Baton Rouge, LA · BLS May 2025

Web Design Rates in Baton Rouge, LA

The median web developer wage in the Baton Rouge area is $42.96 an hour, 4% below the US figure. A freelancer there should charge about $55–$85 an hour — $1,000–$1,550 for a five-page site.

Pages

5
What the site needs

What to charge

$1,000–$1,550

About 18 hours at $55–$85 an hour, the freelance rate in Baton Rouge. Plus $50–$105 a month for hosting and updates.

Web designer pay in Baton Rouge

Median web developer wage
$42.96/hr
$89,400 a year
Freelance rate
$55–$85
an hour, estimated
Rank among metros
52 of 191
with published data
Baton Rouge areaMedian hourlyAverage hourlyEmployed
Web developers$42.96$41.89240
Web and digital interface designers$34.79$38.5150

BLS area: Baton Rouge, LA. A dash is a figure BLS did not publish for it.

Baton Rouge against Louisiana and the US

AreaMedian web developer wageFreelance rate
Baton Rouge area$42.96$55–$85
Louisiana$41.03$50–$80
United States$44.54$55–$90

What to charge for a website in Baton Rouge

At $55–$85 an hour. Quote the project, not the hours; use these to check the quote pays at least what a local employee earns.

SitePriceMonthly
One-page site$500–$750$50–$105
Five-page business site$1,000–$1,550$50–$105
Five pages with online booking$1,200–$1,850$50–$105
Eight pages, copy written for them$2,150–$3,300$50–$105
Small online shop$1,700–$2,650$50–$105

For a particular kind of business, see website cost by business.

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Questions

How much do web designers make in Baton Rouge?+

The median web developer wage in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area is $42.96 an hour, about $89,400 a year (BLS, May 2025). That is 5% above the Louisiana figure.

How much do freelance web designers charge in Baton Rouge?+

About $55–$85 an hour: 1.25 to 2 times the employee wage, which covers self-employment tax, insurance, software and the hours nobody pays for.

How much does a website cost in Baton Rouge?+

A five-page small-business website built by a freelancer in the Baton Rouge area costs about $1,000–$1,550, plus $50–$105 a month for hosting and updates.

How many web developers work in Baton Rouge?+

BLS counts 240 employed web developers and 50 web and digital interface designers in the Baton Rouge metro area. Freelancers are not included.

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Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates, for web developers (15-1254) and web and digital interface designers (15-1255). Those are employees' wages; freelance rates and prices here are estimates built from them, not BLS figures.