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Food Preparation Workers Salary in Lafayette, LA

Estimates come from the Lafayette, LA metro area, the closest geography BLS publishes.

The median annual pay for Food Preparation Workers in Lafayette, LA is $22,920, 35% lower than the national median. BLS reports wages at the metro level, and Lafayette sits within the Lafayette, LA metro area, so this is the closest official estimate for the city.

Across the Lafayette, LA area, Food Preparation Workers pay runs from $17,380 to $30,840 a year, with about 3.3K people employed.

Median annual

$22,920

Median hourly

$11

Average annual

$24,850

Employed in metro

3.3K

Pay distribution

10th$17,380
25th$21,140
Median$22,920
75th$28,420
90th$30,840

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Hourly
$11.02
Daily
$88
Weekly
$441
Bi-weekly
$882
Monthly
$1,910
Annual
$22,920

$22,920 a year is around the 50th percentile for Food Preparation Workerss in Lafayette, LA. The median is $22,920.

Food Preparation Workers in other metro areas

  • Kahului-Wailuku, HI$46,680
  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$45,580
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$43,830
  • Napa, CA$42,810
  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$42,640
  • Yakima, WA$41,750
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$41,000
  • Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$40,140