How much do Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education make in Lafayette, LA?

Percentile spread

For Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, the published 10th percentile is $46,350 and the 90th percentile is $60,600. The difference is $14,250, which is 29.8% 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 $46,350 to the 75th at $53,890, covers $7,540.

The mean annual wage is $51,320, which sits above the median of $47,770. 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 25.3% lower than the national median of $63,970 for Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,776, which is 14.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.7% lower than the Louisiana median of $58,770.

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 $47,770 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education at $54,776 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 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education. Lafayette, LA ranks 12th 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 $51,520 and employment of 1,090. That median is 7.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,010, against $54,776 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $59,310 and employment of 4,450. That median is 24.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,334, against $54,776 here.
• Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA is 91 miles away, with a median of $58,780 and employment of 750. That median is 23% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,069, against $54,776 here.

Employment share

Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education accounts for 0.53% of wage-and-salary employment in Lafayette, LA (950 of 179,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.89% of employment (1,388,390 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.59 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.