Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Salary in Lafayette, LA
Median annual salary
$49,450
-16% vs US median ($58,640)
Worth after local cost of living
$66,734
cost index 74.1 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Lafayette, LA
| 10th percentile | $36,730 |
| 25th percentile | $43,960 |
| Median (50th) | $49,450 |
| 75th percentile | $58,600 |
| 90th percentile | $70,570 |
| Mean | $55,190 |
| Employed in metro | 2,920 |
A Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Lafayette, LA earns a median of $49,450 per year. That is 16% below the national median of $58,640 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 $66,734 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.