Medical Assistants salary in Lafayette, LA

Median pay for medical assistants in Lafayette, LA: $29,100/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $23,740 – $42,200 · about 1,210 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($39,165) by −$10,065 (-26%).

What it's really worth in Lafayette

With Lafayette's cost of living at 88 (US=100), that $29,100 has the buying power of about $33,237 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $58,150 · median home $202,312 · median rent $1,371/mo.

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How Lafayette ranks for this job

On raw pay, Lafayette, LA is 184th of the 186 metros we hold medical assistants wages for. Once Lafayette's cost of living is applied, it ranks 185th.

Pay and living costs are roughly in step here, so Lafayette sits in much the same place whether you look at raw salary or spending power.

What that salary buys in Lafayette

A median home in Lafayette, LA costs $202,312 — about 7× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is harder here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,371/mo works out at 57% of gross pay — above the conventional 30% affordability ceiling, so renting would stretch this salary.

Where medical assistants earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Lafayette.

Metro	Median pay	vs Lafayette	Rent vs Lafayette
Vallejo, CA	$74,750	+157%	1.8×
San Jose, CA	$60,500	+108%	2.6×
San Francisco, CA	$59,770	+105%	2.4×
Sacramento, CA	$59,520	+105%	1.7×

Same job elsewhere in LA

Metro	Median pay	vs Lafayette	Rent vs Lafayette
New Orleans, LA	$35,920	+23%	1.2×
Baton Rouge, LA	$35,530	+22%	1×
Shreveport, LA	$33,080	+14%	1×

Staying in LA keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

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