SOC 51-3092 · Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro

Food Batchmakers Salary in Lafayette, IN

The average salary for food batchmakers in Lafayette, Indiana is $50,270 a year ($24.17 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $60,680: half of the 150 people in this job in the Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,694).

$50,270average per year

$24.17 / hourMedian $60,680Take-home ≈ $40,463

  • $29K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

150people in this job
+15%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 6Indiana metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Food Batchmakers pay range in Lafayette

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,220 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,690 or more. The middle half of food batchmakers in Lafayette earn between $35,880 and $60,690.

  • $29K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $61K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$50,270$4,189$24.17
Median$60,680$5,057$29.17
Entry level (25th percentile)$35,880$2,990$17.25
Experienced (75th percentile)$60,690$5,058$29.18

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

Food Batchmakers salary after taxes in Lafayette

On the average salary of $50,270, a single filer in Lafayette takes home about $40,463 a year, or $3,372 a month and $1,556 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Lafayette's local income tax (1.28%).

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Is Lafayette a good place for food batchmakers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lafayette area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.4), so the average $50,270 buys what about $53,805 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Lafayette ($48,780). A typical home costs $286,179, or 5.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Food Batchmakers salary in other Indiana cities

Lafayette ranks 1st of 6 Indiana metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Food Batchmakers salaries in Indiana

Highest-paying cities for food batchmakers

Cedar Rapids, IA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($64,370).

Food Batchmakers salary by city

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Food Batchmakers salary in Lafayette: questions

How much do food batchmakers make an hour in Lafayette?

$24.17 an hour on average, and $29.18 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level food batchmakers salary in Lafayette?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $29,220 a year and the 25th percentile is $35,880, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the food batchmakers take-home pay in Lafayette?

About $40,463 a year ($3,372 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $50,270. Includes Lafayette's local income tax (1.28%).

Do food batchmakers earn more in Lafayette than elsewhere?

The average here is 15% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($43,694).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-3092; area Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN (29200). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 13.1%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Lafayette's local income tax (1.28%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.33, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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