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

Agency file

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

$2,500$65,408+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

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.

Year	Total payroll	Employees	Median pay
2024	$1.6M —	57 —	$22,454 —
2025	$1.7M ▲ 8.1%	49 ▼ 14.0%	$33,326 ▲ 48.4%

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Record list

Employees

Page 1

Ashton Boykin

High School Student Intern/Metropolitan Council

2025 total comp

$5,066

Sub-department: Metro-Council District 05
Base pay: $5,066
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $5,066
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 100
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 6500
Pay Location Code: 105
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0xD4D8E306B0978B8948EB93D254ED0DC1C46B7EAE

Ashton Boykin holds the role of High School Student Intern at Metropolitan Council within Metro-Council District 05. In 2025, their total compensation was $5,066.

Austin Lee

Family Service Worker (Uncl)/Metropolitan Council

2024 total comp

$3,721

Sub-department: Community Ctr-Jewel J Newman
Base pay: $3,557
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $165
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,721
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 100
Employment End Date: May 17, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 3600
Pay Location Code: 172
Severance Pay: $165
Total Overtime Hours: 0

At Metropolitan Council, Austin Lee serves as a Family Service Worker (Uncl) within Community Ctr-Jewel J Newman. Their 2024 pay totaled $3,721.

Katrina Cushenberry

Family Service Worker/Metropolitan Council

2024 total comp

$3,295

Sub-department: Community Ctr-Charles R Kelly
Base pay: $1,050
Overtime: $157
Other pay: $2,088
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $3,295
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 100
Employment End Date: Dec 29, 2023
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2306
Pay Location Code: 173
Severance Pay: $2,088
Total Overtime Hours: 8

At Metropolitan Council, Katrina Cushenberry serves as a Family Service Worker within Community Ctr-Charles R Kelly. Their 2024 pay totaled $3,295.

Danielle Ourso

Legislative Assistant II/Metropolitan Council

2025 total comp

$2,847

Sub-department: Metro-Council District 03
Base pay: $2,411
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $436
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,847
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 100
Employment End Date: Dec 31, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 3516
Pay Location Code: 103
Severance Pay: $436
Total Overtime Hours: 0

Danielle Ourso is a Legislative Assistant II at Metropolitan Council within Metro-Council District 03. 2025 total compensation came to $2,847.

Patricia Derozan

Council Member/Metropolitan Council

2025 total comp

$2,500

Sub-department: Metro-Council District 07
Base pay: $1,000
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,500
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $2,500
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Car Allowance: $1,500
Department Number: 100
Employment End Date: Dec 31, 2024
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 9520
Pay Location Code: 107
Total Overtime Hours: 0

Patricia Derozan holds the role of Council Member at Metropolitan Council within Metro-Council District 07. In 2025, their total compensation was $2,500.