How much do Public Safety Telecommunicators make in Lafayette, LA?

Percentile spread

For Public Safety Telecommunicators, the published 10th percentile is $23,750 and the 90th percentile is $57,690. The difference is $33,940, which is 93.0% 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 $28,440 to the 75th at $47,880, covers $19,440.

The mean annual wage is $38,380, which sits above the median of $36,500. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lafayette, LA median is 31.2% lower than the national median of $53,040 for Public Safety Telecommunicators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,853, which is 21.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.3% lower than the Louisiana median of $38,550.

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 $36,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Public Safety Telecommunicators at $41,853 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 Public Safety Telecommunicators. 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 $47,280 and employment of 50. That median is 29.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,072, against $41,853 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $48,550 and employment of 240. That median is 33% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,481, against $41,853 here.
• Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA is 91 miles away, with a median of $37,220 and employment of 100. That median is 2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,735, against $41,853 here.

Employment share

Public Safety Telecommunicators accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Lafayette, LA (60 of 179,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (102,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.51 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.