Salaries in Lafayette, LA
121K residents · Lafayette, LA metro area
Lafayette, LA is part of the Lafayette, LA metropolitan area, the geography the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics uses for local wage estimates. The pages below show median pay for hundreds of occupations in and around Lafayette, plus a calculator to compare your own offer.
Across all occupations, the median annual wage in Louisiana is $45,520. Cost of living varies widely within a metro, so treat these figures as a starting point.
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Convert any pay figure for Lafayette and see how it compares.
- Hourly
- $31.25
- Daily
- $250
- Weekly
- $1,250
- Bi-weekly
- $2,500
- Monthly
- $5,417
- Annual
- $65,000
Top-paying jobs in Lafayette
Physicians, All Other$299,990Nurse Anesthetists$216,300General Internal Medicine Physicians$201,140Dentists, General$171,860Architectural and Engineering Managers$152,090Chief Executives$134,660Physician Assistants$134,550Computer and Information Systems Managers$132,790Pharmacists$132,130Business Teachers, Postsecondary$127,840Veterinarians$124,470Marketing Managers$122,780
Most common jobs in Lafayette
Popular salary guides
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides$21,400
- Retail Salespersons$28,600
- Fast Food and Counter Workers$22,320
- General and Operations Managers$99,510
- Registered Nurses$81,960
- Cashiers$24,920
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$32,600
- Stockers and Order Fillers$31,310
- Customer Service Representatives$36,820
- Office Clerks, General$34,510
- Waiters and Waitresses$15,080
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$28,460