Childcare Workers Salary in Lafayette, LA

Childcare Workers pay range in Lafayette

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $17,860 a year or less, while the top 10% make $29,710 or more. The middle half of childcare workers in Lafayette earn between $20,930 and $28,010.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Childcare Workers salary after taxes in Lafayette

On the average salary of $23,970, a single filer in Lafayette takes home about $21,016 a year, or $1,751 a month and $808 every two weeks. Taxes take 12% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Lafayette a good place for childcare workers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lafayette area are 13% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.2), so the average $23,970 buys what about $27,486 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Lafayette ($41,780). A typical home costs $202,312, or 8.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Childcare Workers salary in other Louisiana cities

Lafayette ranks 9th of 9 Louisiana metro areas for this job; New Orleans pays the most ($27,550).

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Highest-paying cities for childcare workers

Sarasota, FL pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($52,680).

Childcare Workers salary by city

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