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City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish / Metropolitan Council

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Metropolitan Council

Source file: Open Data BR — City-Parish Employee Salaries / ingested Jun 18, 2026

The Metropolitan Council is part of the legislative branch — making laws, setting policy, and overseeing government.

In 2025, this agency had 49 employees with median total compensation of $33,326; the highest distinct record was $65,813.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$1.7M
Employees
49
Median total
$33,326
Highest record
$65,813

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 49 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($33,326) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $28,193 (81%)
  • Overtime — $339 (1%)
  • Other — $6,374 (18%)
  • Benefits — $0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$17,138
$24,266
$33,326
$46,028
$54,526

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $54,526 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $17,138. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Council Member
13 · $30,418
Legislative Assistant II
12 · $49,898
Community Service Center Manager (Uncl)
7 · $46,498
Ast to Community Service Center Manager (Uncl)
4 · $40,997
Senior Citizen Aide
4 · $18,038

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 2 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2024
$1.6M
—
57
—
$22,454
—
2025
$1.7M
▲ 8.1%
49
▼ 14.0%
$33,326
▲ 48.4%

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Similar departments

Departments elsewhere with the most similar mix of roles — a proxy for the same kind of agency, matched by workforce composition rather than name. Pay is not cost-of-living adjusted.

Record list

Employees

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Stanley Victor

Building Attendant/Metropolitan Council

2025 total comp
$36,316
Sub-department
Community Ctr-Charles R Kelly
Base pay
$31,660
Overtime
$4,656
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$36,316

Source-specific fields

Department Number
100
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
1540
Pay Location Code
173
Total Overtime Hours
201.5
Unique ID
0xBD5B5A858AB4D5E7A1035DFAD4A37CCBA43395D1

Stanley Victor holds the role of Building Attendant at Metropolitan Council within Community Ctr-Charles R Kelly. In 2025, their total compensation was $36,316.

Michelle Banks

Clerical Specialist/Metropolitan Council

2025 total comp
$35,404
Sub-department
Community Ctr-Chaneyville
Base pay
$35,353
Overtime
$51
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$35,404
Middle name
Y

Source-specific fields

Department Number
100
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
2014
Pay Location Code
171
Total Overtime Hours
2
Unique ID
0xB9D749CA4E5A1EC451F195CB9C7FFDECF3CDD975

Michelle Banks works as a Clerical Specialist for Metropolitan Council within Community Ctr-Chaneyville. Michelle earned $35,404 in 2025.

Robert Lands

Housekeeper/Metropolitan Council

2025 total comp
$34,260
Sub-department
Community Ctr-Jewel J Newman
Base pay
$33,540
Overtime
$720
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$34,260
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Department Number
100
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
1534
Pay Location Code
172
Total Overtime Hours
28
Unique ID
0x9270EF04BCF46FD89B1A3FC6622DAE8F87858E55

At Metropolitan Council, Robert Lands serves as a Housekeeper within Community Ctr-Jewel J Newman. Their 2025 pay totaled $34,260.

Jennifer Racca

Council Member/Metropolitan Council

2025 total comp
$34,118
Sub-department
Metro-Council District 12
Base pay
$12,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$22,118
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$34,118
Middle name
M

Source-specific fields

Car Allowance
$18,000
Department Number
100
Employee Refund
$210
Employee Reimbursement
$3,908
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
9520
Pay Location Code
112

Jennifer Racca is a Council Member at Metropolitan Council within Metro-Council District 12. 2025 total compensation came to $34,118.