How much do Photographers make in Lafayette, LA?

Percentile spread

For Photographers, the published 10th percentile is $17,020 and the 90th percentile is $62,740. The difference is $45,720, which is 150.1% 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 $22,250 to the 75th at $44,110, covers $21,860.

The mean annual wage is $38,570, which sits above the median of $30,450. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lafayette, LA median is 31.8% lower than the national median of $44,660 for Photographers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $34,916, which is 21.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.3% lower than the Louisiana median of $36,830.

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 $30,450 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Photographers at $34,916 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Photographers. Lafayette, LA ranks 5th of 5 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 $41,690 and employment of 100. That median is 36.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,924, against $34,916 here.
• Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX is 124 miles away, with a median of $41,840 and employment of 40. That median is 37.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,465, against $34,916 here.
• Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA is 133 miles away, with a median of $45,040 and employment of 30. That median is 47.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,573, against $34,916 here.

Employment share

Photographers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Lafayette, LA (50 of 179,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (51,760 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.84 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.