City of Baton Rouge / East Baton Rouge Parish / Transportation and Drainage

Agency file

Transportation and Drainage

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

The Transportation and Drainage plans, builds, and maintains transportation infrastructure — roads, bridges, transit, and motor-vehicle services.

In 2025, this agency had 71 employees with median total compensation of $46,771; the highest distinct record was $134,473.

Year: 2025
Total payroll: $3.4M
Employees: 71
Median total: $46,771
Highest record: $134,473

What the records show

Compensation analytics

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

Salary distribution

$195$134,455+

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

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 71 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($46,771) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

Base — $42,757 (90%)
Overtime — $1,848 (4%)
Other — $2,887 (6%)
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

$2,920

$19,469

$46,771

$66,924

$103,201

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $103,201 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $2,920. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

Traffic Signal Trainee

10 · $5,721

Engineering Technician

6 · $59,012

Special Projects Engineer

5 · $122,339

Traffic Signal Technician I

5 · $20,177

Senior Administrative Specialist

4 · $48,394

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	$3.9M —	81 —	$44,471 —
2025	$3.4M ▼ 13.2%	71 ▼ 12.3%	$46,771 ▲ 5.2%

Record list

Employees

Page 1

Jarod Layman

Traffic Signal Technician III/Transportation and Drainage

2025 total comp

$55,118

Sub-department: Tran & Drain-Traffic Engineer
Base pay: $40,357
Overtime: $14,761
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,118
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7100
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1242
Pay Location Code: 7140
Total Overtime Hours: 507.25
Unique ID: 0x01E37FF51AA1A58EE734361B0C3103CC2996933B

At Transportation and Drainage, Jarod Layman serves as a Traffic Signal Technician III within Tran & Drain-Traffic Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $55,118.

Danielle Kennedy

Engineer Intern Applicant/Transportation and Drainage

2025 total comp

$55,036

Sub-department: Tran & Drain-Traffic Engineer
Base pay: $47,260
Overtime: $7,644
Other pay: $132
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $55,036
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7100
Employee Reimbursement: $132
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1030
Pay Location Code: 7140
Total Overtime Hours: 215.75
Unique ID: 0x42B2A891FD8694C010A6CA5F6FD69EC757911332

At Transportation and Drainage, Danielle Kennedy serves as a Engineer Intern Applicant within Tran & Drain-Traffic Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $55,036.

Rita Buie

Senior Right-Of-Way Agent/Transportation and Drainage

2025 total comp

$54,981

Sub-department: Tran & Drain-Engineering
Base pay: $51,661
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $3,320
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,981
Middle name: L

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7100
Employment End Date: Sep 19, 2025
Employment Status: Inactive
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1310
Pay Location Code: 7120
Severance Pay: $3,320
Total Overtime Hours: 0

Rita Buie is a Senior Right-Of-Way Agent at Transportation and Drainage within Tran & Drain-Engineering. 2025 total compensation came to $54,981.

Kirt Thibodeaux

Engineering Technician/Transportation and Drainage

2025 total comp

$54,538

Sub-department: Tran & Drain-Traffic Engineer
Base pay: $47,188
Overtime: $7,350
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,538
Middle name: Q

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7100
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1026
Pay Location Code: 7140
Total Overtime Hours: 215.75
Unique ID: 0xCD5233FBA7D6EC0094F2EF8EE3EC12A21F78666F

Kirt Thibodeaux is a Engineering Technician at Transportation and Drainage within Tran & Drain-Traffic Engineer. 2025 total compensation came to $54,538.

Annette Dupuy

Accounting Associate II/Transportation and Drainage

2025 total comp

$54,219

Sub-department: Tran & Drain-Engineering
Base pay: $54,219
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $54,219
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7100
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1402
Pay Location Code: 7120
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x77EB85941882D36EF6788201A0D650D34DAAEC49

Annette Dupuy is a Accounting Associate II at Transportation and Drainage within Tran & Drain-Engineering. 2025 total compensation came to $54,219.

Jessica Thompson

Traffic Signal Technician III/Transportation and Drainage

2025 total comp

$53,523

Sub-department: Tran & Drain-Traffic Engineer
Base pay: $41,568
Overtime: $11,955
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $53,523
Middle name: P

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7100
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1242
Pay Location Code: 7140
Total Overtime Hours: 395.25
Unique ID: 0x91B18088C540056F7A6FCB9C106E9AF6C4DA4135

At Transportation and Drainage, Jessica Thompson serves as a Traffic Signal Technician III within Tran & Drain-Traffic Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $53,523.

Carolyn Wright

Senior Administrative Specialist/Transportation and Drainage

2025 total comp

$52,231

Sub-department: Tran & Drain-Engineering
Base pay: $52,231
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $52,231
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7100
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 2022
Pay Location Code: 7120
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x5B5B3319A315A7BFAC818B638AE5F0780FDE9021

At Transportation and Drainage, Carolyn Wright serves as a Senior Administrative Specialist within Tran & Drain-Engineering. Their 2025 pay totaled $52,231.

Katie Mistretta

Engineering Technician/Transportation and Drainage

2025 total comp

$50,668

Sub-department: Tran & Drain-Traffic Engineer
Base pay: $50,668
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $50,668
Middle name: E

Source-specific fields

Department Number: 7100
Employment Status: Active
Engineer License: No
Job Code: 1026
Pay Location Code: 7140
Total Overtime Hours: 0
Unique ID: 0x161B3433DE41CF002E6EC4360A6393793EE80FF1

At Transportation and Drainage, Katie Mistretta serves as a Engineering Technician within Tran & Drain-Traffic Engineer. Their 2025 pay totaled $50,668.