How much do Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics make in Lafayette, LA?

Percentile spread

For Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, the published 10th percentile is $29,950 and the 90th percentile is $74,050. The difference is $44,100, which is 96.0% 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 $36,700 to the 75th at $61,920, covers $25,220.

The mean annual wage is $49,350, which sits above the median of $45,920. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lafayette, LA median is 9.3% lower than the national median of $50,620 for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,655, which is 4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1% lower than the Louisiana median of $46,400.

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 $45,920 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics at $52,655 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics. Lafayette, LA ranks 7th of 14 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).).

• Lake Charles, LA is 63 miles away, with a median of $45,540 and employment of 520. That median is 0.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,045, against $52,655 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $48,480 and employment of 1,710. That median is 5.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,404, against $52,655 here.
• Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA is 91 miles away, with a median of $45,840 and employment of 400. That median is 0.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,864, against $52,655 here.

Employment share

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics accounts for 0.45% of wage-and-salary employment in Lafayette, LA (810 of 179,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.45% of employment (704,640 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.00 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.