Salary guide, May 2025

Project Engineer / Capital Projects Manager pay in Baton Rouge, LA

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The median annual wage for Project Management Specialists in Baton Rouge, LA was $86,650 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $68,460 and $123,900.

The Baton Rouge, LA median is $15,670 below the national median of $102,320, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 13-1082 Project Management Specialists

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?

Project Management Specialists in Baton Rouge, LA: median $86,650; published 25th to 75th percentile $68,460 to $123,900.

Annual wage percentiles, Baton Rouge, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$59,150	$68,460	$86,650	$123,900	$153,970

Project Management Specialists in Baton Rouge, LA: median $41.66; published 25th to 75th percentile $32.91 to $59.57.

Hourly wage percentiles, Baton Rouge, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$28.44	$32.91	$41.66	$59.57	$74.02

BLS estimated 2,290 workers employed in this occupation in Baton Rouge, LA. Location quotient: 0.81.

What should you know about united States?

Project Management Specialists in U.S.: median $102,320; published 25th to 75th percentile $78,440 to $133,100.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$61,580	$78,440	$102,320	$133,100	$167,970

Project Management Specialists in U.S.: median $49.19; published 25th to 75th percentile $37.71 to $63.99.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$29.61	$37.71	$49.19	$63.99	$80.76

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

The published Project Engineer / Capital Projects Manager median is $86,650. The all-occupations median in Baton Rouge, LA is $48,710. Ratio: 1.78 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.81 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?

Project Engineer / Capital Projects Manager in Baton Rouge, LA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$66,300	$84,680	$112,360
May 2025	$68,460	$86,650	$123,900

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 13-1082 Project Management Specialists, 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 13-1082 Project Management Specialists, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Project Engineer / Capital Projects Manager
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Hammond, LA	$76,260	$68,660 to $102,920
Lafayette, LA	$80,720	$63,700 to $105,120

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