Trucking pay in Lafayette, LA
In Lafayette, LA, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers earn a median of $49,450 a year ($23.77 an hour), across 2,920 jobs. Figures are from the 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
That is 15.7% below the national median of $58,640 for this occupation.
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
2,920 employed in Lafayette, LA, median $49,450 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,730 | $17.66 |
| 25th percentile | $43,960 | — |
| Median | $49,450 | $23.77 |
| 75th percentile | $58,600 | — |
| 90th percentile | $70,570 | $33.93 |
| Mean | $55,190 | $26.54 |
Light truck drivers
1,660 employed in Lafayette, LA, median $38,290 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $24,790 | $11.92 |
| 25th percentile | $30,320 | — |
| Median | $38,290 | $18.41 |
| 75th percentile | $48,410 | — |
| 90th percentile | $65,350 | $31.42 |
| Mean | $43,150 | $20.74 |
Driver/sales workers
300 employed in Lafayette, LA, median $37,270 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $18,010 | $8.66 |
| 25th percentile | $19,410 | — |
| Median | $37,270 | $17.92 |
| 75th percentile | $44,190 | — |
| 90th percentile | $49,970 | $24.02 |
| Mean | $34,480 | $16.58 |
Industrial truck and tractor operators
390 employed in Lafayette, LA, median $46,600 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $33,520 | $16.12 |
| 25th percentile | $37,020 | — |
| Median | $46,600 | $22.41 |
| 75th percentile | $49,530 | — |
| 90th percentile | $58,350 | $28.05 |
| Mean | $45,370 | $21.81 |
Dispatchers, except police, fire and ambulance
390 employed in Lafayette, LA, median $49,070 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $34,790 | $16.72 |
| 25th percentile | $41,440 | — |
| Median | $49,070 | $23.59 |
| 75th percentile | $64,030 | — |
| 90th percentile | $76,940 | $36.99 |
| Mean | $51,990 | $24.99 |
First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers
630 employed in Lafayette, LA, median $57,430 a year.
| Measure | Per year | Per hour |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,150 | $17.86 |
| 25th percentile | $45,230 | — |
| Median | $57,430 | $27.61 |
| 75th percentile | $68,870 | — |
| 90th percentile | $81,010 | $38.95 |
| Mean | $59,240 | $28.48 |
How to read these figures
These are wages as reported by employers, not owner-operator revenue: they exclude what an owner-operator grosses and the costs that come out of it. A dash means the survey did not publish that figure for this area, which it withholds where publishing it would identify an employer.