How much do Postsecondary Teachers, All Other make in Lafayette, LA?

Percentile spread

For Postsecondary Teachers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $40,560 and the 90th percentile is $128,630. The difference is $88,070, which is 120.5% 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 $59,930 to the 75th at $99,240, covers $39,310.

The mean annual wage is $79,380, which sits above the median of $73,110. 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 5.8% lower than the national median of $77,640 for Postsecondary Teachers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $83,833, which is 8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.2% lower than the Louisiana median of $78,810.

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 $73,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Postsecondary Teachers, All Other at $83,833 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Postsecondary Teachers, All Other. Lafayette, LA ranks 6th of 8 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 $79,180 and employment of 2,490. That median is 8.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $87,222, against $83,833 here.
• Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA is 91 miles away, with a median of $58,570 and employment of 100. That median is 19.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,822, against $83,833 here.
• Hammond, LA is 111 miles away, with a median of $84,050 and employment of 630. That median is 15% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,515, against $83,833 here.

Employment share

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Lafayette, LA (110 of 179,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (149,840 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.64 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.