Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Salary in Lafayette, LA
Median annual salary
$47,770
-25% vs US median ($63,970)
Worth after local cost of living
$64,467
cost index 74.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Lafayette, LA
| 10th percentile | $46,350 |
| 25th percentile | $46,350 |
| Median (50th) | $47,770 |
| 75th percentile | $53,890 |
| 90th percentile | $60,600 |
| Mean | $51,320 |
| Employed in metro | 950 |
A Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Lafayette, LA earns a median of $47,770 per year. That is 25% below the national median of $63,970 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 $64,467 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.