Trucking pay in Baton Rouge, LA
In Baton Rouge, LA, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $54,840 a year ($26.36 an hour), across 5,830 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 6.5% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
5,830 employed in Baton Rouge, LA, median $54,840 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,400 | $18.94 |
| 25th percentile | $46,340 | — |
| Median | $54,840 | $26.36 |
| 75th percentile | $61,250 | — |
| 90th percentile | $74,180 | $35.67 |
| Mean | $55,120 | $26.50 |
Light truck drivers
2,870 employed in Baton Rouge, LA, median $41,450 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $25,750 | $12.38 |
| 25th percentile | $32,980 | — |
| Median | $41,450 | $19.93 |
| 75th percentile | $51,280 | — |
| 90th percentile | $70,170 | $33.74 |
| Mean | $45,750 | $22.00 |
Driver/sales workers
580 employed in Baton Rouge, LA, median $27,630 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $20,850 | $10.02 |
| 25th percentile | $20,850 | — |
| Median | $27,630 | $13.29 |
| 75th percentile | $48,900 | — |
| 90th percentile | $55,150 | $26.52 |
| Mean | $35,120 | $16.88 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
1,410 employed in Baton Rouge, LA, median $48,160 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,850 | $17.72 |
| 25th percentile | $41,200 | — |
| Median | $48,160 | $23.15 |
| 75th percentile | $61,230 | — |
| 90th percentile | $61,270 | $29.46 |
| Mean | $51,400 | $24.71 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
500 employed in Baton Rouge, LA, median $46,930 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,580 | $16.62 |
| 25th percentile | $38,370 | — |
| Median | $46,930 | $22.56 |
| 75th percentile | $61,090 | — |
| 90th percentile | $74,770 | $35.95 |
| Mean | $50,860 | $24.45 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
1,530 employed in Baton Rouge, LA, median $62,140 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $39,860 | $19.17 |
| 25th percentile | $48,940 | — |
| Median | $62,140 | $29.88 |
| 75th percentile | $77,370 | — |
| 90th percentile | $98,080 | $47.16 |
| Mean | $65,800 | $31.64 |
How to read these figures
These are wages as reported by employers, not owner-operator revenue: they exclude what an owner-operator grosses and the costs that come out of it. A dash means the survey did not publish that figure for this area, which it withholds where publishing it would identify an employer.