SOC 11-9021 · Management Occupations · May 2025

How much do Construction Managers make in Lafayette, LA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Construction Managers in Lafayette, LA is $102,360. The 10th percentile is $62,080 and the 90th percentile is $166,850. Employment is 330.

Median annual wage

$102,360

10th percentile
$62,080
25th percentile
$77,440
Median
$102,360
75th percentile
$132,520
90th percentile
$166,850
Mean
$111,730

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Construction Managers, the published 10th percentile is $62,080 and the 90th percentile is $166,850. The difference is $104,770, which is 102.4% 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 $77,440 to the 75th at $132,520, covers $55,080.

The mean annual wage is $111,730, which sits above the median of $102,360. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lafayette, LA median is 11% lower than the national median of $114,990 for Construction Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $117,373, which is 2.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7% lower than the Louisiana median of $110,010.

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 $102,360 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Construction Managers at $117,373 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 Construction Managers. Lafayette, LA ranks 9th 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 $108,590 and employment of 360. That median is 6.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $126,485, against $117,373 here.
  • Baton Rouge, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $118,770 and employment of 2,170. That median is 16% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $130,833, against $117,373 here.
  • Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA is 91 miles away, with a median of $97,790 and employment of 430. That median is 4.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,908, against $117,373 here.

Employment share

Construction Managers accounts for 0.18% of wage-and-salary employment in Lafayette, LA (330 of 179,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.24% of employment (380,360 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.75 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Lafayette, LA · Construction Managers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Construction Managers make in Lafayette, LA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Construction Managers in Lafayette, LA is $102,360. The 10th percentile is $62,080 and the 90th percentile is $166,850. Employment is 330.

How does that compare with the national median for Construction Managers?

The local median is 11% lower than the national median of $114,990.

What is Construction Managers pay in Lafayette, LA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lafayette, LA is 87.209, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $102,360 is $117,373. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Lafayette, LA compare with nearby metros for Construction Managers?

Lake Charles, LA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 63 miles away, at $108,590. Lafayette, LA ranks 9th of 14 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.