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City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish / Parish Attorney

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Parish Attorney

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

The Parish Attorney is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 92 employees with median total compensation of $48,925; the highest distinct record was $140,517.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$5M
Employees
92
Median total
$48,925
Highest record
$140,517

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 92 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($48,925) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base — $51,258 (94%)
  • Overtime — $1,185 (2%)
  • Other — $2,166 (4%)
  • 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
$5,664
$29,815
$48,925
$79,658
$111,524

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $111,524 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $5,664. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Senior Spc Assistant Parish Attorney
12 · $92,837
Assistant Parish Attorney
11 · $55,192
Special Assistant Parish Attorney
10 · $77,649
College Student Intern
8 · $3,103
Legal Investigator
7 · $42,240

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
$4.8M
—
89
—
$46,665
—
2025
$5M
▲ 4.6%
92
▲ 3.4%
$48,925
▲ 4.8%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Tyler Henderson

Legal Investigator/Parish Attorney

2025 total comp
$63,544
Sub-department
Parish Atty-Abc Office
Base pay
$42,421
Overtime
$13,353
Other pay
$7,770
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$63,544
Middle name
A

Source-specific fields

Department Number
500
Employee Reimbursement
$570
Employment Status
Active
Engineer License
No
Job Code
2140
Pay Location Code
530
Total Overtime Hours
373
Unique ID
0x5B136765E7CD9BBFBB9D02A8286C013649FC542F

Tyler Henderson holds the role of Legal Investigator at Parish Attorney within Parish Atty-Abc Office. In 2025, their total compensation was $63,544.

Charles Mccowan

Assistant Parish Attorney/Parish Attorney

2024 total comp
$61,491
Sub-department
Parish Atty-City Prosecutor
Base pay
$47,324
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$14,167
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,491
Middle name
S

Source-specific fields

Department Number
500
Employment End Date
Aug 23, 2024
Employment Status
Inactive
Engineer License
No
Job Code
3310
Pay Location Code
520
Severance Pay
$14,167
Total Overtime Hours
0

At Parish Attorney, Charles Mccowan serves as a Assistant Parish Attorney within Parish Atty-City Prosecutor. Their 2024 pay totaled $61,491.