Dishwashers Salary in Lafayette, LA

Dishwashers pay range in Lafayette

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $17,620 a year or less, while the top 10% make $32,550 or more. The middle half of dishwashers in Lafayette earn between $21,050 and $29,070.

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

Dishwashers salary after taxes in Lafayette

On the average salary of $25,200, a single filer in Lafayette takes home about $21,992 a year, or $1,833 a month and $846 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% 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 dishwashers? 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 $25,200 buys what about $28,896 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Lafayette ($41,780). A typical home costs $202,312, or 8.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Dishwashers salary in other Louisiana cities

Lafayette ranks 6th of 10 Louisiana metro areas for this job; New Orleans pays the most ($27,320).

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Highest-paying cities for dishwashers

Kahului, HI pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($46,880).

Dishwashers salary by city

Related jobs in Lafayette

• Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$26,420 a year
• Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$22,670 a year
• Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$21,900 a year
• Chefs and Head Cooks$45,490 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$37,970 a year
• Cooks, All Other$29,090 a year
• Cooks, Restaurant$28,720 a year
• Cooks, Short Order$27,220 a year

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