General & Operations Managers salary in Lafayette, LA
Median pay for general & operations managers in Lafayette, LA: $100,880/yr
Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $48,200 – $207,240 · about 5,380 employed locally
Above the typical metro median ($97,370) by +$3,510 (+4%).
What it's really worth in Lafayette
With Lafayette's cost of living at 88 (US=100), that $100,880 has the buying power of about $115,222 in an average-cost US metro.
Local context: median household income $58,150 · median home $202,312 · median rent $1,371/mo.
How Lafayette ranks for this job
On raw pay, Lafayette, LA is 68th of the 186 metros we hold general & operations managers wages for. Once Lafayette's cost of living is applied, it ranks 23rd.
Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Lafayette is one of the places where general & operations managers 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 2× 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 16% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.
Where general & operations managers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $166,660 | +65% | 2.6× |
| Trenton, NJ | $154,790 | +53% | 1.9× |
| San Francisco, CA | $143,250 | +42% | 2.4× |
| Washington, DC | $142,730 | +41% | 1.8× |
Same job elsewhere in LA
| Metro | Median pay | vs Lafayette | Rent vs Lafayette |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge, LA | $104,680 | +4% | 1× |
| New Orleans, LA | $104,520 | +4% | 1.2× |
| Shreveport, LA | $100,640 | +0% | 1× |
Staying in LA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.
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Source: US BLS OEWS (May 2023) median annual wage; cost of living from BEA; home price and rent from Zillow; household income from US Census ACS. Rankings are across the 186 metros we hold wage data for in this occupation. Estimates for guidance only. See methodology.