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Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Lafayette, LA

The median mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders in Lafayette, LA earns $44,530 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,052 a month.

10th percentile
$28,080
25th percentile
$38,230
Median percentile
$44,530
75th percentile
$49,130
90th percentile
$76,140

Based on 30 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$36,624 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,530
Federal income tax−$3,164
Social Security + Medicare−$3,407
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$1,336
Monthly take-home$3,052
Every two weeks$1,409

Does it go far here?

$51,061Median pay in Lafayette, LA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.2 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($977 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Lafayette, LA

JobMedian pay
Pharmacists$132,130
Financial Managers$120,450
Lawyers$111,160
Software Developers$109,010
Medical and Health Services Managers$103,270
General and Operations Managers$99,510
Managers, All Other$88,370
Registered Nurses$81,960

All mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Louisiana