Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge

Hiring organization · Based in Baton Rouge, LA

The city

Living in Baton Rouge, LA

Stretch your nursing salary in Baton Rouge, where living costs run about 9% below the national average. Off-shift, walk the Mississippi River levee, grab a debris po-boy at Poor Boy Lloyd's, or catch the pink-flamingo chaos of Spanish Town's Mardi Gras parade.

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Metro price level · Baton Rouge area: 9% below the national average; BEA index 90.8 (100 = national)
Median gross rent: $1,067/mo; rent and tenant-paid utilities
Median household income: $49,994/yr; all local households, not nurse pay

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024

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