occupations median in Baton Rouge, LA is $48,710. Ratio: 0.95 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.77 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?

Paper Machine Operator (Machine Tender) in Baton Rouge, LA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$29,640	$43,030	$49,650
May 2025	$40,270	$46,400	$54,980

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 51-9199 Production Workers, 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 51-9199 Production Workers, All Other, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Paper Machine Operator (Machine Tender)
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Hammond, LA	$39,150	$36,550 to $49,980
Lafayette, LA	$38,470	$33,330 to $45,560

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