Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Salary in Lafayette, LA
Median annual salary
$47,750
-34% vs US median ($72,040)
Worth after local cost of living
$64,440
cost index 74.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Lafayette, LA
| 10th percentile | $43,130 |
| 25th percentile | $47,110 |
| Median (50th) | $47,750 |
| 75th percentile | $57,240 |
| 90th percentile | $62,660 |
| Mean | $51,280 |
| Employed in metro | 490 |
A Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Lafayette, LA earns a median of $47,750 per year. That is 34% below the national median of $72,040 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 $64,440 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.