Compared with the local labor market
Police Sergeant pay vs. the Baton Rouge, LA area
Across all employers in the Baton Rouge, LA area, the median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives — about 580 people — is $74,450. Police Department pays a median base salary of $69,889 for this role, 6% below that figure — about the 36th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where Police Department sits in the local pay range
$55,890
$66,160
$74,450
$82,840
$102,990
Police Department median · $69,889
The bar is the range of annual wages for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives across every employer in the Baton Rouge, LA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Police Department’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives — about 154,610 people — is $106,040. Police Department’s median base salary is 34% below that national figure, about the 15th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$63,350
$81,860
$106,040
$132,620
$165,110
Police Department median · $69,889
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Baton Rouge, LA range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 120 of 123 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at Police Department is $89,468, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare jurisdictions
Police Sergeant beyond City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish
This role is reported in 21 jurisdictions. In City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish, the median of $89,468 ranks #16 of 21. See Police Sergeant across all of City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Police Sergeantroles 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.