Salaries in Central, LA
30K residents · Baton Rouge, LA metro area
Central, LA is part of the Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan area, the geography the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for local wage estimates. The pages below show median pay for hundreds of occupations in and around Central, plus a calculator to compare your own offer.
Across all occupations, the median annual wage in Louisiana is $45,520. Cost of living varies widely within a metro, so treat these figures as a starting point.
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Convert any pay figure for Central and see how it compares.
- Hourly
- $31.25
- Daily
- $250
- Weekly
- $1,250
- Bi-weekly
- $2,500
- Monthly
- $5,417
- Annual
- $65,000
Top-paying jobs in Central
Physicians, All Other$413,620Family Medicine Physicians$315,620Nurse Anesthetists$268,210Dentists, General$185,430Architectural and Engineering Managers$165,060Industrial Production Managers$139,860Environmental Engineers$138,000Database Architects$136,480Mechanical Engineers$135,530Chemical Engineers$134,800Pharmacists$134,680Electrical Engineers$133,030
Most common jobs in Central
Popular salary guides
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$23,040
- Retail Salespersons$30,070
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$23,650
- General and Operations Managers$107,140
- Registered Nurses$81,130
- Cashiers$27,110
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$36,450
- Stockers and Order Fillers$34,840
- Customer Service Representatives$38,760
- Office Clerks, General$32,520
- Waiters and Waitresses$15,080
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$28,690