Carpenters salary in Lafayette, LA

Median pay for carpenters in Lafayette, LA: $47,130/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $22,440 – $58,480 · about 970 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($49,990) by −$2,860 (-6%).

What it's really worth in Lafayette

With Lafayette's cost of living at 88 (US=100), that $47,130 has the buying power of about $53,830 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $58,150 · median home $202,312 · median rent $1,371/mo.

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How Lafayette ranks for this job

On raw pay, Lafayette, LA is 133rd of the 187 metros we hold carpenters wages for. Once Lafayette's cost of living is applied, it ranks 90th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Lafayette is one of the places where carpenters gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Lafayette

A median home in Lafayette, LA costs $202,312 — about 4.3× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,371/mo works out at 35% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where carpenters earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Lafayette.

Metro	Median pay	vs Lafayette	Rent vs Lafayette
Honolulu, HI	$90,030	+91%	2.2×
Santa Rosa, CA	$80,260	+70%	1.9×
San Francisco, CA	$79,730	+69%	2.4×
San Jose, CA	$75,600	+60%	2.6×

Same job elsewhere in LA

Metro	Median pay	vs Lafayette	Rent vs Lafayette
Baton Rouge, LA	$51,490	+9%	1×
New Orleans, LA	$48,710	+3%	1.2×
Shreveport, LA	$44,610	−5%	1×

Staying in LA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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