Mechanical Engineers Salary in Lafayette, LA

Mechanical Engineers pay range in Lafayette

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $61,610 a year or less, while the top 10% make $141,500 or more. The middle half of mechanical engineers in Lafayette earn between $76,660 and $124,580.

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

Mechanical Engineers salary after taxes in Lafayette

On the average salary of $98,750, a single filer in Lafayette takes home about $75,724 a year, or $6,310 a month and $2,912 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% 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 mechanical engineers? 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 $98,750 buys what about $113,234 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Lafayette ($41,780). A typical home costs $202,312, or 2.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Mechanical Engineers salary in other Louisiana cities

Lafayette ranks 7th of 8 Louisiana metro areas for this job; Baton Rouge pays the most ($136,970).

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Highest-paying cities for mechanical engineers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($165,920).

Mechanical Engineers salary by city

Related jobs in Lafayette

• Industrial Engineers$122,920 a year
• Electrical Engineers$109,700 a year
• Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$100,540 a year
• Civil Engineers$97,880 a year
• Engineers, All Other$92,550 a year
• Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$79,140 a year
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$76,380 a year
• Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$70,110 a year

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