Firefighters Salary in Lafayette, LA
Median annual salary
$30,100
-49% vs US median ($59,280)
Worth after local cost of living
$40,621
cost index 74.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Lafayette, LA
| 10th percentile | $22,180 |
| 25th percentile | $27,300 |
| Median (50th) | $30,100 |
| 75th percentile | $37,400 |
| 90th percentile | $44,430 |
| Mean | $32,850 |
| Employed in metro | 220 |
A Firefighters in Lafayette, LA earns a median of $30,100 per year. That is 49% below the national median of $59,280 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 $40,621 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.