Highest Baton Rouge employee salary in year 2018 was $150,097. Baton Rouge employees number in year 2018 was 677. Baton Rouge average salary was $61,594 and median salary was $59,318. According to the last payroll, Baton Rouge average salary is 18 percent lower than USA average but 31 percent higher than Louisiana state average. Baton Rouge employee salaries are usually between $49,209 and $72,315. Top 10% of highest-earning employees have salaries ranging from $86,249 to $150,097. From 2017 to 2018, the average salary of employees at this employer increased 1.9 percent, the median salary increased 0.5 percent.