Civil Engineers Salary in Lafayette, LA
Median annual salary
$97,410
-3% vs US median ($100,840)
Worth after local cost of living
$131,457
cost index 74.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Lafayette, LA
| 10th percentile | $57,660 |
| 25th percentile | $72,630 |
| Median (50th) | $97,410 |
| 75th percentile | $118,110 |
| 90th percentile | $129,390 |
| Mean | $97,880 |
| Employed in metro | 360 |
A Civil Engineers in Lafayette, LA earns a median of $97,410 per year. That is 3% below the national median of $100,840 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 $131,457 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.