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Salary · Radiology Tech · BLS OEWS May 2025 · metropolitan area

Radiology Tech salary in Baton Rouge, LA: $63,450 median.

BLS reports occupational wages for the Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan statistical area (CBSA 12940), which includes Baton Rouge and surrounding communities. Figures describe that whole area, not Baton Rouge city limits.

Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · metropolitan statistical area
Annual wage range · Baton Rouge, LA · BLS May 2025
$63,450median ($30.50/hr)

Quick answer

Radiology Techs in the Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan area earned a median annual wage of $63,450 in May 2025, according to BLS (OEWS, SOC 29-2034); the OEWS mean annual wage was $66,680. That median is 21% below the U.S. median of $80,110. BLS estimates about 630 people work in this occupation across the metro.

Data Among the 90 metro areas whose estimate for this occupation meets TryHired's reliability rule, this metro ranks 86 by median wage.

Data Separately, BEA puts 2024 price levels across the Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan area at 90.8 (U.S. = 100): prices for the average consumer are about 9% below the national level. That is context, not an adjusted salary.

Geography

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Data The BLS geography behind every figure on this page.

Search label
Baton Rouge, LA
BLS source geography
Baton Rouge, LA
Geography type
Metropolitan Statistical Area
CBSA code
12940
States
Louisiana
Delineation
OMB Bulletin 23-01, as used by BLS OEWS May 2025
Comparison

Local, state and national pay

Data Same occupation (SOC 29-2034), same BLS release (May 2025).

Local, state and national pay
GeographyMedian annual wageMean annual wageEmployment
Baton Rouge, LA (metro, CBSA 12940)$63,450$66,680630
Louisiana (state)$63,680$66,2403,370
United States$80,110$83,840230,490

Radiology Tech salary in Louisiana · National Radiology Tech salary · Careers in Baton Rouge, LA.

Data Nationally, BLS projects employment in this occupation to change +5.0% from 2025 to 2035. BLS does not publish metro projections in this dataset, so that is national context, not a local forecast.

In Louisiana

Reliable metro medians in Louisiana

Data Metro areas that include part of this state and pass the reliability rule.

  1. New Orleans, LA$70,740
  2. Baton Rouge, LA$63,450
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Method

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BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates for the Baton Rouge, LA metropolitan statistical area (CBSA 12940) and SOC 29-2034 (Radiologic Technologists and Technicians). Baton Rouge, LA is the search label for that area; BLS does not publish city-limit wages. Employment is the number of people working in the occupation (excluding the self-employed), not job openings. Ranks use only metro estimates that pass the reliability rule (500+ jobs, employment PRSE ≤ 20%, mean-wage PRSE ≤ 10%, non-degenerate distribution); suppressed values are never imputed. Searches this page answers include “radiology tech salary baton rouge” (Ahrefs, U.S.).

What this page can't tell you
  • Cost of living: wages are not adjusted for local prices.
  • Pay at a specific employer, in one city's limits, or for self-employed workers.
  • Local outlook: BLS projections here are national.
Sources
  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 metropolitan-area estimates (2018 SOC; metropolitan statistical areas per OMB Bulletin 23-01), public domain.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program, national occupational projections 2025–35 (no metro projections are published in this dataset).
  4. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024 (released February 19, 2026).
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