How much do Athletic Trainers make in Lafayette, LA?

Percentile spread

For Athletic Trainers, the published 10th percentile is $47,300 and the 90th percentile is $76,330. The difference is $29,030, which is 48.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $49,400 to the 75th at $62,250, covers $12,850.

The mean annual wage is $61,890, which sits above the median of $59,570. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

Hourly wages are not published because BLS reports this occupation on an annual basis. Hourly and annual wages.

National and state comparison

The Lafayette, LA median is 4.7% lower than the national median of $62,520 for Athletic Trainers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,307, which is 9.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.1% lower than the Louisiana median of $62,760.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lafayette, LA is 87.209, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $59,570 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Athletic Trainers at $68,307 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Athletic Trainers. Lafayette, LA ranks 8th of 8 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Baton Rouge, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $63,750 and employment of 220. That median is 7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,225, against $68,307 here.
• Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA is 91 miles away, with a median of $64,940 and employment of 40. That median is 9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,308, against $68,307 here.
• Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is 124 miles away, with a median of $71,660 and employment of 30. That median is 20.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,582, against $68,307 here.