10 Highest Paying Jobs in Lafayette, Louisiana

The folks at Stacker frequently put out a list of some of the highest-paying jobs in America and right here in Lafayette, Louisiana.

To comprise this list, they took data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. As you can imagine, the data shows that higher degree holders generally earn more in a typical week and face lower rates of unemployment.

According to Stacker, the highest earners in the U.S. are what you expect: doctors, engineers, tech workers, executives, and corporate leaders.

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But what about here in Lafayette?

Below are the 10 top-paying jobs in the Hub City ranked by their median annual pay as of May 2022. (Jobs without annual compensation estimates available were excluded from this list.)

10. Pharmacists

Median annual wage: $123,700
Median hourly wage: $59.47
Total employment: 530 people (2.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

9. Optometrists

Median annual wage: $125,990
Median hourly wage: $60.57
Total employment: 30 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

8. Industrial production managers

Median annual wage: $127,800
Median hourly wage: $61.44
Total employment: 180 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

7. Nurse practitioners

Median annual wage: $129,290
Median hourly wage: $62.16
Total employment: 440 people (2.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

6. Physical scientists, all other

Median annual wage: $156,000
Median hourly wage: $75
Total employment: 30 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

5. Architectural and engineering managers

Median annual wage: $164,280
Median hourly wage: $78.98
Total employment: 140 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

4. Nurse anesthetists

Median annual wage: $183,780
Median hourly wage: $88.36
Total employment: 130 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

3. Chief executives

Median annual wage: $213,550
Median hourly wage: $102.67
Total employment: 30 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

2. Physicians, all other

Median annual wage: $226,120
Median hourly wage: $108.71
Total employment: 390 people (2.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

1. Anesthesiologists

Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown: at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
Total employment: 40 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)