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Lafayette Parish School System Salary Data

Government-verified salary data from 127 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$44,407
127 DOL filings
LA Approval Rate 78.0% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$44,407
Certified filings
DOL Filings
127
Certified: 99
Unique Job Titles
11
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
78.0%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 127 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$40,470$43,000$44,407$47,999$55,828
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+5.3%

Lafayette Parish School System pays close to the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

11 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 54 $43,460 -30.3%
$42,500$42,500$43,460$45,703$45,703
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 19 $44,557 -29.2%
$44,407$44,407$44,557$51,000$51,000
25-2021.00 18 $47,419 N/A
$44,020$44,020$47,419$48,887$48,887
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 15 $40,970 -33.3%
$40,970$40,970$40,970$43,080$43,080
25-2031.00 6 $50,013 N/A
$48,044$48,044$50,013$52,517$52,517
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 4 $44,927 -30.4%
$44,675$44,675$44,927$45,102$45,102
25-3099.00 3 $42,427 N/A
$42,427$42,427$42,427$45,330$45,330
29-9091.00 3 $55,828 N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
25-2012.00 2 $44,749 N/A
$42,427$42,427$44,749$47,070$47,070
25-2022.00 2 $50,859 N/A
$50,320$50,320$50,859$51,398$51,398
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 1 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.

Wage Level Distribution

What does this mean?
Lafayette Parish School System files more than half of its positions at the DOL minimum wage level (Level I). This may indicate systematic use of minimum-permitted wages for sponsored workers.

Hiring Activity

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Filing volume has increased 300% from the prior year, indicating expanding sponsored hiring.

Hiring Locations

LA 94 LO 4 MD 1

Education Requirements

From PERM filings
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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2012 to 2025.