How much do Dentists, General make in Lafayette, LA?

Percentile spread

For Dentists, General, the published 10th percentile is $94,020 and the 90th percentile is $296,330. The difference is $202,310, which is 117.7% 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 $95,140 to the 75th at $174,990, covers $79,850.

The mean annual wage is $170,020, which sits below the median of $171,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lafayette, LA median is 0.5% higher than the national median of $170,950 for Dentists, General. In 2024 national prices the local median is $197,067, which is 15.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.7% higher than the Louisiana median of $170,750.

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 $171,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Dentists, General at $197,067 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Dentists, General. Lafayette, LA ranks 4th of 12 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 $114,470 and employment of 90. That median is 33.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $133,334, against $197,067 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $185,430 and employment of 430. That median is 7.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $204,263, against $197,067 here.
• Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA is 91 miles away, with a median of $140,330 and employment of 40. That median is 18.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $164,894, against $197,067 here.

Employment share

Dentists, General accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Lafayette, LA (190 of 179,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (124,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.32 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.