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Pharmacists Salary in Lafayette, LA

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for Pharmacists in Lafayette, LA is $132,130. BLS estimates approximately 540 people work in this occupation in Lafayette, LA. Lafayette, LA is 6.2% below the national median ($140,910).

Median salary
$132,130
Average salary
$129,900
Median hourly
$63.53
Employment
540

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$108,070$51.96
25th percentile$127,010$61.06
Median (50th)$132,130$63.53
75th percentile$136,010$65.39
90th percentile$156,350$75.17

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 1.3% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 5.7% — Reliable

Where Does Your Salary Fall?

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
3.007
Location quotient
1.45

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

Lafayette, LA’s regional price level is below the national average (index 87.209, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $151,510 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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