Data Scientists Salary in Baton Rouge, LA

Data Scientists pay range in Baton Rouge

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,050 a year or less, while the top 10% make $128,210 or more. The middle half of data scientists in Baton Rouge earn between $63,560 and $101,060.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Data Scientists salary after taxes in Baton Rouge

On the average salary of $85,110, a single filer in Baton Rouge takes home about $66,538 a year, or $5,545 a month and $2,559 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Baton Rouge a good place for data scientists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Baton Rouge area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.8), so the average $85,110 buys what about $93,754 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Baton Rouge ($48,710). A typical home costs $248,176, or 2.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Data Scientists salary in other Louisiana cities

Baton Rouge ranks 5th of 5 Louisiana metro areas for this job; Slidell pays the most ($108,690).

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San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($212,760).

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