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Horticultural Attendant
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Source: LSU Careers (Workday)
Pay & demand for Registered Nurses in Louisiana
This listing pays about $46,758/yr (midpoint) — around the 7th percentile for Registered Nurses in Baton Rouge metro: the bottom ~10% of earners.
- Median pay
- $81,130/yr · Baton Rouge metro
- Typical range
- $66,740 – $87,690
- Average pay
- $84,000/yr
- Employed in Louisiana
- 48,970
- Share of LA jobs
- 25.31 per 1,000
Baton Rouge metro median for this occupation is $900 above the statewide median.
Typical path: ADN or BSN + RN license (NCLEX)
Living in Baton Rouge, LA
- Median rent
- $1,108/mo
- Median home value
- $232,300
- Median household income
- $68,910/yr
- Population
- 871,379
A month at this job's midpoint pay would cover about 3.5 months of median rent here.
HUD fair market rent (FY2026, East Baton Rouge Parish): $1,064/mo 1BR · $1,204/mo 2BR — a 2BR at FMR takes about 31% of this job's monthly midpoint pay.
Wage estimates: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics, 2025 annual estimates, occupation 291141 — Registered Nurses. Percentile is an estimate for comparison, not a guarantee. Cost-of-living figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates. Fair market rents: U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, FY2026.