How much do Helpers--Production Workers make in Lafayette, LA?

Percentile spread

For Helpers--Production Workers, the published 10th percentile is $27,620 and the 90th percentile is $48,730. The difference is $21,110, which is 58.2% 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 $30,080 to the 75th at $42,490, covers $12,410.

The mean annual wage is $37,220, which sits above the median of $36,280. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lafayette, LA median is 7.1% lower than the national median of $39,070 for Helpers--Production Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,601, which is 6.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.3% lower than the Louisiana median of $36,400.

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 $36,280 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Helpers--Production Workers at $41,601 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Helpers--Production Workers. Lafayette, LA ranks 10th of 13 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 $37,440 and employment of 210. That median is 3.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,610, against $41,601 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $36,770 and employment of 990. That median is 1.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,505, against $41,601 here.
• Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA is 91 miles away, with a median of $36,830 and employment of 270. That median is 1.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,277, against $41,601 here.

Employment share

Helpers--Production Workers accounts for 0.18% of wage-and-salary employment in Lafayette, LA (330 of 179,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (165,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.72 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.