Salary guide, May 2025

Sanitation Technician pay in Baton Rouge, LA

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The median annual wage for Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Baton Rouge, LA was $28,690 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $24,220 and $35,120.

The Baton Rouge, LA median is $8,150 below the national median of $36,840, both from BLS May 2025.

Closest proxy · SOC 37-2011 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Sanitation Technician 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?

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Baton Rouge, LA: median $28,690; published 25th to 75th percentile $24,220 to $35,120.

Annual wage percentiles, Baton Rouge, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22,210	$24,220	$28,690	$35,120	$42,830

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Baton Rouge, LA: median $13.79; published 25th to 75th percentile $11.64 to $16.89.

Hourly wage percentiles, Baton Rouge, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$10.68	$11.64	$13.79	$16.89	$20.59

BLS estimated 5,300 workers employed in this occupation in Baton Rouge, LA. Location quotient: 0.91.

What should you know about united States?

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in U.S.: median $36,840; published 25th to 75th percentile $32,240 to $44,060.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$28,640	$32,240	$36,840	$44,060	$50,270

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in U.S.: median $17.71; published 25th to 75th percentile $15.50 to $21.18.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$13.77	$15.50	$17.71	$21.18	$24.17

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

The published Sanitation Technician median is $28,690. The all-occupations median in Baton Rouge, LA is $48,710. Ratio: 0.59 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.91 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?

Sanitation Technician in Baton Rouge, LA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$22,430	$28,110	$34,070
May 2025	$24,220	$28,690	$35,120

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 37-2011 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, 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 37-2011 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Sanitation Technician
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Hammond, LA	$31,200	$23,780 to $35,700
Lafayette, LA	$28,460	$23,030 to $32,760

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