Mechanical Engineers Salary in Baton Rouge, LA

Mechanical Engineers pay range in Baton Rouge

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $76,690 a year or less, while the top 10% make $195,960 or more. The middle half of mechanical engineers in Baton Rouge earn between $106,480 and $168,960.

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

Mechanical Engineers salary after taxes in Baton Rouge

On the average salary of $136,970, a single filer in Baton Rouge takes home about $101,162 a year, or $8,430 a month and $3,891 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% 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 mechanical engineers? 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 $136,970 buys what about $150,881 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Baton Rouge ($48,710). A typical home costs $248,176, or 1.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mechanical Engineers salary in other Louisiana cities

Baton Rouge ranks 1st of 8 Louisiana metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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Highest-paying cities for mechanical engineers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($165,920).

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• Environmental Engineers$144,100 a year
• Chemical Engineers$136,220 a year
• Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$135,870 a year
• Industrial Engineers$132,280 a year
• Electrical Engineers$130,900 a year
• Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$125,480 a year
• Civil Engineers$114,790 a year
• Engineers, All Other$109,290 a year

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