Carpenters Salary in Lafayette, LA
Median annual salary
$47,440
-22% vs US median ($60,580)
Worth after local cost of living
$64,022
cost index 74.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Lafayette, LA
| 10th percentile | $28,520 |
| 25th percentile | $38,590 |
| Median (50th) | $47,440 |
| 75th percentile | $57,600 |
| 90th percentile | $64,020 |
| Mean | $48,450 |
| Employed in metro | 580 |
A Carpenters in Lafayette, LA earns a median of $47,440 per year. That is 22% below the national median of $60,580 for this occupation. Because Lafayette, LA has a cost index of 74.1 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $64,022 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $60,892, median gross rent $977/mo, and the median home value $214,400. See the full Lafayette, LA cost-of-living profile.