Chief of Staff

Lead staff and operations — set priorities, allocate resources, and oversee program delivery.

2 employees hold this title in Office of the Mayor-President. Median total compensation for the role is $86,622, above the department median of $36,623.

Employees: 2
Total payroll: $173.2K
Role median: $86,622
Agency median: $36,623
Comparison: Above

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Chief of Staff beyond City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish

This role is reported in 16 jurisdictions. See Chief of Staff across all of City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$190,259 · 14

$190,184 · 15

$174,271 · 13

$173,000 · 5

$170,000 · 65

$165,000 · 18

$161,310 · 17

$156,735 · 6

Median total compensation for comparable Chief of Staffroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Lon Vicknair

Chief of Staff/Office of the Mayor-President

2025 total comp

$154,000

Sub-department: Mayor-Administration
Base pay: $149,385
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $4,616
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $154,000
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Car Allowance: $4,616
Department Number: 4000
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 3001
Pay Location Code: 4010
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x4DD653A0DA68F97D01B86148E6728FE25A4A663B

Lon Vicknair works as a Chief of Staff for Office of the Mayor-President within Mayor-Administration. Lon earned $154,000 in 2025.

Julie Payer

Chief of Staff/Office of the Mayor-President

2025 total comp

$19,244

Sub-department: Mayor-Administration
Base pay: $7,831
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,413
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $19,244
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Car Allowance: $369
Department Number: 4000
Employment End Date: Jan 1, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 3001
Pay Location Code: 4010
Severance Pay: $11,044

Julie Payer works as a Chief of Staff for Office of the Mayor-President within Mayor-Administration. Julie earned $19,244 in 2025.