Postsecondary Teachers, All Other Salary in Lafayette, LA

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other pay range in Lafayette

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,560 a year or less, while the top 10% make $128,630 or more. The middle half of other postsecondary teachers in Lafayette earn between $59,930 and $99,240.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other pay in Lafayette vs. Louisiana and the U.S.

Other postsecondary teachers in Lafayette earn 9% less than the Louisiana average ($87,380) and 12% less than the U.S. average ($90,630). At the median the gap is -6% against the U.S. median of $77,640.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other salary after taxes in Lafayette

On the average salary of $79,380, a single filer in Lafayette takes home about $62,679 a year, or $5,223 a month and $2,411 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

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

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Is Lafayette a good place for other postsecondary teachers? 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 $79,380 buys what about $91,023 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Lafayette ($41,780). A typical home costs $202,312, or 2.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Postsecondary Teachers, All Other salary in other Louisiana cities

Lafayette ranks 5th of 7 Louisiana metro areas for this job; Shreveport pays the most ($103,330).

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Highest-paying cities for other postsecondary teachers

Trenton, NJ pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($167,460).

Postsecondary Teachers, All Other salary by city

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• Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$79,350 a year
• English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$62,930 a year

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