Childcare Workers Salary in Lafayette, LA
Median annual salary
$21,840
-38% vs US median ($34,980)
Worth after local cost of living
$29,474
cost index 74.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Lafayette, LA
| 10th percentile | $17,860 |
| 25th percentile | $20,930 |
| Median (50th) | $21,840 |
| 75th percentile | $28,010 |
| 90th percentile | $29,710 |
| Mean | $23,970 |
| Employed in metro | 940 |
A Childcare Workers in Lafayette, LA earns a median of $21,840 per year. That is 38% below the national median of $34,980 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 $29,474 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.