How much do Data Scientists make in Lafayette, LA?

Percentile spread

For Data Scientists, the published 10th percentile is $63,580 and the 90th percentile is $130,600. The difference is $67,020, which is 68.3% 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 $86,270 to the 75th at $122,440, covers $36,170.

The mean annual wage is $102,580, which sits above the median of $98,130. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lafayette, LA median is 18.4% lower than the national median of $120,230 for Data Scientists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $112,523, which is 6.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 24.6% higher than the Louisiana median of $78,760.

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 $98,130 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Data Scientists at $112,523 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Data Scientists. Lafayette, LA ranks 5th of 9 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 $78,760 and employment of 770. That median is 19.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,759, against $112,523 here.
• Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is 124 miles away, with a median of $97,980 and employment of 90. That median is 0.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $108,811, against $112,523 here.
• Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is 133 miles away, with a median of $115,140 and employment of 40. That median is 17.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $124,172, against $112,523 here.

Employment share

Data Scientists accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Lafayette, LA (50 of 179,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.17% of employment (262,440 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.16 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.