Registered Nurses Salary in Lafayette, LA
Median annual salary
$81,960
-16% vs US median ($97,550)
Worth after local cost of living
$110,607
cost index 74.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Lafayette, LA
| 10th percentile | $63,490 |
| 25th percentile | $68,150 |
| Median (50th) | $81,960 |
| 75th percentile | $93,600 |
| 90th percentile | $105,300 |
| Mean | $84,630 |
| Employed in metro | 4,930 |
A Registered Nurses in Lafayette, LA earns a median of $81,960 per year. That is 16% below the national median of $97,550 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 $110,607 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.