How much do Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas make in Lafayette, LA?

Percentile spread

For Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas, the published 10th percentile is $38,150 and the 90th percentile is $78,600. The difference is $40,450, which is 86.0% 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 $42,600 to the 75th at $61,670, covers $19,070.

The mean annual wage is $53,320, which sits above the median of $47,020. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lafayette, LA median is 19.2% lower than the national median of $58,160 for Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas. In 2024 national prices the local median is $53,916, which is 7.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 22.6% lower than the Louisiana median of $60,760.

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 $47,020 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas at $53,916 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas. Lafayette, LA ranks 7th of 7 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 $56,880 and employment of 70. That median is 21% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,254, against $53,916 here.
• Baton Rouge, LA is 70 miles away, with a median of $59,440 and employment of 160. That median is 26.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,477, against $53,916 here.
• Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA is 91 miles away, with a median of $62,260 and employment of 950. That median is 32.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,158, against $53,916 here.

Employment share

Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas accounts for 0.28% of wage-and-salary employment in Lafayette, LA (500 of 179,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (43,140 of 155,495,730). The local share is 10.04 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.