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title: "Average Salary in Lafayette, LA"
description: "Mean $52,120, median $41,780 in the Lafayette metro area (BLS OEWS May 2025), with prices and top jobs."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/lafayette-la"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
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# Average salary in Lafayette, LA

Lafayette, LA metropolitan statistical area. Mean annual wage $52,120, median $41,780 (US: $69,770 / $50,980), BLS OEWS May 2025, 179,570 jobs. Median at national-average prices: $47,910.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $22,020 |
| 25th | $29,130 |
| 50th | $41,780 |
| 75th | $61,300 |
| 90th | $91,330 |

| Price level (BEA RPP 2024, US = 100) | Index |
| --- | --- |
| All items | 87.2 |
| Housing (rents) | 58.8 |
| Goods | 93.7 |
| Utilities | 71.2 |
| Other services | 95.7 |

## Highest-paying jobs (mean annual wage)

- [Nurse Anesthetist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-anesthetist): $228,950
- [General Internal Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/general-internal-medicine-physician): $200,910
- [Chief Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/chief-executive): $173,660
- [Dentist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dentist): $170,020
- [Architectural and Engineering Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/architectural-and-engineering-manager): $155,980
- [Financial Advisor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-advisor): $141,130
- [Health Specialties Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/health-specialties-teacher-postsecondary): $134,680
- [Financial Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/financial-manager): $134,350
- [IT Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/it-manager): $132,330
- [Lawyer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/lawyer): $131,600

Occupation pay is the OEWS May 2025 metro mean as published in the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file (metro-level estimates only).

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