Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters Salary in Lafayette, LA

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters pay range in Lafayette

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $30,250 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,400 or more. The middle half of cabinetmakers and bench carpenters in Lafayette earn between $36,900 and $43,300.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters pay in Lafayette vs. Louisiana and the U.S.

Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters in Lafayette earn about the same as the Louisiana average ($42,280) and 15% less than the U.S. average ($48,290). At the median the gap is -11% against the U.S. median of $46,680.

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

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters salary after taxes in Lafayette

On the average salary of $41,030, a single filer in Lafayette takes home about $34,303 a year, or $2,859 a month and $1,319 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% 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 cabinetmakers and bench carpenters? 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 $41,030 buys what about $47,048 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Lafayette ($41,780). A typical home costs $202,312, or 4.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters salary in other Louisiana cities

Lafayette ranks 2nd of 2 Louisiana metro areas for this job; Baton Rouge pays the most ($44,210).

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Highest-paying cities for cabinetmakers and bench carpenters

Barnstable, MA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($65,770).

Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters salary by city

Related jobs in Lafayette

• First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$72,780 a year
• Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$72,040 a year
• Machinists$59,810 a year
• Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$57,600 a year
• Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$53,560 a year
• Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$51,400 a year
• Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,550 a year
• Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$48,060 a year

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